Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun

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Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun On 'Sokolov' mount with shield - 7.62x54mm R

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Goryunov SGM Machine Gun on Sokolov mount - 7.62x54mm R. The SGM was the 'modernized' version of the SG-43 with a fluted barrel (to aid cooling). The SGMT was the solenoid controlled tank-mounted version of the gun.

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SGMT machine gun 7.62x54mm R. Solenoid-operated version intended for use as a coaxial weapon on tanks

The Goryunov SG-43 was introduced during WWII, intended to replace the M1910 Russian Maxim as the standard medium machine gun. Like the 1910 Maxim, the Goryunov is usually seen on the 'Sokolov' wheeled-turntable mount.

The Goryunov SG-43 or one of its' variants has been seen in the following:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Maksim Perepelitsa		Soviet soldiers	On a mount with shield and mounted on BTR-152 armored personnel carrier	1955
The Beast of War		Soviet soldiers	SGMT, mounted on Ti-67 tanks	1988
Tobruk		Czech troops	modified to resemble Vickers MK1 Machine Gun	2008
Kandahar		Taliban fighters		2010

TV

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Bors			Mounted on BTR-40	1968

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Steel Beasts			SGMT, mounted on T55 tank	2000
Project Reality: Vietnam			SGMT, mounted on T55 and PT-76 tanks	TBA