Posted on 09/28/2016 7:40:24 AM PDT by C19fan
Physically, North Korea’s Type 73 light machine gun resembles both the British Bren and the Russian PKM. The gas-operated, 7.62-by-54R-chambered Type 73 boats a cyclic rate of 600 to 700 rounds per minute and a quick-change barrel system. Weighing 10.6 kilograms unloaded, the Type 73 is heavier than the Russian PKM is.
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Watch for them to try it out with the next execution.
Fat boy will put these to use in his next internal purge.
Looks like a WW II Imperial Army MG.
I guess there is no cncern with accuracy, the 30 round magazine is in your field of view. It says you spray and pray the first 30 rounds, go prone and switch to belt feed. It weights like 30 pounds, who is carrying ammo belts?
heavy and complicated was the downfall of the german Tiger tank in WWII.....just sayin’.
Didn’t the Russians have something like this in WWII? I just remember the top-feed.
Russia had one that looked like the Lewis without the jacket, a huge magazine that looked like it came from MGM studios.
When it worked. And, could be used. And had gas. And spare parts.
Meanwhile, Shermans and T-34s scurried all around Europe like cockroaches on a tenement floor. They had their problems, too, but they (mostly) worked when needed.
The 7.62x54 round will hit pretty hard.
Looks like Kim has gone all Steampunk there.
Water jackets do freeze after all.
Sort of odd the Norks would use the 7.64*54R for the “light” machine gun since their standard infantry weapon is a variant of the AK-47 using the 7.62*39. Usually most armies field a squad assault weapon using the same caliber as the infantry assault rifles to simplify logistics.
I just happened to get out and shoot my Mosin–Nagant 91/30 about a month ago.
It reminded me why I don’t shoot it more often.
It went back into the safe along with 500 rounds for SHTF.
My dad ran over thousands of these on his way to the Yalu river in his M-48.
The real beauty of 7.62x54R has been the availability of massive quantities of super cheap surplus sealed spam cans full of it. A few years ago most of them were from the 1980s. A can with 440 cartridges was typically around $80 or less. I just checked at all the places we used to buy them and those deals seem to be long gone.
We have got quite a bit of boxer primed brass in 7.62x54R that I under-charge or use Red Dot powder in. They last a long time when used that way and we can shoot unjacketed heat treated cast bullets that I make myself. Momma and the kids like them because they kick less because of the reduced velocities.
When I put a half dozen rounds through my buddies I realized why so many Russians surrendered early in the war (ARF!)
He, being a total gadget and tool geek, cut the butt stock of one in half and countersank each side so it could receive a dual spring/piston adjustable recoil absorber he designed which vastly mitigated that field gun recoil it’s so lovingly known for...
If the stamped serial number, with the accompanying dent, is any indication of their workmanship, I'd say the gunners are going to spend most of their time dealing with jams and failure-to-feed issues.
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