SG-43 Gorunov
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| SG-43 | |
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 Type 53 (Chinese built variant) |
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| Type | Heavy machine gun |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943 - 1960s |
| Production history | |
| Designer | P.M. Goryunov |
| Designed | 1943 |
| Number built | ?? |
| Variants | SG-43, SGM, SGMT, SGMB |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 13.8 kg gun body; 41 kg on wheeled mount |
| Length | 1,150 mm |
| Barrel length | 720 mm |
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| Cartridge | 7.62 x 54 mm R |
| Action | Gas-Operated |
| Rate of fire | 500 to 700 round/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 800 m/s |
| Effective range | ? |
| Feed system | 200 or 250 round belts |
| Sights | Front: ? Back: ? |
The SG-43 Goryunov was a Soviet medium machine gun that was introduced during the Second World War and is chambered for the 7.62×54 mm R cartridge. It was introduced in 1943 as replacement for the older M1910 Maxim machine guns and was mounted on wheeled mounts, tripods and vehicles. After the end of World War II the SG-43 was improved and renamed SGM ("M" for modernized). The SG-43/SGM was widely exported and also manufactured in China and elsewhere. Beside World War II it saw service in the Korean War by North Korean and Chinese forces. In Soviet service, it was replaced in the 1960s by the PK.
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