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The DShK 1938 is a Soviet heavy machine gun firing the 12.7×108mm cartridge. The weapon was also used as a heavy infantry machine gun, in which case it was frequently deployed with a two-wheeled mounting and a single-sheet armour-plate shield. It took its name from the weapons designers Vasily Degtyaryov, who designed the original weapon, and Georgi Shpagin, who improved the cartridge feed mechanism. It is sometimes nicknamed Dashka in Russian-speaking countries, from the abbreviation.

Type:
Heavy machine gun
Place of origin:
Soviet Union
In service:
1938–present
Used by:
See Users
Wars:
Winter War, World War II, Korean War, Chinese Civil War, First Indochina War, Operation Trikora, Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation, Vietnam War, Laotian Civil War, Dhofar Rebellion, Cambodian Civil War, Cambodian-Vietnamese War, Sino-Vietnamese War, Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, Western Sahara War, Iran–Iraq War, The Troubles, Lebanese Civil War, Gulf War, Yugoslav Wars, Kargil War, Iraq War, War in Afghanistan, Soviet–Afghan War, Afghan War, Cambodian–Thai border dispute, Operation Enduring Freedom, Liberian Civil Wars, Operation Linda Nchi, Chechen Wars, First Libyan Civil War, Second Libyan Civil War, 2014 pro-Russian conflict in Ukraine, South African Border War, Syrian Civil War, Iraqi Civil War (2014–present), Yemeni Civil War (2015–present), Saudi-led intervention in Yemen, Conflict in Najran, Jizan and Asir
Designer:
Vasily Degtyaryov, Georgi Shpagin
Designed:
1938
Manufacturer:
Tula
Unit cost:
US$2,250 (2012)
Number built:
1 million
Variants:
DK, DShKM, DSHKS, Type 54 HMG
Cartridge:
12.7×108mm
Action:
Gas-operated, flapper-locked
Rate of fire:
600 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity:
850 m/s (2,788 ft/s)
Effective firing range:
2,000 m
Maximum firing range:
2,500 m
Feed system:
50 round belt
Sights:
Iron/optical