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The NSV is a 12.7 mm [b][[heavy machine gun]][/b] of [[Soviet]] origin. The weapon took its name from the three designers, G. I. [b]Nikitin[/b] (Г. И. Никитин), Y. S. [b]Sokolov[/b] (Ю. М. Соколов) and V. I. [b]Volkov[/b] (В. И. Волков). It was designed to replace the [[DShK]]  and it was adopted by the [[Soviet Army]] in 1971.

The NSV weighs 25 kg, has a rate of fire of 700–800 rounds per minute, and an effective range from 1,500 m to 2,000 m against airborne and ground targets, respectively. A loaded ammunition belt with 50 rounds weighs 11 kg. It is commonly mounted on [[military vehicles]] like [[T-64]], [[T-72]], or [[T-80]] [[tank]]s. 

It is no longer being produced in [[Russia]]; the manufacturing license for the NSV ended up in Kazakhstan after the break-up of the Soviet Union. The NSV has been manufactured in Bulgaria, India, Poland and Yugoslavia under license. The new [[kord 6p50|Kord machine gun]] has replaced worn-out NSVs since 1998. 

h4. See also
* [[list of weapons]]
* Wikipedia article: "NSV machine gun":[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSV_machine_gun]
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