DShK
DShK on a TR-85 M1. The TR-85 is a Romanian Main battle tank with a T-block powerpack (similar to the one used in the Leopard 1) based on a license-built V8 German
Type	Heavy machine gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1938 -
Used by	Soviet Union, Russia, Cambodia, China, Iraq, North Korea, Laos, Vietnam
Wars	World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War, Gulf War, Iraq War
Production history
Designer	Vasily Degtyaryov, Georgi Shpagin
Designed	1938
Variants	DK, DShKM
Specifications
Weight	34 kg (gun only) 157 kg on wheeled mounting
Length	1625 mm
Barrel length	1070 mm
Cartridge	12.7x108mm
Action	gas
Rate of fire	600 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	850 m/s
Feed system	belt 50 rounds
Sights	Iron/Optical

The DShK 1938 (ДШК, for Дегтярёва-Шпагина Крупнокалиберный, Degtyaryova-Shpagina Krupnokaliberny, 'Degtyaryov-Shpagin Large-Calibre') is a Soviet heavy anti-aircraft machine gun firing 12.7x108mm Soviet cartridges. A heavy machine gun refers to either a larger-caliber high-power Machine gun or one of the smaller medium-caliber (rifle caliber machine guns meant for prolonged firing from The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Cambodian Civil War was a conflict that pitted the forces of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (known as the Khmer Rouge) and their allies the Democratic Republic of The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov (Васи́лий Алексе́евич Дегтярёв January 2, 1880, Tula &ndash January 16, 1949 Georgi Semyonovich Shpagin ( April 29, 1897 - February 6, 1953) was a Russian Weapons designer For the fictional characters see Gunbarrel (Transformers. A gun barrel is the tube usually Metal, through which a controlled Explosion A cartridge (also known as a "round" packages the Bullet, Gunpowder and primer into a single metallic case precisely made to fit the In Firearms terminology an action is the system of operation used to load rounds and/or seal the Breech. Rate of fire is the frequency at which a specific Weapon can fire or launch its projectiles A gun's muzzle velocity is the speed at which the Projectile leaves the muzzle of the gun The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Anti-aircraft warfare, or air defense, is any method of engaging hostile military Aircraft in defence of ground objectives, ground or naval forces For other uses of the phrase see Machine Gun (disambiguation. The weapon was also used as a heavy infantry machine gun, in which case it was frequently deployed with a two-wheeled mounting and a single-sheet armour-plate shield. The Infantry is the oldest and most numerous of the Combat Arms in the Armed forces, and consists

It took its name from the weapons designers Vasily Degtyaryov, who designed the original weapon, and Georgi Shpagin, who improved the cartridge feed mechanism. Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov (Васи́лий Алексе́евич Дегтярёв January 2, 1880, Tula &ndash January 16, 1949 Georgi Semyonovich Shpagin ( April 29, 1897 - February 6, 1953) was a Russian Weapons designer It is sometimes nicknamed Dushka (lit. "Sweetie", "Dear"), from the abbreviation.

History

DShK.

The requirement for a heavy anti-aircraft machine gun appeared in 1929. The first such gun, the Degtyaryov, Krupnokalibernyi (DK, Degtyaryov, Large calibre), was built in 1930 and this gun was produced in small quantities from 1933 to 1935.

The gun was fed from a drum magazine of only thirty rounds, and had a poor rate of fire. Shpagin developed a belt feed mechanism to fit to the DK giving rise, in 1938, to the adoption of the gun as the DShK 1938. This became the standard Soviet heavy machine gun in World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

DShK 1938 in Batey ha-Osef museum, Israel.

DShKM anti-aircraft machine gun on a T-55 tank loader's roof hatch

The DShK 1938 was used in several roles. The T-54 and T-55 tank were a series of Main battle tanks designed by the Soviet Union. As an anti-aircraft weapon it was mounted on pintle and tripod mounts, and on a triple mount on the GAZ-AA truck. Late in the war, it was mounted on the cupolas of IS-2 tanks and ISU-152 self-propelled guns. The Iosif Stalin tank (or IS tank, named after the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin) was a heavy Tank developed The ISU-152 was a Soviet self-propelled gun used during World War II. As an infantry heavy support weapon it used a two-wheeled trolley, similar to that developed by Sokolov for the 1910 Maxim gun. The Pulemyot Maxima na stanke Sokolova (Пулемёт Максима на станке Соколова /Maxim's machine gun on Sokolov's mount/ (also known as the Pulemyot It was also mounted in vehicle turrets, for example, in the T-40 light amphibious tank. The T-40 amphibious scout tank was a light amphibious Tank used by the Soviet Union during World War II.

In 1946, the DShK 1938/46 or DShKM (M for modernised) version was introduced.

In addition to the Soviet Union and Russia, the DShK has been manufactured under license by a number of countries, including the People's Republic of China, Pakistan and Romania. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Today, it has largely been phased out in favour of the more modern NSV and Kord designs. The Kord 127 mm heavy Machine gun is a Russian design that entered service in 1998 replacing the older NSV machine gun

They were also used in 2004, against British troops in Al-Amarah, Iraq. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. Amarah ( BGN: Al ‘Amārah; also spelled Amara) is a city in southeastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. ^[1]

See also

• The M2 Browning machine gun

External links

• DShK and DShKM at guns. This article is about the.50 caliber M2 machine gun For the.30-06 M2 machine gun see M1919 Browning machine gun. ru.
• Russian 12.7 mm (0.5") DShK Wheeled Heavy Machine Gun – Walk around photos
• Soviet 12.7 mm DShK a/a navy machine gun – Walk around photos
• Soviet 12.7 mm DShK on ZIS-5V truck – Walk around photos

References