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12.7x108
The 12.7×108 is a Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, rimless, bottleneck, normally percussion primed, heavy machine gun (HMG) cartridge, which is similar in performance to the US-developed 50 Browning (12.7×99). Overview The 12.7×108 is thought to have been developed during the 1920s and adopted in 1930 for use with the short-lived DK (RU: ДК) HMG. The DK would later be replaced by the far longer-lived DShK (RU: ДШК) HMG that was ado...
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