Russia has perfectly inherited the position of manufacturing personal weapons from the Soviet era with world-class heavy machine guns.
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Launched in 1999, the AEK 999 heavy machine gun is considered a modern improvement of the PKM machine gun that was produced and widely used during the Soviet era. Photo source: Defence. |
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The effective range of this machine gun is up to 1,500 meters, the rate of fire is 650 rounds per minute and the bullet velocity is 825 meters/second. The gun uses 7.65x54mmR ammunition. Photo source: Warhistory. |
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The special feature of the AEK 999 is that it can change the barrel to continue using it when it gets too hot. However, this is also its weakness as the barrel changing process takes quite a long time and requires new tools to be able to do it. Photo source: Playstorm. |
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Next is the machine gun with the very catchy name Pecheneg. Also known as 6P41, this machine gun has been used by Russia since 2001. Photo source: Wiki. |
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It weighs about 8.2 kg empty, 8.5 kg with the bipod attached to the barrel, and a maximum of about 12.7 kg when mounted on a tripod. This gun uses 7.62x55mmR ammunition, with a firing speed of 600-800 meters per round. Photo source: Army. |
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The effective range of the Pecheneg machine gun is about 1500 meters, the gun uses a belt magazine with the number of reserve bullets depending on the type of magazine, which can be from 100 to 250 rounds. Photo source: Pinterest. |
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The 12.7mm Kord machine gun is a real monster designed and produced by Russia since 1998. Manufactured by the Degtyarev Plant, the Kord weighs from 25.5 to 60 kg depending on the version. Photo source: Defence. |
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Using 12.7x108mm ammunition, this heavy machine gun is designed to shoot down low-flying targets such as enemy reconnaissance aircraft or helicopters, but is also capable of destroying infantry at very long distances with the included scope attachment and a range of up to 2000 meters. Photo source: Surood. |
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Using a standard 50-round magazine, the Kord has a theoretical maximum rate of fire of 750 rounds per minute. However, in reality, the Kord has extremely high recoil, so shooters usually only fire a maximum of 5 rounds at a time against targets at great distances. Photo source: Taide. |
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One of the few anti-materiel sniper rifles still in production today, the 6P62 machine gun was introduced in 2010, uses 12.7x108mm ammunition and weighs only about 15 kg empty. Photo source: Encyc. |
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This gun is designed to "destroy" light enemy vehicles and even "cut" enemy tank tracks if necessary. Using the same ammunition size as the Kord mentioned above, the 6P62 is much more compact. At a distance of 100 meters, the 6P62's bullet can penetrate up to 20 mm of steel. Photo source: Encyc. |
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The 6P62's effective range is about 1000 meters, its magazine has a maximum capacity of 14 rounds, its muzzle velocity is 645 meters per second, and its maximum theoretical rate of fire is about 500 rounds per minute. Photo source: Tumblr. |
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