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[[Image:GoryunovSG43MachineGun.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun On 'Sokolov' mount with shield - 7.62x54R]] | [[Image:GoryunovSG43MachineGun.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun On 'Sokolov' mount with shield - 7.62x54R]] | ||
| − | [[Image:SGM.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Goryunov SGM Machine Gun on Sokolov mount - 7.62x54R. The SGM was the 'modernized' version of the SG-43 with a fluted barrel (to aid | + | [[Image:SGM.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Goryunov SGM Machine Gun on Sokolov mount - 7.62x54R. 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.]] |
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 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. | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 6 June 2010
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:
Film
- Seen as a tank mounted variant (SGMT) on the main T55 tank in The Beast of War
- A modernized version (SGM) mocked up from an U.S. M60 Machine gun, used by C. Thomas Howell) as Robert Morris in Red Dawn).