Kord - Russian heavy machine gun, from which it is almost impossible to escape

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Kord - Russian heavy machine gun, from which it is almost impossible to escape

The domestic machine gun "Kord" became one of the few samples of Russian weapons, the development of which was able to survive the "dashing 90s".

At that time, Russian designers faced a very ambitious task. It was necessary to create a completely domestic machine gun, which would surpass Utes in terms of accuracy of fire. Wherein weapon should be as reliable and powerful as possible.



It is worth noting that the gunsmiths from the Kovrov plant named after. Degtyarev managed to brilliantly cope with the task.

The accuracy of the Korda was 1,5-2 times higher than that of the Utes.

As for reliability, it was demonstrated in practice during the Abu Dhabi Arms Forum in 2003. During the shooting, a sandstorm began. Because of this, "Browning" and "Utes" (Kazakh production) withdrew from the competition, while "Kord" hit all the targets and did not give a single failure.

The power that our machine gun possesses is also impressive. Ammunition caliber 12,7x108 mm has an initial speed of 860 m / s and is able to penetrate the armor of an armored personnel carrier and even a concrete wall. Thus, the "Kord" is a Russian heavy machine gun, from which, without exaggeration, it is almost impossible to escape.

The rate of fire of this weapon is 650 rounds per minute. The effective range at which the Kord is capable of hitting lightly armored vehicles and enemy infantry reaches 2 km.

The host of the Lazarev Tactical channel is testing a Russian machine gun in his video:

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  1. voice of reason Rank
    voice of reason
    +2
    8 February 2023 16: 53
    The machine gun is excellent, long-range and accurate. Easy to maintain. There are nuances of using an infantry unit. It is used on a tripod, without shields, it is extremely difficult to conduct offensive operations with it. It is good to defend in greenery or in buildings - hid, disguised, worked on the target, hid himself, waiting, figured out the position and whether they would suppress it or not. In the offensive, you just start to put up a tripod, then they will work out by calculation, then according to the machine gun itself. It would not hurt to develop some kind of shield. They captured the enemy with a "mask" for 43 years under a 7.62 x 54 cartridge, so there the crew feels more confident when working in an unprepared position, if only because of the shield ...
    1. Terenin Rank
      Terenin
      +6
      8 February 2023 17: 11
      Quote: voice of reason
      The machine gun is excellent, long-range and accurate. Easy to maintain. There are nuances of using an infantry unit. It is used on a tripod, without shields, it is extremely difficult to conduct offensive operations with it. It is good to defend in greenery or in buildings - hid, disguised, worked on the target, hid himself, waiting, figured out the position and whether they would suppress it or not. In the offensive, you just start to put up a tripod, then they will work out by calculation, then according to the machine gun itself. It would not hurt to develop some kind of shield. They captured the enemy with a "mask" for 43 years under a 7.62 x 54 cartridge, so there the crew feels more confident when working in an unprepared position, if only because of the shield ...

      It depends how long it takes to work. From him the flame ... be healthy.
      But, it is better when the Kord is, than it is not present.
      1. Revolver Rank
        Revolver
        +1
        9 February 2023 09: 26
        Quote: Terenin
        But, it is better when the Kord is, than it is not present.

        Everything new is well forgotten old lol
        Quote: Hilaire Belloc, "The Modern Traveler", 1989
        “Whatever happens, we have got, the Maxim gun, and they have not.”
        (Each question has a clear answer:
        We have a "maxim", they don't.)
        1. Seal Rank
          Seal
          +1
          9 February 2023 11: 32
          Quote: Nagan
          Quote: Hilaire Belloc, "The Modern Traveler", 1989
          All the same 1898, not 1989.
          Hilaire Belloc died July 16, 1953.
          It sounds better in our literary translation:
          "Whatever happens, we will
          Killer response.
          We have a machine gun "Maxim",
          They don't have Maxim.
          1. Reader 47
            Reader 47
            -1
            13 February 2023 13: 50
            "In any trouble there is a clear answer: we have Maxim, but they don't have him." Close to the original clearly and concisely. Without "deadly answers" and twice repeated "Maxim".
    2. Vladimirsky Rank
      Vladimirsky
      +1
      9 February 2023 17: 55
      There is a video on YouTube in 2008, where our fighter (strong guy) goes on the attack and shoots short shots from him on the move. Advertising, of course, and the accuracy is so-so, but it looks cool ....
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  3. Ross xnumx Rank
    Ross xnumx
    +8
    8 February 2023 17: 11
    Choose a video that is not blocked:

    1. Revolver Rank
      Revolver
      +2
      9 February 2023 09: 37
      So he, handsome, can shoot from the built-in bipod! And only two carry. Arnold Schwarzenegger, which the Terminator, probably, could have pulled in one snout ... though not far and not for longlol He is ... almost manual! Well, tamed, like tigers, which some people keep instead of cats. And the caliber - some machine-tools will envy.
  4. Joker62 Rank
    Joker62
    +1
    8 February 2023 17: 15
    Kord - Russian heavy machine gun, from which it is almost impossible to escape

    So, it remains to test on the Ukrainians for the strength of their skins ...
    You can also try it on Western-made armored personnel carriers ... It also did not interfere with the image of Russian gunsmiths.
  5. Bingo Rank
    Bingo
    0
    8 February 2023 17: 15
    The trick is that it happens with bipods, and this is an ultimatum for KK in general ... Hello to mattresses that have been wallowing for a hundred years with a browning cast-iron kill, which weighs almost twice
    1. svp67 Rank
      svp67
      +1
      8 February 2023 17: 29
      Quote from Bingo
      The trick is also that he happens with bipods

      The trick is that it cannot be produced without bipods, which is why it can be visually distinguished from its "big brother" NSV
  6. Amateur Rank
    Amateur
    +11
    8 February 2023 17: 19
    It was necessary to create a completely domestic machine gun, which would surpass Utes in terms of accuracy of fire.

    It was necessary to create a machine gun that could be produced in the Russian Federation, because. The cliff with all the documentation and a specialized plant ended up in Kazakhstan. And the "best friend of Russia" President Nazarbaev immediately vetoed the production, sale, etc. this "Kazakh" machine gun in the Russian Federation.
  7. svp67 Rank
    svp67
    0
    8 February 2023 17: 28
    and is capable of penetrating the armor of an armored personnel carrier
    The American armored personnel carrier M113 was specially created with all-round protection against 12,7-mm bullets, I wonder how much this is ...
    1. Bad_gr Rank
      Bad_gr
      +2
      8 February 2023 23: 08
      Quote: svp67
      The American armored personnel carrier M113 was specially created with all-round protection against 12,7-mm bullets, I wonder how much this is ...
      It seems that NATO equipment was created taking into account the threat from the Vladimirov machine gun (14,5 × 114 mm), since all our armored personnel carriers, starting from the BTR-60, were armed with it. Whether the BTR M113 is among those who were created taking into account this standard, I'm not sure.
  8. Zaurbek Rank
    Zaurbek
    0
    9 February 2023 10: 56
    The plant for the production of NSVT remained in Kazakhstan ..... if we had not made KORD, we would have been left without 12,7. 404 is an example for you.
  9. Krilion Rank
    Krilion
    +1
    9 February 2023 13: 10
    KPVT - that's what it is impossible to escape from ...