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NSV machine gun

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The NSV, also called the Utyos, is a Soviet heavy machine gun chambered in 12.7 by 108 millimeter, designed in 1969 by G. I. Nikitin, Y. M. Sokolov and V. I. Volkov at the Central Design Bureau of Sports and Hunting Weaponry in Tula and adopted by the Soviet Army in 1971 to replace the older DShK. It has since been fielded in the Soviet-Afghan War, the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, the Gulf War, the Afghan Civil War, the War in Afghanistan, the Lebanese Civil War, the Iraq War, the Russo-Georgian War, the Syrian Civil War, the Iraqi Civil War, the Yemeni Civil War and the Russo-Ukrainian war. 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
12.7x108mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Heavy machine gun 1
Introduced Year
1971 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Connections

Operated By

Soviet Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: NSV machine gun

Used In

Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: NSV machine gun
Iraq War, Wars
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Russo-Georgian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: NSV machine gun
Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: NSV machine gun
Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: NSV machine gun
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: NSV machine gun
Sources
1. Wikipedia: NSV machine gun
  • Lead section
    The NSV Utyos (Cyrillic: НСВ, initialism for Никитин-Соколов-Волков, Nikitin-Sokolov-Volkov; Russian: Утёс, lit. 'Cliff'), is a Soviet heavy machine gun chambered in 12.7×108mm.
  • Lead section
    It was designed to replace the DShK machine gun and was adopted by the Soviet Army in 1971.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    12.7×108mm 12.7×99mm NATO (For Polish WKM-B)
  • Infobox: service
    1971-present
  • Operated By: Soviet Armed Forces, Article text
    It was accepted in service by the Soviet Army in 1971.
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Gulf War Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Gulf War Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Gulf War Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Russo-Georgian War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Gulf War Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Gulf War Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) Russo-Ukrainian war
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox: wars
    Soviet-Afghan War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Gulf War Afghan Civil War War in Afghanistan Lebanese Civil War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Syrian Civil War Iraqi Civil War (2014-2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Yemeni Civil War (2015-present) Russo-Ukrainian war
  • In Group: Heavy Machine Guns, Infobox: type
    Heavy machine gun
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2. Wikidata: NSV machine gun
Wikidata Q429727, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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