7,62-mm curved (curved) machine gun
Work on the creation of a prototype curved machine gun with a barrel curvature of 90 degrees was carried out by designers N.F. Makarov, who completed all the projects of the curvilinear assembly, and K.T. Kurenkov, who completed the ball installation. The machine gun was intended for armament tanks, more precisely, for their protection at the closest distance, in the so-called "Dead zone", not shot by an ordinary straight-shot (straight) machine gun. To solve the problem of close defense of a damaged or damaged tank, it was proposed to place this system on the hatch of the tank tower. Attitude to this arms tankers were negative. In this regard, the idea of protecting tanks with a curvilinear machine gun was considered irrelevant, and all work in this direction was stopped.
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Caliber, mm: 7,62х39
Initial velocity of the bullet, m / s: 825
Barrel Curvature, degrees: 90
Machine gun length mm: 1173
Barrel length with flame arrester, mm: 658
Aim range of shooting, m: 1500
Weight with ball mount (without BC), kg .: 27,3
Weight without ball valve (without BC), kg .: 12,8
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