Probably the almighty Ma-Deuce. This became the standard Soviet heavy machine gun in World War II. [Last Edit: 12/18/2008 5:41:15 PM EST by Falar], [Last Edit: 12/18/2008 5:38:40 PM EST by marksman121], [Last Edit: 12/18/2008 5:42:41 PM EST by Billybob2002], [Last Edit: 12/19/2008 7:18:52 PM EST by daemon734], [Last Edit: 12/19/2008 7:32:42 PM EST by RustedAce], [Last Edit: 12/20/2008 12:41:05 PM EST by Stlkid], [Last Edit: 12/20/2008 12:41:27 PM EST by ArmyInfantryVet], [ARCHIVED THREAD] - DSHK 12.7mm VS M2 .50 cal, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwu3ivAJ68U&feature=related, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK6OP8I_VsE&NR=1, http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4319/vickingprobe18us5.jpg, http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/7808/p3260061ru2.jpg. Any use of this content without express written consent is prohibited.
All Rights Reserved. In 1946, the DShK 1938/46 or DShKM (M for modernized) version was introduced. The US 50 is awesome, but the DShK has a much heavier sound and muzzle blast because of the break. The myth began in US weapons intelligence manuals referring to the DShK as being "12.7mm (.51-caliber)" and the assumption made that this was intentional to accommodate interchangeable ammunition. Even on tripods. The system consisted of two circular disks mounted side-by-side in a common framework. 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. A shaft running between the two turned the gunner's sight to the same angle. Muzzle flash isnt your friend in combat either. Silly Americans.....the only answer is both. Is there alot more penetration? The beatings will continue until morale improves.
On full auto it will rock the LMTV several degrees when strapped to the bed (and you have to strap it down or it will slid across the steel floor when you shoot it). The gun was fed from a drum magazine of thirty rounds, and had a poor rate of fire. The dealer in Idaho I purchased my AMAC 5100 from had re-barrelled one of his in 14.5mm. It appears that 14.5 has nearly double the muzzle energy of .50 BMG .50 BMG 14.5x114mm
Its report is greater than the M2 by a significant amount. It claimed to have destroyed, on the same day, 40 such cars on a highway in Aleppo and six in Dael.[18]. DShK MG made by UM Cugir on display at Expomil '05.
From hunters and military members, to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts, we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm. The Russian ammunition is 12.7×108mm and the US is 12.7×99mm.
Subscribe to our monthly Newsletter to receive firearm news, product discounts from your favorite Industry Partners, and more. stuck under the thumb butterfly paddles (or whatever their proper name is). M2. [15] It was also mounted in vehicle turrets, for example, in the T-40 light amphibious tank.
Many DShKs intended for the close anti-aircraft role were fitted with a simple mechanical sighting system that helped the gunner properly account for "lead" in order to hit fast-moving targets. 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. It took its name from the weapons designers Vasily Degtyaryov, who designed the original weapon, and Georgi Shpagin, who improved the cartridge feed mechanism. AR15.COM is the worldâs largest firearm community and is a gathering place for firearm enthusiasts of all types. Like its U.S. equivalent, the M2 Browning, the DShK 1938 was used in several roles. We lit up a truck from just under 2300m away and the M2 and DShK were going thru the doors and cab but not the hull on the tank in back. Like going from a 308 to a .50. The requirement for a heavy machine gun appeared in 1929. The DShK 1938 (ДШК, for Дегтярёва-Шпагина Крупнокалиберный, Degtyaryova-Shpagina Krupnokaliberny, "Degtyaryov-Shpagin Large-Calibre") is a Soviet heavy machine gun with a V-shaped "butterfly" trigger, firing the 12.7×108mm cartridge. Even the Echo drop outs at the school house have a hard time destroying them. It is sometimes nicknamed Dushka (a dear or beloved person) in Russian-speaking countries, from the abbreviation.[14]. This page was last edited on 2 October 2020, at 04:57. 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.