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KPV heavy machine gun

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The KPV heavy machine gun is a Soviet-designed 14.5x114mm heavy machine gun, developed by Semyon Vladimirov and first fielded as an infantry weapon in 1949. Its infantry version was withdrawn from production in the 1960s because it proved too large and heavy for that role, but the gun found lasting service after being redesigned for anti-aircraft use, where its range of 3,000 meters horizontally and 2,000 meters vertically made it effective against low-flying aircraft in the ZPU series of anti-aircraft mounts. Its size and power also made it useful as a light anti-armor weapon fitted to the BTR series of armored personnel carriers and the BRDM-2 scout car. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Caliber
14.5x114mm 1
Service Status
In Service 2
Weapon Class
Heavy machine gun 2
Introduced Year
1949 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 2
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Used In

Angolan Civil War, Wars
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Cambodian Civil War, Wars
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First Chechen War, Wars
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Gulf War, Wars
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Iran-Iraq War, Wars
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Iraq War, Wars
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Korean War, Wars
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Laotian Civil War, Wars
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Russo-Georgian War, Wars
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Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
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Second Chechen War, Wars
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South African Border War, Wars
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Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
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Syrian Civil War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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Sources
1. Wikidata: KPV heavy machine gun
Wikidata Q495939, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
2. Wikipedia: KPV heavy machine gun
  • Infobox, Type
    Heavy machine gun
  • Lead paragraph
    The KPV heavy machine gun is a Soviet designed 14.5x114mm-caliber heavy machine gun, which first entered service as an infantry weapon in 1949.
  • service-status
    service = 1949-present
  • Caliber attribute (kpv-heavy-machine-gun)
    The KPV heavy machine gun is a Soviet-designed 14.5x114mm heavy machine gun, developed by Semyon Vladimirov and first fielded as an infantry weapon in 1949.
  • Used In: Korean War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Korean War
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Vietnam War
  • Used In: Laotian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Laotian Civil War
  • Used In: Cambodian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Cambodian Civil War
  • Used In: Angolan Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Angolan Civil War
  • Used In: South African Border War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: South African Border War
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Soviet-Afghan War
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Iran-Iraq War
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Gulf War
  • Used In: First Chechen War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: First Chechen War
  • Used In: Second Chechen War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Second Chechen War
  • Used In: Russo-Georgian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Georgian War
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Iraq War
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Syrian Civil War
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Ukrainian War
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