KORD

12.7 mm machine-gun

It is designated for the defeat of lightly armoured targets, fire installations and living force of enemy at the distances of up to 1500-2000m and for the defeat of air targets at slant distances of up to 1500m.

Ammunition:12.7 mm cartridges with armour-piercing-incendiary and armour-piercing-tracer bullets;metallic link is used for the belt filling.

Design Execution:type of fire is by salvos, single-shot fire is ensured by abrupt action on the trigger lever;sight is of the open type, mechanical for 2000m;the machine-gun is equipped with the bracket for the mounting of optical and night sights;left or right feed of the belt.

Technical CharacteristicsCalibre, mm12.7Mass, kg25Rate of fire, shot/min650..750Initial speed of a bullet, m/s820..860Target range, m, not more than2000Technical resource, shot10000Overall dimensions, mm, not more thanlengthwidthheight

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