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High-calibre machine guns are the most powerful type of small arms for hitting ground and air targets, but also the least mobile. The modern heavy machine gun, which has a calibre of 12.7 mm, allows for a powerful ammunition with armour-piercing, armour-piercing and incendiary bullets. This ensures the destruction of ground targets with an armour thickness of 15-20 mm at ranges of up to 800 m, and firepower, manpower and air targets at ranges of up to 2000 m. The combat rate of fire of heavy machine guns when firing at ground targets can be up to 100 rounds per minute in bursts. Large-calibre machine guns significantly complement the fire system in all types of combat. Anti-aircraft heavy machine guns are widely used as a means of air defence for units. For the same purpose, such machine guns are mounted on tanks, armoured personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles. Large-calibre machine guns are effective against important targets (snipers, machine gunners in cover, fire control teams) and air attack assets.

The publication is intended for a wide range of readers interested in military affairs. It will be useful in the training of servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the National Guard of Ukraine, the National Police of Ukraine, and the Security Service of Ukraine.