NSV machine gun
NSV | |
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Kazakh SSR | |
Produced | 1971–present |
Variants | NSVT |
Specifications | |
Mass | 25 kg (55.12 lb) (gun only) 41 kg (90.39 lb) on tripod 11 kg (24.25 lb) (50-round belt) |
Length | 1,560 mm (61.4 in) |
Cartridge | 12.7×108mm (For Polish WKM-B) |
Gas-operated | |
Rate of fire | 700–800 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity | 845 m/s (2,772 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 1500 m vs. air (maximum) 2000 m vs. ground targets |
Feed system | 50-round belt |
Sights | Iron sights |
The NSV Utyos (
The NSV was manufactured at the
The NSV weighs 25 kg (55 lb), has a rate of fire of 700–800 rounds per minute, and an effective range from 1,500 m (1,600 yd) to 2,000 m (2,200 yd) against airborne and ground targets, respectively. A loaded ammunition belt with 50 rounds weighs 11 kg (24 lb).[5]
History
The Soviet Army began looking for a new heavy machine gun to replace its older SGM and DShK machine guns in the early 1950s. The Soviet Army liked the idea behind the German MG 42; a versatile weapon used on a variety of mounts to perform many different roles. Two Soviet weapon designers were asked to design one weapon each utilizing the same principle. Mikhail Kalashnikov's submission was approved following trials as it was found to be more reliable and cheaper to manufacture than the design of Grigory Nikitin and Yuri Sokolov. Kalashnikov's machine gun became the new standard machine gun, and was named PK.
Nikitin's and Sokolov's design was, however, not forgotten. It was eventually developed into the NSV heavy machine gun about 10 years later and selected in 1969 as the successor to the DShK and DShKM machine guns. It was accepted in service by the Soviet Army in 1971.
Following the break-up of the Soviet Union, Russia began developing the Kord heavy machine gun to replace the NSV "Utyos" and which entered service in 1998. The Metallist factory in what is now Oral, Kazakhstan struggled to find customers in the 1990s. The factory was converted to focus on industrial production in the oil and gas sector in 2003.
Use in Finland
The NSV is called 12,7 Itkk 96 or 12,7 ilmatorjuntakonekivääri 96 ('12.7 anti-aircraft machine gun 96') in Finland. It is often used as a vehicle-mounted machine gun, and can be seen on the
Due to its high rate of fire, the NSV is intended to be used as a close-range anti-aircraft weapon against helicopters, UAVs and aircraft. In dismounted ground combat it is placed on a special mount.
The
Variants
- NSV-12.7: Baseline variant, currently produced by West Kazakhstan Machine Building Company. Available in both 12.7×108mm and .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO).[6]
- NSVS-12.7 (Russian: Никитина-Соколова-Волкова станковый — 12,7, romanized: Nikitina-Sokolova-Volkova Stankovy – 12.7, lit. 'NSV-designed 12.7 mm mounted machine gun'): Used on tripod mount.[7]
- NSVT-12.7 (Russian: Никитина-Соколова-Волкова танковый — 12,7, romanized: Nikitina-Sokolova-Volkova Tankovy – 12.7, lit. 'NSV-designed 12.7 mm tank-mounted machine gun'): Used as a vehicle-mounted machine gun for tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles.[7]
- Utyos-M: Naval twin 12.7 mm machine gun turret (used on the Zhuk-class, Yaz-class, Vosh-class, Ogonek-class patrol crafts, etc.).[8]
- 12.7 Itkk 96: Finnish designation. Guns acquired from Soviet Union, Russia and Germany (ex-Nationale Volksarmee).[9]
- M87 NSVT: Serbian license built version by
- NSW: Polish copy.[11]
- WKM-B: Polish copy adapted for NATO-standard .50 BMG ammunition.[12]
- KT-12.7: Ukrainian copy.[7]
- MG-U: Bulgarian copy.[citation needed]
Users
Current users
- Armenia[13]
- Azerbaijan[13]
- Belarus[14]
- Bulgaria: Produced by Arsenal.[15]
- Croatia[16]
- Czech Republic[16]
- Djibouti[17]
- Eritrea[18]
- Estonia[18]
- Finland[18][19]
- Georgia[20]
- India[21]
- Ivory Coast[22]
- Kazakhstan: Locally produced by Western Kazakhstan Machine-Building Company (ZKMK).[23]
- Kuwait: Mounted and used on M-84 tanks.[24]
- Kyrgyzstan[25]
- Latvia[25]
- Lithuania[26]
- Moldova[27]
- Mongolia[27]
- Montenegro[27]
- Namibia: Used by Namibian Marine Corps.[28]
- North Korea[29]
- North Macedonia[26]
- Poland: Manufactured at ZM Tarnów as NSW. Poland also developed their own machine gun based on NSV and chambered to .50 BMG NATO round, known as WKM-B.[19]
- Russian Federation[30]
- Serbia: Manufactured at Zastava Arms. Copies were produced as the M02 Coyote.[31]
- Sierra Leone[32]
- Slovakia[33]
- T-80U tanks.[34]
- Syria[35][36]
- Tajikistan[36]
- Turkmenistan[36]
- Ukraine[37]
- Uzbekistan[37]
Former users
See also
- List of firearms
- List of Russian weaponry
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Further reading
- Jones, Richard; Ness, Leland S., eds. (2010). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2010-2011. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2908-1.
- Koll, Christian (2009). Soviet Cannon: A Comprehensive Study of Soviet Arms and Ammunition in Calibres 12.7mm to 57mm. Austria: Koll. p. 67. ISBN 978-3-200-01445-9.