Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun

Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun On 'Sokolov' mount with shield - 7.62x54mm R

Goryunov SGM Machine Gun on Sokolov mount - 7.62x54mm R. The SGM was the 'modernized' version of the SG-43 with a fluted barrel (to aid cooling). The SGMT was the solenoid controlled tank-mounted version of the gun.

SGMT machine gun 7.62x54mm R. Solenoid-operated version intended for use as a coaxial weapon on tanks

The Goryunov SG-43 was introduced during WWII, intended to replace the M1910 Russian Maxim as the standard medium machine gun. Like the 1910 Maxim, the Goryunov is usually seen on the 'Sokolov' wheeled-turntable mount.

The Goryunov SG-43 or one of its' variants has been seen in the following films, television series, and video games used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Maksim Perepelitsa		Soviet soldiers	On a mount with shield and mounted on BTR-152 armored personnel carrier	1955
Spring on The Oder (Vesna na Odere)		Soviet soldiers	On a mount with shield	1967
Ishtar		Gunrunners	On a mount with shield	1967
Liberation: The Fire Bulge		Soviet soldiers		1969
Liberation: Direction of the Main Blow	Nikolay Olyalin	Capt. Tsvetayev		1969
Liberation: The Battle of Berlin		Polish soldiers		1971
A Man from the Boulevard des Capucines (Chelovek s bulvara Kaputsinov)	Oleg Tabakov	Harry McQ	Visually modified	1987
The Beast of War		Soviet soldiers	SGMT, mounted on Ti-67 tanks	1988
Stalingrad		Soviet troops	Modified to resemble Maxim machine gun	1993
Katyn		Soviet soldiers		2007
Tobruk		Czech troops	Modified to resemble Vickers MK1 Machine Gun	2008
Kandahar		Taliban fighters		2010

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Bors			Mounted on BTR-40	1968

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Steel Beasts			SGMT, mounted on T55 tank	2000