DShK

Rarity: Uncommon

A topic a little better known than average, read and translated beyond its own country.

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Class

Invention

Domain

History and politics

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What Wikipedia says

The DShK M1938 (Russian: ДШК, for Дегтярёва-Шпагина крупнокалиберный, Degtyaryova-Shpagina krupnokaliberny, 'Degtyaryov–Shpagin large-calibre') is a Soviet heavy machine gun. The weapon may be vehicle mounted or used on a tripod or wheeled carriage as a heavy infantry machine gun.

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