Berezin UB
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The Berezin UB (Russian: УБ - Универсальный Березина) (Berezin's Universal) was a 12.7 mm caliber Soviet aircraft machine gun widely used during World War II.
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Type | Machine gun |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
Used by | Soviet Union |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Mikhail Yevgenyevich Berezin |
Designed | 1937–39 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 21.45 kilograms (47.3 lb) (UBS) 21.14 kilograms (46.6 lb) (UBK) 21.43 kilograms (47.2 lb) (UBT) |
Length | 1,347 mm (53.0 in) (UBS, UBK) 1,397 mm (55.0 in) (UBT) |
Barrel length | 890 mm (35.0 in) |
Cartridge | 12.7×108mm |
Action | Gas |
Rate of fire | 800–1050 RPM (700-800 synchronized UBS) |
Muzzle velocity | 814 m/s (2,670 ft/s) |
Feed system | Belt-fed |
Sights | Iron sights |
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