| DShK 1938 | |
|---|---|
 Dushka | |
| Faction | Warsaw Pact |
| Type | HMG |
| Caliber | 12,7mm |
| Range | 1226 m m |
| Accuracy | 2 |
| AP Power | 0 |
| HE Power | 1 |
| Rate of fire | 500/min |
| Ammo | 500 rounds |
The DShK 1938 is a Soviet heavy machine gun firing the 12.7×108mm cartridge. The weapon was also used as a heavy infantry machine gun, in which case it was frequently deployed with a two-wheeled mounting and a single-sheet armour-plate shield.
It took its name from the weapons designers Vasily Degtyaryov, who designed the original weapon, and Georgi Shpagin, who improved the cartridge feed mechanism. It is sometimes nicknamed Dushka (lit. "Sweetie", "Dear"), from the abbreviation.
The requirement for a heavy machine gun appeared in 1929. The first such gun, the Degtyaryov, Krupnokalibernyi (DK, Degtyaryov, Large calibre), was built in 1930 and this gun was produced in small quantities from 1933 to 1935.
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DShK in reality
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