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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SIRUS3001" data-source="post: 2738864" data-attributes="member: 74873">Degtyaryov machine gun[DP-27 / DP-28 (Light machine gun - 7.62x54mmR)]<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Machine_gun_DP_MON.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Type Light machine gun   Place of origin <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Soviet Union   Service history   In service 1928 - 1960s   Used by USSR, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Communist bloc, many other   Wars Spanish Civil War, World War II, Vietnam War, Cambodian Civil War   Production history   Designer Vasily Degtyaryov   Designed 1927   Number built 795,000 [1]   Variants DP, DPT, DPM, DPA, RP-46, Type 53   Specifications   Weight 9.12 kg   Length 1,270 mm Barrel length 604.5 mm       Cartridge 7.62x54mmR   Action Gas-actuated   Rate of fire 500 to 600 round/min   Muzzle velocity 840 m/s   Effective range ~800 m   Feed system 49 (47 in practice)   Sights Front: Post w/earsBack: Tangent leaf</blockquote>

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