The Zastava M87 is a Yugoslav heavy machine gun built by Zastava Arms and based on the Soviet NSV heavy machine gun, produced from 1987 onward primarily for anti-aircraft defense while also engaging ground and maritime targets at long range. Chambered for the 12.7x108mm cartridge, it operates by gas action, weighs 25 kilograms, measures 1,560 millimeters overall with a 1,100 millimeter barrel, fires at about 700 rounds per minute from 60-round belted boxes at a muzzle velocity of 845 meters per second, and has an effective range of about 2,000 meters. It has served with the forces of Yugoslavia and its successor state Serbia and Montenegro, and is used today by Serbia, Croatia, Bangladesh and Liberia. 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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Service Status Weapon Class Introduced Year Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) In the Other Atlases
- Also in Business Atlas: Zastava Arms, manufactured by there.
Sources
1. Wikidata: Zastava M87
Wikidata Q8067063, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
2. Wikipedia: Zastava M87
service-status
service = 1987-present
Caliber attribute (zastava-m87)
Chambered for the 12.7x108mm cartridge, it operates by gas action, weighs 25 kilograms, measures 1,560 millimeters overall with a 1,100 millimeter barrel, fires at about 700 rounds per minute from 60-round belted boxes at a muzzle velocity of 845 meters per second, and has an effective range of about 2,000 meters.
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WikidataWikidata Q8067063 (P729 service entry): 1987Quote, Wikidata Q8067063 (P729 service entry): 1987
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1987.
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