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DP-27 Machine Gun

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The Degtyaryov machine gun, commonly designated DP-27 or DP-28, is a light machine gun chambered for the 7.62x54mmR cartridge, designed by Vasily Degtyaryov and produced in the Soviet Union from 1928 into the 1950s. It went through service trials in 1927 before general deployment in 1928, becoming the standard Soviet infantry light machine gun of the Second World War, with roughly 795,000 units produced across its service life. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.62x54mmR 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Light machine gun 1
Introduced Year
1928 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Connections

Operated By

Red Army, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

Chinese Civil War, Wars
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First Indochina 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-Ukrainian War, Wars
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Second Sino-Japanese War, Wars
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Spanish Civil War, Wars
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Syrian Civil War, Wars
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Vietnam War, Wars
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Winter War, Wars
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World War II, Wars
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Yugoslav Wars, Wars
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1. Wikipedia: Degtyaryov machine gun
  • service status
    It was improved in 1943 producing the DPM, but it was replaced in 1946 with the RP-46 which improved on the basic DP design by converting it to use belt feed
  • Caliber attribute (dp-27-machine-gun)
    The Degtyaryov machine gun, commonly designated DP-27 or DP-28, is a light machine gun chambered for the 7.62x54mmR cartridge, designed by Vasily Degtyaryov and produced in the Soviet Union from 1928 into the 1950s.
  • Introduction
    is a light machine gun chambered for the 7.62x54mmR cartridge, designed by Vasily Degtyaryov
  • Used In: Spanish Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Used In: Winter War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Used In: World War II, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Used In: Second Sino-Japanese War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Used In: Korean War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Used In: Chinese Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Used In: First Indochina War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Used In: Laotian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Used In: Yugoslav Wars, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field: Spanish Civil WarWinter WarWorld War IISecond Sino-Japanese WarKorean WarChinese Civil WarFirst Indochina WarVietnam WarHungarian Revolution of 1956Laotian Civil WarNorth Yemen Civil WarGeorgian Civil WarYugoslav WarsSom
  • Operated By: Red Army, Wikipedia article text
    It was adopted by the Red Army on 27 May 1942.
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2. Wikipedia: Degtyaryov machine gun
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with service trials starting in 1927, followed by general deployment in 1928.
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Wikidata: DP-27 Machine Gun
Wikidata Q482453, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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