Zastava M87
{{Infobox weapon
| is_ranged = yes
| name = M87 12.7 mm Heavy Machine gun
| image = File:Bangladesh Army Zastava M87.jpg
| caption = Zastava M87 heavy machine gun of the Bangladesh Army on display.
| origin = Yugoslavia
| type = Heavy machine gun
| designer = Zastava Arms
| design_date =
| service = 1987–present
| used_by = Bangladesh, Serbia and Liberia
| cartridge = 12.7 x 108 mm
| cartridge_weight =
| caliber = {{convert|12.7|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| barrels = 1
| action = Gas-operated
| rate = 700 round/min
| velocity = {{convert|845|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}}
| range = {{convert|2000|m|yd|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|25|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|1560|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| part_length = {{convert|1100|mm|in|abbr=on}}
| feed = Belts in 60 round boxes
| sights =
| variants =
| number = |
}}
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The Zastava M87 ({{langx|sr|Застава М87}}) is a heavy machine gun produced by Zastava Arms in Yugoslavia and later Serbia. The M87 is a copy of the Soviet NSV heavy machine gun. It is intended for anti-aircraft duties, but it also used for action against ground and maritime targets at long distances.
Users
- {{Flag|Bangladesh}}
- {{Flag|Liberia}}
- {{flag|Serbia}}
- {{flag|Croatia}}
=Former users=
- {{Flag|Serbia and Montenegro}}
- {{flag|Yugoslavia}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101215214001/http://www.zastava-arms.co.rs/cms/index.php?id=176 Official website of Zastava Arms]
- [http://www.zastava-arms.co.rs/cms/index.php?id=189 Zastava M87]
- [http://www.zastava-arms.co.rs/cms/index.php?id=191 Zastava M87 - Naval]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120310000916/http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=192 Belt filter 12.7]
- [http://www.zastava-arms.co.rs/cms/index.php?id=190 Zastava M02 Coyote]
{{Zastava firearms}}
Category:12.7×108 mm machine guns
Category:Machine guns of Yugoslavia
Category:Machine guns of Serbia
Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1980s
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