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The 12.7 × 108 mm has 22.72 ml (350 grains) H 2 O cartridge case capacity. 12.7 × 108 mm maximum cartridge dimensions. [citation needed] All sizes in millimeters (mm). Americans define the shoulder angle at alpha/2 ≈ 18.16 degrees. According to guidelines the 12.7 × 108 mm case can handle up to 360 MPa (52,213 psi) piezo pressure.
The factory specification and listed velocity in for 12.7 x 108 mm in that article is still 68 m/s slower even with the longer barrel than the 50 BMG and its shorter barrel. My intent is not to diminish the 12.7 x 108 mm round, it is nearly in every way its brother, at the very least its equal.
12.7×108mm: QBU-10 China: 2009 Semi-automatic 12.7x108mm Norinco LG5 China: 2011 Semi-automatic 40×53mm HV 35x32mm SR: Zijiang M99 China: 2005 Semi-automatic .50 BMG 12.7×108mm RT-20 Croatia: 1993 Bolt-action 20x110mm Hispano Mambi AMR Cuba: 1981 Semi-automatic 14.5×114mm Falcon Czech Republic: 1998 Bolt-action .50 BMG 12.7×108mm Lahti L ...
In addition to iron sights, it has rails for optics or anti-aircraft sights. It fires 12.7×108mm rounds from belts and is more accurate than the Type 54 heavy machine gun, but the thinner barrel overheats faster. In trials, the W85 lost out to the Type 85 as an infantry weapon and was not accepted into PLA service for this role. [4]
The OSV-96 can keep the shooter outside of the effective range of conventional calibers providing a distinct advantage over lower caliber rifles. Specialized high-accuracy 12.7×108mm 7N34 59.0 gram FMJ and AP sniper cartridges have been developed for Russian .50-caliber sniper rifles such as this rifle. Large caliber machine gun cartridges can ...
The Kord-12.7 mm heavy machine gun is a Russian design that entered service in 1998 [3] replacing the older NSV machine gun. Externally the weapon resembles the NSV; however, the internal mechanism has been extensively reworked, changing from a horizontally pivoting breech block to a rotating bolt design. [ 3 ]
The Yakushev-Borzov YakB-12.7 mm [1] is a remotely controlled 12.7×108mm caliber four-barrel rotary heavy machine gun developed by the Soviet Union in 1973 for the Mil Mi-24 attack gunship and low-capacity troop transporter, with 1470 rounds, which can also be mounted in GUV-8700 machine-gun pods with 750 rounds.
This is a list of firearm cartridges which have bullets in the 12 millimetres (0.47 in) to 12.99 millimetres (0.511 in) caliber range.. Length refers to the cartridge case length.