Infantry weapons / Heavy machine guns / NSV
NSV
General Facts
- TYPE
Heavy machine gun - ORIGIN
USSR - NICKNAMES
Utyos / Utes (Russian nickname)
6P11 / 6P17 (production index)
KT-12.7 (Ukrainian production)
M02 (Yugoslav production NSVS)
M87 (Yugoslav production NSVT)
12.7mm Ittk 96 (Finnish designation)
NSZV-12.7 Géppuska (Hungarian designation) - DESIGNED
1969 - 1971 - DESIGNER
Nikitin, Sokolov & Volkov - PRODUCTION
1972 - present - PRODUCERS
Bulgaria - Arsenal
India - Ordnance Factory Board
Kazakhstan - Kaspex/Metallist
Poland - ZMT
Serbia - Zastava
Ukraine - STCPM
USSR - Molot
Yugoslavia - Zastava - QUANTITY
Unknown - UNIT COST
$12.000 in 1992 - CHARACTERISTICS
High rate of fire
Limited weight
Limited accuracy
Introduction
The NSV is a heavy machine gun of Soviet origin. It was developed in the late 1960's to replace the DShK in Soviet service which was found too heavy and expensive and had a limited rate of fire. The NSV is named after its three designers, but is also known by its nickname Utes. The NSV can be used on a tripod but is primarily used as vehicle armament and can be found on all modern Soviet tanks.
Design
The NSV is a heavy machine gun that is relatively light. It is gas operated and uses a long stroke gas piston. The NSV is belt fed and exists in both right hand and left hand feed models which are both available with or without iron sights. When in use with infantry a pistol grip and shoulder stock are fitted and optical sights are optional. It is also available as vehicle armament with a solenoid trigger.
Firepower
The NSV fires the 12.7x108mm round from 50 round belts and fires fully automatic only. The cyclic rate of fire is about 700 to 800 rpm. Even though the NSV is not very accurate it can be used out to 1.5 km. The high rate of fire makes the NSV more useful as an anti-aircraft machine gun than the older DShK.
Users
The primary user of the NSV was the USSR. It was used both on ground mounts and vehicles. After the breakup the NSV was no longer produced in Russia and combined with the desire for a more accurate weapon the Kord was developed. The NSV remains in production in various nations and has been exported to many nations, although not nearly in the same quantities as the older DShK.
NSVS
When used on a ground mount the NSV is known as the NSVS. With mechanical trigger it is known as the 6P11 and is available in right and left hand feed and with and without iron sights. It is normally deployed on the 6U6 tripod but an anti-aircraft mount is also available.
- Specifications:
- NSVS
Type | Heavy machine gun |
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Caliber | 12.7x108mm Soviet |
Magazine | Belt fed, 50 rounds |
Operation | Gas operated, long stroke gas piston, rotating bolt |
Fire selector | 0-F |
Rate of fire | 700 - 800 rpm |
Barrel length | 1.1 m |
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Rifling | 8 grooves, 381 mm right hand twist |
Muzzle velocity | 820 - 860 m/s |
Stock | Fixed |
Length | 1.970 mm |
Width | ? |
Height | ? |
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Weight | 24.8 kg plus 24 kg tripod and stock |
Sights | Iron sights, 200 to 2.000 m gradations, optional optical sights |
Remarks | - |
NSVP
The NSVP is the latest production version of the NSV and was developed in Kazakhstan. The NSVP has increased accuracy and recoil is reduced by fitting a multi port muzzle brake and mounting the NSV on a slightly heavier tripod with soft mount.
- Specifications:
- NSVP
Type | Heavy machine gun |
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Caliber | 12.7x108mm Soviet |
Magazine | Belt fed, 50 rounds |
Operation | Gas operated, long stroke gas piston, rotating bolt |
Fire selector | 0-F |
Rate of fire | 700 - 800 rpm |
Barrel length | 1.1 m |
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Rifling | 8 grooves, 381 mm right hand twist |
Muzzle velocity | 820 - 860 m/s |
Stock | Fixed |
Length | 1.975 mm |
Width | 1.2 m (on tripod) |
Height | 480 mm (on tripod) |
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Weight | 22 kg tripod |
Sights | Iron sights, 200 to 2.000 m gradations, optional optical sights |
Remarks | - |
NSVT
The NSVT is the vehicle mounted version of the NSV and is also known as the 6P17. The NSVT is equiped with an electrical trigger. The NSVT is primarily used as anti-aircraft armament for tanks, but can also be found on various other vehicles.
- Specifications:
- NSVT
Type | Heavy machine gun |
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Caliber | 12.7x108mm Soviet |
Magazine | Belt fed, 50 rounds |
Operation | Gas operated, long stroke gas piston, rotating bolt |
Fire selector | 0-F |
Rate of fire | 700 - 800 rpm |
Barrel length | 1.1 m |
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Rifling | 8 grooves, 381 mm right hand twist |
Muzzle velocity | 820 - 860 m/s |
Stock | - |
Length | 1.560 mm |
Width | ? |
Height | ? |
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Weight | 24.8 kg |
Sights | With and without iron sights, 200 to 2.000 m gradations, optional optical sights |
Remarks | - |