The NSV Utyos (Cyrillic: НСВ, initialism for Никитин-Соколов-Волков, Nikitin-Sokolov-Volkov; Russian: Утёс, lit. 'Cliff'), is a Soviet heavy machine gun chambered in 12.7×108mm. It is named after the designers, G. I. Nikitin, Y. М. Sokolov and V. I. Volkov. It was designed to replace the DShK machine gun and was adopted by the Soviet Army in 1971.

The NSV (Russian НСВ Никитина-Соколова-Волкова), also known as the «Utyos» (Project: Lonely Cliff), is a 12.7mm caliber heavy machine gun of Soviet origin, named after the designers,...

The T-90 is a third-generation Russian main battle tank developed from, and designed to replace the T-72. It uses a 125 mm 2A46 smoothbore main gun, the 1A45T fire-control system, an upgraded engine, and gunner's thermal sight.

NSV is used in ground troop support role on tripod, or for short range air defense on special ZPU mountings. It is also fitted to several main battle tanks of Soviet manufacture (starting with T-62 and onwards), mostly as a cupola-mounted AA weapon.

May 17, 2022 · NSV - Base Series Designation; chambered for 12.7x108mm Soviet cartridge; vehicle-mounted on the T-72 Main Battle Tank.

The NSV heavy machine gun is a gas operated, air cooled, belt fed, automatic only, weapon which fires from an open bolt. Thegas system consists of a gas chamber, located below the barrel, with a gas regulator and a long-stroke gas piston attached to the boltcarrier.

Once upon a time, the NSV heavy multipurpose machine gun was the standard machine gun of the Soviet Armed Forces. Introduced in 1971, the system was specifically designed to replace the long-running DShK/DShKM series that debuted in 1938 before World War II (1939-1945).

Side-by-side comparison of NSV (top) and Kord (bottom) receivers. Note differing rivet patterns. Photo credit: Vitaly V. Kuzmin & Zonawar (composite image).

NSV utilises the same 12.7x108 cartridge. NSV permits only automatic fire, is belt-fed, and the ammo box holds 150 rounds. This is a fairly modern tank heavy machine-gun that boasts small weight and dimensions, good accuracy and dispersion properties.

The NSV is a heavy machine gun of Soviet origin. It was developed in the late 1960's to replace the DShK in Soviet service which was found too heavy and expensive and had a limited rate of fire. The NSV is named after its three designers, but is also known by its nickname Utes.