WW2 MachineGuns of Soviet Union

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Attack, supported by DT machinegun, 1941

Some of the best Soviet machinegunners:

Nuradilov Hanpasha - about 920 killed enemies and 7 MGs.

Pugaev Stepan Alexandrovich - over 350 killed enemies.

Zhezheri Alexander (89th Guards regiment, 7.62mm Maxim) - it's known about 343 killed enemies, 3 MG emplacements.

Chemodurov Vyacheslav Ivanovich (858th regiment) - about 300 killed enemies.

Sinyavin Fyodor Fyodorovich (9th Guards rifle regiment) - 190 killed Germans.

Junev Alexander Petrovich (2nd Guards airborne regiment) - it's known 153 killed enemies.

Namakonov Pyotr Georgievich (152nd rifle regiment) - 150 killed Japaneses.

Gluhov Fyodor Dmitrievich (184th Guards regiment) - it's known about approximately 140 killed enemies, 4 destroyed MG emplacements and 1 armored car.

Bogomolov Nikolay Trofimovich (142nd regiment) - it's known over 130 killed German soldiers.

Antonov Vasily Petrovich (271st regiment) - it's known approximately 130 killed enemies.

Kolomietz Petr Ivanovich (267th regiment) - it's known approximately 120 killed enemies.

Troshin Alexey Vasilievich - it's known about 108 killed enemies.

Romanov V.A. (162nd rifle division, 7.62mm Maxim) - it's known about over 100 killed German soldiers.

Harchenko M.S. (2nd Leningrad partisan brigade) - over 100 killed enemies.

V.P. Zharkov (262nd Guards regiment, 7.62mm Maxim) - 8 destroyed MG emplacements, and tens of enemies.

Solman Baybusunov (7.62mm Maxim) - 7 destroyed MG emplacements, and tens of enemies.

Cherepahin Sergey Pavlovich - it's known about 5 destroyed MG emplacements and 2 trucks, and tens of enemies.

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Captured MG-34 machinegun

**Soviet MachineGuns**
name	type	caliber, mm	weight, kg	muzzle speed, m/s	capacity	max ROF, shot/min	pract. ROF, shot/min	aim range, m
Maxim	heavy	7.62	62..66	860	band 250 (or 500)	600	250..300	2700
DP-27	light	7.62	12	840	clip 47	600	80	1500
DT-29	removable from a tank	7.62	10.5	840	disk 63	600	80..125	1000
DS-39	medium	7.62	33	855	band 250	600 / 1200	300..310	2400
SG-43	medium	7.62	40.4	800	band 250	500..700	300..350	2300
DShK-38	heavy	12.7	155	830..850	band 50	550..600	80	3500

DShK penetrated 16mm armor at 500m.

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