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Zastava M72

Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons

The Zastava M72 is a light machine gun developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms of Yugoslavia, designed in 1972 and entering service in 1973 as a derivative of the Soviet RPK light machine gun chambered in 7.62x39mm. Compared with the RPK, the M72 omits the scope side-rail mount and carrying handle, adds a reinforced receiver and night sights, and uses a heavy-profile barrel with cooling fins for sustained fire, feeding from 30 or 40-round box magazines or a 75-round drum. The standard M72 has a fixed wooden stock, though later variants use a folding stock, and it weighs 5.5 kilograms with an overall length of 1,025 millimeters and a 542 millimeter barrel, firing at about 620 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 745 meters per second and an effective range of 400 meters. It has remained in continuous production since 1973 and stays in service today. 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
7.62x39mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Light machine gun 1
Introduced Year
1973 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Connections

Operated By

Egyptian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Zastava M72

Used In

Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Zastava M72
Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Zastava M72
Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Zastava M72
Syrian Civil War, Wars
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Yugoslav Wars, Wars
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Manufactured By

Zastava Arms

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Zastava M72
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Zastava M72
  • Infobox: service
    1973-present
  • Infobox: cartridge
    7.62×39mm
  • Caliber attribute (zastava-m72)
    The Zastava M72 is a light machine gun developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms of Yugoslavia, designed in 1972 and entering service in 1973 as a derivative of the Soviet RPK light machine gun chambered in 7.62x39mm.
  • Lead section
    The Zastava M72 is a light machine gun developed and manufactured by Zastava Arms.
  • Operated By: Egyptian Armed Forces, Users section
    Egypt
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Infobox: wars
    Salvadoran Civil War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom Syrian Civil War OLA insurgency
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, Infobox: wars
    Salvadoran Civil War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom Syrian Civil War OLA insurgency
  • Used In: Yugoslav Wars, Infobox: wars
    Salvadoran Civil War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom Syrian Civil War OLA insurgency
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox: wars
    Salvadoran Civil War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom Syrian Civil War OLA insurgency
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Salvadoran Civil War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Operation Enduring Freedom Syrian Civil War OLA insurgency
  • In Group: Light Machine Guns, Infobox: type
    Light machine gun
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Wikidata: Zastava M72
Wikidata Q389392, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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