Kord machine gun

The catalyst for the development of the weapon was a complete lack of any heavy machine guns in construction at that time in the Russian Federation. Prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the weapon that had functioned as the heavy machine gun was the NSV, or "Utyos" ("утёс", meaning one lonely cliff in Russian, this name was its designation during development)[http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg02-e.htm Modern Firearms - NSV-12.7 machine gun] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024112952/http://world.guns.ru/machine/mg02-e.htm |date=24 October 2007 }} machine gun. The main production centre for the NSV was located in what is now Kazakhstan.

The Russian Degtyarev bureau was given the job of producing an updated version of the weapon chambered in the 12.7×108mm cartridge, which could be used for support, mounted on vehicles or in an anti-aircraft capacity. All variants of the weapon are also available chambered in the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) cartridge for export sales.

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The weapon employs new construction, and consequently is significantly lighter than its predecessor. The firing mechanism is very rugged, and is capable of a greater rate of fire and significantly less recoil. Because a new barrel made of a high-tech alloy minimizes distortion and drop, accuracy has increased tremendously over previous Soviet machine guns. Unlike its predecessor, it may be fired from a bipod; a rather unusual feature for 12.7 mm/.50 caliber heavy machine guns. Its relatively light weight and lesser recoil allows stronger soldiers to move the gun around without assistance.Russian Udarnaya Sila TV show, excerpt showing Russian officer firing Kord from the hip while moving [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwu3ivAJ68U] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113222446/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwu3ivAJ68U|date=13 January 2017}}

• 6P49: Baseline variant for vehicle mounting.
• 6P50: Basic infantry version.
• 6P50-1 (6P57): 6T19 Bipod-mounted infantry version. Bipod provides ±15° range of traverse.
• 6P50-2 (6P58): Infantry variant.
• 6P50-3 (6P59): Mounted on boats, sea-going ships, and stationary objects on a 6U16 multipurpose mount. Casing ejection is to the right side.
• 6P51: Co-axial version with left-hand feed system and forward casing ejection.

• 6C21 is a Russian remote weapon station using Kord machine gun or PKMT machine gun.{{Cite web |url=https://www.burevestnik.com/products_engl/6C21.html |title=JSC CRI "Burevestnik"/ 6S21 WEAPON STATION |access-date=29 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019183323/http://www.burevestnik.com/products_engl/6C21.html |archive-date=19 October 2017 |url-status=live }}

The Kord machine gun was used by the Russian forces in 1999–2000 during the Second Chechen war and in 2008 during the Russo-Georgian War.{{cite web|title='Novorossia' Exposes Russia: Russian Pecheneg Machine Gun, Kord Machine Gun, and Command Vehicle|url=https://informnapalm.org/en/novorossia-exposes-russia-russian-pecheneg-machine-gun-kord-machine-gun-and-command-vehicle/|website=Inform Napalm|date=1 June 2015|access-date=4 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204174357/https://informnapalm.org/en/novorossia-exposes-russia-russian-pecheneg-machine-gun-kord-machine-gun-and-command-vehicle/|archive-date=4 February 2019|url-status=live}}{{better source needed|reason=Pro-Ukrainian government source|date=February 2019}} It later saw action in the Russo-Ukrainian War and in the Syrian Civil War. 6P67, 6P68, 6P69 versions entered service in 2019.{{Cite web |url=http://redstar.ru/fundament-oboronosposobnosti-otechestva-nadyozhen/?attempt=3 |title=Фундамент обороноспособности Отечества надёжен — "Красная звезда" |access-date=31 December 2019 |archive-date=25 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825011541/http://redstar.ru/fundament-oboronosposobnosti-otechestva-nadyozhen/?attempt=3 |url-status=dead }}

• {{flag|Finland}}: for purposes of NSV replacement testing.Finnish Army HQ Materiel Department decision MI37585/27.12.2012 ({{Lang|fi|Päätös MAAVEMATOS ak MI37585/27.12.2012}})
• {{flag|Namibia}}{{cite web|title=Namibia receives Russian small arms|url=http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43723:namibia-receives-russian-small-arms&catid=50:Land&Itemid=105|date=1 June 2016|website=defenceweb.co.za|access-date=22 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923010110/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43723:namibia-receives-russian-small-arms&catid=50:Land&Itemid=105|archive-date=23 September 2018|url-status=live}}
• {{RUS}}{{cite web|url=http://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/ground/news/more.htm?id=12073551@egNews|title=Танкисты ЮВО отрабатывают элементы танкового биатлона на полигоне в Краснодарском крае|language=ru|date=11 January 2016|website=structure.mil.ru|access-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730130909/http://structure.mil.ru/structure/forces/ground/news/more.htm?id=12073551@egNews|archive-date=30 July 2017|url-status=dead}}
• {{SYR}}{{cite web|title=Russian Kord and ASVK systems in Syria|url=http://armamentresearch.com/russian-kord-and-asvk-systems-in-syria/|date=November 30, 2014|website=armamentresearch.com|access-date=28 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717023141/http://www.armamentresearch.com/russian-kord-and-asvk-systems-in-syria/|archive-date=17 July 2015|url-status=dead}}
• {{flag|Vietnam}}: on T-90S tank
• {{flag|Ukraine}}: Multiple rifles were captured by the Ukrainian armed forces and pressed into service as a complement to the PKM and M249 machine gun.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

File:TankExercise2020-10.jpg|6P49

File:12,7-мм пулемет Корд - Технологии в машиностроении-2010 01.jpg|6P57

File:12,7 мм пулемет 6П60 на пехотном станке 6Т20 - Технологии в машиностроении-2010 01.jpg|6P60

• List of Russian weaponry
• STK 50MG
• Rheinmetall RMG.50
• HMG PK-16
• Zastava M87
• Type 77 heavy machine gun
• W85 heavy machine gun
• QJZ-89
• QJZ-171

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• {{cite book

| last = Koll

| first = Christian

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| title = Soviet Cannon—A Comprehensive Study of Soviet Arms and Ammunition in Calibres 12.7mm to 57mm

| publisher = Koll

| year = 2009

| location = Austria

| url = http://www.russianammo.org

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| isbn = 978-3-200-01445-9

| page = 70 }}

{{Commons category|Kord machine gun}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070120064416/http://www.zid.ru/en/products/military/kord.html V.A. Degtyarev Plant – official site]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20061213161816/http://www.world.guns.ru/machine/mg24-e.htm Modern Firearms]
• [http://www.weaponplace.ru/images/kord_gun.jpg Image of Kord on Tripod]
• [http://gunrf.ru/rg_pulemet_kord_eng.html «KORD» large caliber machine gun]

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