KPVT large-calibre tank machine-gun
14.5 mm KPVT tank machine-gun is a powerful automatic weapon mounted on the armoured vehicles, war boats, movable and stationary mounts.
It is intended for fight against light-armoured targets, fire weapons and alive force located in light shelters at the distances of up to 2000 m, as well as air targets at the distances of up to 2000 m at the heights of up to 1500 m.
Cartridges with armour-piercing-incendiary bullet B-32, armor-piercing-tracer bullet BZT and incendiary bullet of instant action MDZ are used for firing at surface and air targets.
Feed of cartridges (right-hand or left-hand) is performed from the metallic belt.
| Technical Characteristics | |
| Calibre, mm | 14.5 |
| Mass, kg | 52.2 |
| Rate of fire, shot/min | 550..600 |
| Combat rate of fire, shot/min | 70..80 |
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Target range, m ground air |
2000 1500 |
| Barrel cooling | air |
| Power supply of electric trigger, V | 27 |
| Overall dimensions (length, width, height), mm | 1980×162×225 |
