DS-39
| DS-39 | |
|---|---|
 Degtyaryov DS-39 | |
| Type | Medium machine gun |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1939–1950s |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Vasily Degtyaryov |
| Designed | 1930 |
| No.built | 10,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 14.3 kg (32 lb) gun body |
| Length | 1,170 mm (3 ft 10 in) |
| Barrellength | 720 mm (2 ft 4 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×54mmR |
| Caliber | 7.62 mm (0.300 in) |
| Action | Gas-operated |
| Rate of fire | 600 to 1200 round/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 800 m/s (2,624 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Feed system | 250 round fabric belts |
| Sights | Front: |
DS-39(Russian:Дегтярёва Станковый образца 1939 года,romanized:Degtyaryova Stankovyy obraztsa 1939 goda) was aSovietmedium machine gun,designed byVasily Degtyaryov,that was used during theSecond World War.The work on the gun's design began in 1930, and it was accepted by theRed Armyin September, 1939. About 10,000 were made from 1939 to 1941, but the weapon was not successful in service and its production was discontinued after theGerman invasion began in June, 1941,with factories converted to produce the older, more reliablePM M1910(a WWI-eraMaxim machine gundesign)[1]which was in turn replaced by theSG-43 Goryunovmedium machine gun in 1943.
About 200 were captured by Finland in 1941 and issued to Finnish troops.[2]
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References[edit]
- ^"Degtyarov DS-39 - Modern Firearms".Modern Firearms.2010-10-27.Retrieved2018-06-21.
- ^"Machine Guns, part 2".4 November 2017.
External links[edit]
- Another information page(in Russian)
- DS-39 in Finnish service
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