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The China Type 54 was a Chinese made identical copy of the Soviet DShK heavy machine-gun.
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The M53 AA Gun is a Czechoslovakian anti-aircraft weapon comprising four Soviet DShK 38/46 12.7 mm HMG in a 2 x 2 arrangement on a two-wheeled carriage, each fed with a 50-round drum magazine. The M53 AA Gun has an effective aerial range of 1000 meters and a maximum land range of 6500 meters and a cyclic rate of fire of 550 - 600 rounds per minute.
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The Kulomet 15 mm HMG ZB-60 is a Czechoslovakian 15 mm gas operated, tripod-mounted heavy machine-gun intended for infantry fire support but also employed in an anti-aircraft role. The ZB-60 takes a 40-round belt feed and fires with a muzzle velocity of 905 meters per second to a range of 2400 meters with a cyclic rate of 430 rounds per minute. The ZB-60 has a 1090 mm long barrel and is fitted with a blade foresight and an aperture rear sight.
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HMG is an abbreviation for Heavy Machine Gun
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