NSV machine gun

For other uses, see NSV (disambiguation).
NSV

NSV heavy machine gun
Type Heavy machine gun
Place of origin Soviet Union
Service history
In service 1971–present
Used by See Operators section.
Wars Soviet war in Afghanistan,
Nagorno-Karabakh War,
Gulf War,
Afghan Civil War
Lebanese Civil War
Iraq War
2008 South Ossetia war
Syrian Civil War
War in Donbass
Production history
Designer G.I. Nikitin, Y.S. Sokolov, V.I. Volkov
Designed Central Design Bureau of Sports and Hunting Weaponry, Tula, 1969
Manufacturer "Metallist", Uralsk, Kazakh SSR,Crvena ZastavaSerbia
Produced 1971–present
Variants NSVT
Specifications
Weight 25 kg (55.12 lb) (gun only)
41 kg (90.39 lb) on tripod
11 kg (24.25 lb) (50-round belt)
Length 1,560 mm (61.4 in)
Cartridge 12.7×108mm
Caliber 12.7 mm
Action Gas-operated
Rate of fire 700–800 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity 845 m/s (2,772 ft/s)
Effective firing range 1.5 km vs. air (maximum)
2 km vs. ground targets
Feed system 50-round belt
Sights Iron sights

The NSV (Russian НСВ Никитина-Соколова-Волкова) is a 12.7mm caliber heavy machine gun of Soviet origin, named after the designers, G. I. Nikitin (Г. И. Никитин), Y. S. Sokolov (Ю. М. Соколов) and V. I. Volkov (В. И. Волков). It was designed to replace the DShK machine gun and was adopted by the Soviet Army in 1971. It is no longer being produced in Russia; the manufacturing license for the NSV ended up in Kazakhstan after the break-up of the Soviet Union. The NSV has been manufactured in Bulgaria, India, Poland and Yugoslavia under license.

The NSV weighs 25 kg (55 lb), has a rate of fire of 780 rounds per minute, and an effective range of 1,500 m (1,600 yd). A loaded ammunition belt with 50 rounds weighs 11 kg (24 lb).

The NSVT version is used on the T-72, T-64 and T-80 tanks.

The new Kord machine gun has replaced worn-out NSVs.

History

The Soviet Army began looking for a new heavy machine gun to replace its older SGM and DShK machine guns in the early 1950s. The Soviet Army liked the idea behind the German MG 42; a versatile weapon used on a variety of mounts to perform many different roles. Two Soviet weapon designers were asked to design one weapon each utilizing the same principle.

Testing approved Mikhail Kalashnikov's solution; it was found to be more reliable and cheaper to manufacture than the design of Grigory Nikitin and Yuri Sokolov. Kalashnikov's machine gun became the new standard machine gun, and was named PK.

Nikitin's and Sokolov's design was however not forgotten. It was developed into the heavy NSV machine gun about 10 years later and selected in 1969 as the successor to the DShK/DShKM machine gun. It was accepted in service by the Soviet Army in 1971. The machine gun was also license-manufactured in Bulgaria, India, Yugoslavia and Poland. The Yugoslavian version of the NSVT is called the M87.

Production of the NSV has ended in Russia, and it is currently being replaced by the Kord heavy machine gun. The Russian Army needed a more accurate heavy machine gun, and it has also been increasingly difficult to get hold of spare parts. NSV production was located in Ukraine and in Kazakhstan and was disrupted by the end of the Soviet Union.

Use in Finland

The NSV is called 12,7 Itkk 96 or 12,7 ilmatorjuntakonekivääri 96 (and, in military slang, the itko) in Finland. It is often used as a vehicle-mounted machine gun, and can be seen on the Pasi armoured personnel carrier, the Nasu transport vehicle and the Leopard 2R tank.

Due to its high rate of fire, the NSV is intended to be used as a close-range anti-aircraft weapon against helicopters, UAVs and aircraft. In dismounted ground combat it is placed on a special mount.

The Finnish Navy also uses the NSV in the anti-aircraft role, where it complements other unguided anti-aircraft weapons like the 23 ITK 95, Bofors 40 Mk3 or Bofors 57 Mk2 and Mk3.

Variants

Polish NSV on an anti-aircraft mount

Users

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to NSV.

References

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  2. ↑ Jane's armour and artillery, Volume 23, p. 450
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  5. ↑ Indian army seeks new heavy machine gun upi.com
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  10. ↑ Jane's armour and artillery, Volume 23, p. 450
  11. 1 2 NSV-12,7 'Utes' world.guns.ru
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  13. ↑ На границе Джобара и Замальки | At the border of Jobar and Zamalka. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
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