NSV Utyos

Machine gun, Soviet Union. In service since 1971

How to recognise it

12.7 mm heavy machine gun with a long smooth barrel, a conical muzzle brake and a flat rectangular receiver; usually on tank roofs or tripods.

Also known as

NSV, NSVT, Utyos

Used by

Russia, Ukraine and many others

Other machine guns

• DShK
• FN MAG / M240
• FN Minimi / M249
• HK MG4
• HK MG5
• IWI Negev
• M2 Browning
• M60E6
• MG3
• PKM
• RPK / RPK-74

Sources

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• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSV machine gun