Uk vz. 59
Uk vz. 59 | |
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Type | General-purpose machine gun |
Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
Service history | |
In service | 1959-present |
Used by | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
Wars | Vietnam war |
Production history | |
Designed | 1956-1959 |
Manufacturer | Zbrojovka Vsetín |
Produced | 1959—1990s |
Variants | Vz. 59 L,vz. 59T, vz. 59N, vz. 68, vz. 95, vz. 98 |
Specifications | |
Weight |
9.28 kg (20.5 lb) (vz. 59) 8.67 kg (19.1 lb) (vz. 59 L) |
Length |
1,215 mm (47.8 in) (vz. 59) 1,115 mm (43.9 in) (vz. 59 L) |
Barrel length |
650 mm (25.6 in) (vz. 59) 550 mm (21.7 in) (vz. 59 L) |
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Cartridge | 7.62×54mmR / 7.62×51mm NATO |
Action | Gas-operated, tilting breechblock |
Rate of fire | 700-800 rounds/min |
Muzzle velocity |
830 m/s (2,723 ft/s) (vz. 59) 810 m/s (2,657 ft/s) (vz. 59 L) |
Effective firing range | 100 to 2000 m sight adjustments |
Feed system | Belt-fed 50-round, weight 0.19 kg unloaded or 250 round belt |
Sights | Hooded front post, folding leaf rear sight, sight radius 353 mm (13.9 in) |
The Universal Machine Gun Model 1959 (Czech: Univerzální kulomet vzor 59) is a general-purpose machine gun developed in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. It remains in use by the Czech Army and the Slovak Armed Forces.
The Uk vz. 59 fires 7.62×54mmR ammunition (although a Vz. 59N variant for 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition also exists), delivered via an ammunition belt. The weapon can serve as a light (light barrel and bipod, vz. 59L model) and medium machine gun (heavy barrel and tripod), and can also be used as a co-axial mounted weapon (Vz. 59T version).
- UK-L vz. 59 with bipod.
- Detail of the UK-L vz. 59.
Users
References
- ↑ "Czech Armed Forces (about 50 various new pics)". hollilla.com. 2005-12-03. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ↑ "Armament of the Georgian Army". Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "Malian army regains central town from militants". presstv.ir. 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ↑ "Slovakia". worldmilitaryintel.blogspot.ca. 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/https-sites-google-com-site-worldinventory-wiw_af_tanzania
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