NSV

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NSV also stands for Nullsoft Streaming Video and Non-Specific Vaginitis (now termed Bacterial vaginosis)

NSV
NSV in an anti-aircraft mount
Type	heavy machine gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
Used by	Soviet Union
Wars	Soviet war in Afghanistan
Production history
Designed	1969
Variants	NSVT
Specifications
Weight	25 kg (gun only) 41 kg on tripod 11 kg (50-round belt)
Length	1560 mm

Cartridge	12.7 x 107 mm
Caliber	12.7
Action	gas
Rate of fire	700-800 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	845 m/s
Effective range	1.5 km vs. air (maximum) 2 km vs. ground targets
Feed system	belt 50 rounds

The NSV is a 12.7-mm caliber heavy machine gun of Soviet origin, named after the designers, G.I. Nikitin, J.S. Sokolov and V.I. Volkov. It was designed to replace the DShK machine gun. In Russian service it is being phased out by the Kord machine gun and the NSV is no longer being manufactured in Russia. It has been manufactured in Bulgaria, India, Poland and Yugoslavia under license.

The NSVT (tank) version is primarily used in vehicle mountings, such as main battle tanks. Yugoslavia license-built the NSVT as the M87, and it has been used by both the Yugoslav military and the other armed forces in the region.