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[[File:RIAN_archive_594303.jpg|x220px|left|thumb|An anti-aircraft crew fire their DShK at enemy planes in Leningrad.]]
 
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The Soviet Union's search for a suitable heavy machine gun for anti-armour and anti-aircraft purposes led to V.A. Degtyaryov developing the [[DK (12.7 mm)|DK]], or ''Degtyaryov Krupnokalibernyj'' (''Degtyarov Large Caliber''), in 1930 chambered in the new Soviet 12.7x108 mm cartridge. However, the initial design was hampered by its 30-round magazine capacity, restricting its capability to act as a machine gun. As such, the DK was discontinued by 1935. In 1937, another designer named Georgiy Shpagin developed a belt feed mechanism for the DK, which was fed from the left side only by a fixed, non-disintegrating metal belt for up to 50 rounds. By 1938, the weapon was submitted for firing trials and passed, with the weapon adopted in 1939 as the '''DShK''' ''mod. 1938.'' ('''DShK''': '''''D'''egtyarov – '''Sh'''pagin '''K'''rupnokalibernyj'', or ''"Degtyarov & Shpagin Large Caliber"'')<ref name="Koll_DShK">Koll 2009, pg 53-55</ref><ref name="Popenker_DShK">Popenker "DShK DShKM 12.7"</ref>
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The Soviet Union's search for a suitable heavy machine gun for anti-armour and anti-aircraft purposes led to V.A. Degtyaryov developing the [[DK (12.7 mm)|DK]], or ''Degtyaryov Krupnokalibernyj'' (''Degtyarov Large Calibre''), in 1930 chambered in the new Soviet 12.7x108 mm cartridge. However, the initial design was hampered by its 30-round magazine capacity, restricting its capability to act as a machine gun. As such, the DK was discontinued by 1935. In 1937, another designer named Georgiy Shpagin developed a belt feed mechanism for the DK, which was fed from the left side only by a fixed, non-disintegrating metal belt for up to 50 rounds. By 1938, the weapon was submitted for firing trials and passed, with the weapon adopted in 1939 as the '''DShK''' ''mod. 1938.'' ('''DShK''': '''''D'''egtyarov – '''Sh'''pagin '''K'''rupnokalibernyj'', or ''"Degtyarov & Shpagin Large Calibre"'')<ref name="Koll_DShK">Koll 2009, pg 53-55</ref><ref name="Popenker_DShK">Popenker "DShK DShKM 12.7"</ref>
  
 
The DShK served primarily as an emplaced heavy machine gun weapon, with special sights produced for anti-aircraft roles. The DShK was mounted on the Koleshnikov universal mount, which had a carriage allowing a wheeled configuration for transportation and firing at ground targets, or a tripod configuration using the carriage trails. In 1943, the DShK saw its first tank mount as the DShKT on top of the [[IS-2 (1944)|IS-2]]. The other prominent user of the DShK was the Soviet Navy, which used the DShK in a single (DShK, MTU-2), twin (DShKM-2, MSTU, DShKM-2B, 2-UK, 2M-1), or quadruple mount (DShKM-4) on torpedo boats, patrol boats, and destroyers.<ref name="Koll_DShK"/><ref name="NavWeaps_DShK">DiGiulian and Yakubov 2017</ref>
 
The DShK served primarily as an emplaced heavy machine gun weapon, with special sights produced for anti-aircraft roles. The DShK was mounted on the Koleshnikov universal mount, which had a carriage allowing a wheeled configuration for transportation and firing at ground targets, or a tripod configuration using the carriage trails. In 1943, the DShK saw its first tank mount as the DShKT on top of the [[IS-2 (1944)|IS-2]]. The other prominent user of the DShK was the Soviet Navy, which used the DShK in a single (DShK, MTU-2), twin (DShKM-2, MSTU, DShKM-2B, 2-UK, 2M-1), or quadruple mount (DShKM-4) on torpedo boats, patrol boats, and destroyers.<ref name="Koll_DShK"/><ref name="NavWeaps_DShK">DiGiulian and Yakubov 2017</ref>
 
[[File:IS-2_in_China_Anniversary_Parade.jpg|x250px|right|thumb|IS-2s in a Chinese anniversary parade with mounted DShKMT.]]
 
[[File:IS-2_in_China_Anniversary_Parade.jpg|x250px|right|thumb|IS-2s in a Chinese anniversary parade with mounted DShKMT.]]
  
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Production figures for the DShK was low prior to the Soviet's involvement of World War II. Pre-war figures have the DShK only begin delivering in 1940, making up a small part of the total 2,000 large caliber machine guns in the Soviet Union's overall inventory (with 830 single-barrel DShK mountings in the Soviet Navy). In the beginning of 1042, the Red Army's inventory had only 720 DShKs. However, as the weapon's value and production ramps up, the Red Army had 5,218 DShKs in 1943, and then 8,442 DShK machine guns in 1944. The Soviet Navy received 5,164 DShKs throughout the war.<ref name="Koll_DShK"/>
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Production figures for the DShK was low prior to the Soviet's involvement of World War II. Pre-war figures have the DShK only begin delivering in 1940, making up a small part of the total 2,000 large calibre machine guns in the Soviet Union's overall inventory (with 830 single-barrel DShK mountings in the Soviet Navy). In the beginning of 1042, the Red Army's inventory had only 720 DShKs. However, as the weapon's value and production ramps up, the Red Army had 5,218 DShKs in 1943, and then 8,442 DShK machine guns in 1944. The Soviet Navy received 5,164 DShKs throughout the war.<ref name="Koll_DShK"/>
  
 
After World War II, the DShK saw another improvement by designers K.I. Sokolov and Aleksandr Norov. The improvement took elements from the [[RP-46 (7.62 mm)|RP-46]], with a new feed mechanism that allowed the loading of belts from the left or right side of the machine gun. The weapon was also simplified with the implementation of stamped sheet steel parts, design of a new belt that disintegrated in 10-round increment, and other improvements that improved reliability and reduced failure rate of the weapon. This modernized design accepted in 1946 as the ''DShKM 1938/46''.<ref name="Koll_DShK"/> The DShKM is distinctive from the DShK with its flatter belt-feed unit on the receiver.
 
After World War II, the DShK saw another improvement by designers K.I. Sokolov and Aleksandr Norov. The improvement took elements from the [[RP-46 (7.62 mm)|RP-46]], with a new feed mechanism that allowed the loading of belts from the left or right side of the machine gun. The weapon was also simplified with the implementation of stamped sheet steel parts, design of a new belt that disintegrated in 10-round increment, and other improvements that improved reliability and reduced failure rate of the weapon. This modernized design accepted in 1946 as the ''DShKM 1938/46''.<ref name="Koll_DShK"/> The DShKM is distinctive from the DShK with its flatter belt-feed unit on the receiver.
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{{Youtube-gallery|tgXWJEZzFHE|'''Shooting a DShK Heavy Machine Gun''' - ''Forgotten Weapons''}}
 
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Revision as of 23:12, 7 February 2022

The DShK on top the T-44-100 turret

Description

The DShK or Degtyaryova-Shpagina Krupnokaliberny(Russian: Дегтярёва-Шпагина Крупнокалиберный; English: Degtyaryov-Shpagin Large Calibre) is an improved version of the DK (12.7 mm). Georgi Shpagin improved the cartridge feeding mechanism on the large calibre machine gun originally designed by Vasily Degtyaryov.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Ground vehicles 
Light tanks  Type 62 · ▂Type 62
Medium tanks  T-44-100 · T-54 (1947) · T-54 (1949) · T-54 (1951) · T-55AM-1 · T-55A · T-62M-1
  Т-34-85 Gai · Type 59 · ZTZ59A · ZTZ59D1 · Type 69 · T-69 II G
Heavy tanks  IS-2 (1944) · ␗IS-2 (1944) · IS-3 · IS-4M · IS-6 · T-10A
Tank destroyers  ISU-122 · ␗ISU-122 · ISU-122S · ISU-152 · ␗ISU-152
SPAA  GAZ-AAA (DShK)
Naval vessels 
Motor gun boats  TKA-412 · MO-4 · OD-200 · Ya-5M
Motor torpedo boats  D-3 · G-5 · Pr.123-bis
Gunboats  Groza
Armoured gun boats  BMO · MBK-161 early · MBK-161 late · MBK pr.186 · MBK pr.186 (MK 85) · Pr.191 · Pr.1124 early · Pr.1124 late · Pr.1124 MLRS
Sub-chasers  MPK-163 · MPK Pr.122bis · MPK pr.122A
Destroyers  Frunze · Leningrad · Moskva · Soobrazitelny · Stroyny · Ognevoy · Tashkent
Light cruisers  Kirov · Krasny Kavkaz · Krasny Krym · Maxim Gorky · Voroshilov
Battleships  Parizhskaya Kommuna

General info

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Available ammunition

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Decent rate of fire
  • Quick traverse speed for an top-mounted machine gun
  • Penetration is very similar to the M2 Browning, can take on many lightly armoured vehicles or SPAA

Cons:

  • Low ammo count, will quickly run out if not properly managed

History

An anti-aircraft crew fire their DShK at enemy planes in Leningrad.

The Soviet Union's search for a suitable heavy machine gun for anti-armour and anti-aircraft purposes led to V.A. Degtyaryov developing the DK, or Degtyaryov Krupnokalibernyj (Degtyarov Large Calibre), in 1930 chambered in the new Soviet 12.7x108 mm cartridge. However, the initial design was hampered by its 30-round magazine capacity, restricting its capability to act as a machine gun. As such, the DK was discontinued by 1935. In 1937, another designer named Georgiy Shpagin developed a belt feed mechanism for the DK, which was fed from the left side only by a fixed, non-disintegrating metal belt for up to 50 rounds. By 1938, the weapon was submitted for firing trials and passed, with the weapon adopted in 1939 as the DShK mod. 1938. (DShK: Degtyarov – Shpagin Krupnokalibernyj, or "Degtyarov & Shpagin Large Calibre")[1][2]

The DShK served primarily as an emplaced heavy machine gun weapon, with special sights produced for anti-aircraft roles. The DShK was mounted on the Koleshnikov universal mount, which had a carriage allowing a wheeled configuration for transportation and firing at ground targets, or a tripod configuration using the carriage trails. In 1943, the DShK saw its first tank mount as the DShKT on top of the IS-2. The other prominent user of the DShK was the Soviet Navy, which used the DShK in a single (DShK, MTU-2), twin (DShKM-2, MSTU, DShKM-2B, 2-UK, 2M-1), or quadruple mount (DShKM-4) on torpedo boats, patrol boats, and destroyers.[1][3]

IS-2s in a Chinese anniversary parade with mounted DShKMT.

Production figures for the DShK was low prior to the Soviet's involvement of World War II. Pre-war figures have the DShK only begin delivering in 1940, making up a small part of the total 2,000 large calibre machine guns in the Soviet Union's overall inventory (with 830 single-barrel DShK mountings in the Soviet Navy). In the beginning of 1042, the Red Army's inventory had only 720 DShKs. However, as the weapon's value and production ramps up, the Red Army had 5,218 DShKs in 1943, and then 8,442 DShK machine guns in 1944. The Soviet Navy received 5,164 DShKs throughout the war.[1]

After World War II, the DShK saw another improvement by designers K.I. Sokolov and Aleksandr Norov. The improvement took elements from the RP-46, with a new feed mechanism that allowed the loading of belts from the left or right side of the machine gun. The weapon was also simplified with the implementation of stamped sheet steel parts, design of a new belt that disintegrated in 10-round increment, and other improvements that improved reliability and reduced failure rate of the weapon. This modernized design accepted in 1946 as the DShKM 1938/46.[1] The DShKM is distinctive from the DShK with its flatter belt-feed unit on the receiver.

The DShK and its variants have seen widespread use beyond the Soviet Union, either as aid to allies or sold through the arms market.[2] Multiple license-produced variants and copies are produced of the weapon, such as the Chinese Type 54 and the Iranian MGD 12.7.[4]

Media

Images

  • The DShK on the GAZ-AAA (DShK)

Videos
Shooting a DShK Heavy Machine Gun - Forgotten Weapons

See also

External links

References

Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Koll 2009, pg 53-55
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Popenker "DShK DShKM 12.7"
  3. ↑ DiGiulian and Yakubov 2017
  4. ↑ Small Arms Survey "DShK (& close derivatives)"
Bibliography
  • DiGiulian, Tony and Vladimir Yakubov. "12.7 mm (0.5") Degtjarev DShK M38 Heavy Machine Gun." NavWeaps, 06 Feb. 2017, Website. Accessed on 05 Aug. 2021 (Archive).
  • Koll, Christian. Soviet Cannon: A Comprehensive Study of Soviet Guns and Ammunition in Calibres 12.7mm to 57mm. Self-published, PDF, 2009.
  • Popenker, Maxim. "DShK DShKM 12.7." Modern Firearms, Website. Accessed 05 Aug. 2021 (Archive).
  • Small Arms Survey. "Weapons Identification Sheet - DShK (& close derivatives)." Small Arms Survey, PDF. Accessed 05 Aug. 2021 (Archive).


USSR anti-aircraft guns
7.62 mm  Maxim's
12.7 mm  DShK
14.5 mm  KPVT
23 mm  AZP-23 · ZU-23
25 mm  72-K
30 mm  2A38 · ZK453
37 mm  2A11 · 61-K · Sh-37 · Type 65
57 mm  S-68

Tank machine guns
USA 
7.62 mm  M37 · M60D · M73 · M240 · M1919A4 · Mk.52
12.7 mm  FN M3P · M2HB · M80 · M85
Germany 
5.56 mm  MG4
7.62 mm  C6 · MG3A1
7.92 mm  MG13 Dreyse · MG34 · MG37(t) · MG42
12.7 mm  S.MG.50
USSR 
7.62 mm  DT · PKMB · PKT · PKTM · RP-46 · SGMT
12.7 mm  DK · DShK · 6P49 · NSVT
14.5 mm  KPVT
Britain 
7.62 mm  Browning MG4 · L3A1 · L8A1 · L8A2 · L37A1 · L37A2 · L94A1
7.7 mm  Vickers
7.92 mm  BESA
12.7 mm  L21A1
Japan 
6.5 mm  Type 91
7.62 mm  Type 74
7.7 mm  Type 97
12.7 mm  Type 60 (B)
China 
5.8 mm  QJT
7.62 mm  Type 55 · Type 59 · Type 86
12.7 mm  QJC88A · Type 54
14.5 mm  QJG02
Italy 
7.62 mm  Beretta MG42/59 · FN MAG 60-40
8 mm  34/40M · Breda Mod. 38
13.2 mm  Breda Model 31
France 
7.5 mm  AAT-52 · MAC 31
7.62 mm  A-A-F1N
8 mm  Hotchkiss Mle 1914
Sweden 
6.5 mm  ksp m/14-29
7.62 mm  ksp 39 C · ksp 58 · ksp 94
8 mm  ksp m/36 · ksp m/39B
12.7 mm  ksp 88

Naval machine guns
USA 
7.62 mm  M73
12.7 mm  AN-M2
Germany 
7.62 mm  MG-3
7.92 mm  MG08 pattern 1908 · MG15 · MG34
13.2 mm  Hotchkiss
15 mm  MG M38(t)
USSR 
7.62 mm  Maxim
12.7 mm  DShK
14.5 mm  KPV
Britain 
7.62 mm  FN MAG
7.7 mm  Lewis 1916 · Vickers GO No.5
12.7 mm  Vickers Mk.V
Japan 
6.5 mm  Maxim · Type 38 pattern 1907
7.7 mm  Type 89 · Type 92
13.2 mm  Type 93
Italy 
6.5 mm  Breda Mod.30 · Fiat Model 26
12.7 mm  Breda-SAFAT
13.2 mm  Breda Model 31
France 
7.7 mm  Darne M1922
7.92 mm  Hotchkiss pattern 1914
13.2 mm  Browning · Model 1929 Hotchkiss

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