KPV heavy machine gun
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The KPV heavy machine gun is a Soviet designed 14.5×114 mm-caliber heavy machine gun, which first entered service as an infantry weapon (designated PKP) in 1949. It was later redesigned for anti-aircraft use, and was used in the ZPU-4, ZPU-2 and ZPU-1 anti-aircraft guns. Its size and power made it a useful light anti-armour weapon on the BTR series of vehicles and BRDM-2 scout car. The version for use in armoured vehicles is called the KPVT (tankoviy, 'tank').
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