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Pakistani Heavy Machine Gun
The HMG PK-16 shows some similarities to the SovietDShK, as well as the Chinese W85 and Type 54 Machine gun. The HMG PK-16 is assembled by two people with an assembling time of 5 minutes and 20 seconds and a disassembling time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds, however its assembling time with the gun mounted is less than one minute. It has spade grips with the trigger in between the spade grips to be thumb pressed by the user. It has a tripod stand that can be operated either flat on ground or elevated. It can also be operated on vehicles. It is a comparatively light weight and suitable for low intensity operations. It operates with a caliber of 12.7×108mm with overall length of 1,500 mm and barrel length of 1,003 mm. It has an effective range of 1,500-1,600 m. Its tripod allows for an elevation of -26° to + 73° and a traverse movement of 360°. It fires 540-600 rounds per minute with each bullet traveling at speed of 810 m/s. The barrel however must be changed after firing 3,500 rounds.
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