Kord machine gun with a scope and 12.7x108mm rounds on belt displayed at the Interpolitex-2011
Type
Heavy machine gun
Place of origin
Russia
Service history
In service
1998–present
Used by
Russian Army and Police (MVD)
Wars
Second Chechen War
Russo-Georgian War
Syrian Civil War
War in Donbas
Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
Designer
A.A. Namitulin, N.M. Obidin, Ju.M. Bogdanov and V.I. Zhirokhin[1]
Designed
1990s
Manufacturer
V.A. Degtyarev Plant
Produced
1998–present
Variants
6P50-1, 6P50-2, 6P50-3, 6P49
Specifications
Mass
25.5 kg (56.22 lb) (6P50) 32 kg (71 lb) (6P50-1) 60 kg (130 lb) (6P50-2), 80 kg (180 lb) (6P50-3), 27 kg (60 lb) (6P49)
Length
1,980 mm (78.0 in) (6P50-1, 6P50-2, 6P50-3) 1,625 mm (64.0 in) (6P49)
Barrel length
1,070 mm (42.1 in)
Cartridge
12.7×108mm 12.7×99mm NATO (export)[2]
Action
Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire
600–650 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
860 m/s (2,821.5 ft/s)
Effective firing range
2000 m
Feed system
50-round linked belt
Sights
Iron sights
The Kord-12.7 mm heavy machine gun is a Russian design that entered service in 1998[3] replacing the older NSV machine gun. Externally the weapon resembles the NSV; however, the internal mechanism has been extensively reworked, changing from a horizontally pivoting breech block to a rotating bolt design.[3] Additionally the gas system has been changed and the muzzle baffle redesigned. These changes give the weapon reduced recoil compared with the NSV, allowing greater accuracy during sustained fire.
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^"12.7 mm Kord tank mounted machine-gun (index 6P49 (6P51))". zid.ru. V.A.Degtyarev Plant. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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