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DShK heavy machine gun
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NOTE: Some films and television series will often use a Browning M2HB or an M60D mocked up to resemble the DShK. Please be sure that the weapon is a genuine DShK and not another weapon mocked up as one.
The DShK (Russian: ДШК, Дегтярёва-Шпагина Крупнокалиберный, "Degtyaryov-Shpagin large-calibre") is a Soviet heavy machine gun introduced in 1938. First seeing combat during the Winter War and World War II, it was primarily used mounted on vehicles as an anti-aircraft weapon. In 1946, the DShKM was introduced, which proved to be more reliable and easier to produce than the original model. The DShKM is the most widely-produced model of the machine gun, with over one million produced until Soviet production ceased in 1980. License-produced models were also made in Pakistan, Iran, Yugoslavia, Romania, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. Since World War II, the DShK has seen action in numerous conflicts, including the Korean War, First Indochina War, Vietnam War, Six Day War, Iran–Iraq War, The Troubles, Gulf War, Yugoslav Wars, Iraq War, Chechen Wars, Syrian Civil War, and Russo-Ukrainian War.
While not longer produced in Russia, the DShK remains widely used in Russian service, although it is meant to be phased out by its successors, the NSV and Kord. It, along with its contemporary and inspiration the Browning M2, are the only .50 caliber machine guns designed prior to World War II that remain in service to this day.
The DShK heavy machine gun and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Specifications
- Type: Heavy Machine Gun
- Caliber: 12.7x108mm
- Weight: 74.15 lb (34 kg)
- Length: 64.8 in (164.6 cm)
- Barrel length(s): 42.1 in (106.8 cm)
- Capacity: 50-round ammo belt
- Fire Modes: Fully Automatic, 600 rounds per minute
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invincible (Nepobedimye) | Soviet soldiers | 1943 | ||
| T-9 Submarine (Podvodnaya lodka T-9) | Mounted on Soviet Navy ships | 1943 | ||
| Ivan Nikulin: Russian Sailor (Ivan Nikulin - Russkiy Matros) | Mounted on the G-5 class torpedo boat | 1944 | ||
| The Marine Battalion (Morskoy batalion) | Mounted of patrol boat | 1944 | ||
| The Last Hill (Malakhov kurgan) | Mounted on Soviet Navy ships | 1944 | ||
| Victorious Return (Majup ar uzvaru) | Soviet soldiers | On AA tripod | 1948 | |
| The Battle of Stalingrad (Stalingradskaya bitva), Part I | Mounted on Soviet river boats | 1949 | ||
| The Battle of Stalingrad (Stalingradskaya bitva), Part II | Mounted on Soviet river boats | 1949 | ||
| The Tank Brigade | Soviet soldiers | Tripod-mounted, with anti-aircraft sights | 1955 | |
| You are Attagirl, Anita! (Ty molodets, Anita!) | Mounted on a police boat | 1957 | ||
| The Black Battalion (Cerný prapor) | French Foreign Legion | 1958 | ||
| Thirst (Zhazhda) | Soviet soldiers | On AA tripod | 1959 | |
| Fortress on Wheels (Krepost na kolesah) | Soviet soldiers | Mounted on the armoured train | 1960 | |
| Spring (Kwiecien) | Polish soldiers | 1961 | ||
| On the way to Berlin (Na puti v Berlin) | Mounted on ISU SPG | 1969 | ||
| The Naval Mettle (Morskoy kharakter) | Mounted of patrol boat | 1970 | ||
| My Zero Hour (Meine Stunde Null) | Soviet sailor | Seen in documentary footage, mounted on torpedo boat | 1970 | |
| Mission in Kabul (Missiya v Kabule) | DShKM, mounted on Afghan T-55 tanks; Seen in documentary footage | 1971 | ||
| Listen on the Other Side (Daisny tserguudee sonsotsgoo!) | Mounted on Mongolian T-62 tanks | 1971 | ||
| Liberation: The Last Assault | Soviet soldiers | Mounted on Soviet ISU-152 SPG | 1971 | |
| To Survive Until Dawn (Dozhit do rassveta) | Soviet soldiers | Triple AA mounting, seen in documentary footage | 1975 | |
| The Wolf Pack (Volchya staya) | Seen in partisans camp; on tripod, with AA sights and grips | 1975 | ||
| Front Beyond the Front Line (Front za liniey fronta) | German soldiers | 1977 | ||
| Allegro Con Brio (Allegro s ognyom) | Soviet sailors | Mounted on patrol boat | 1979 | |
| To Command Yourself (Prikazhi sebe) | Mounted on T-55 tanks | 1980 | ||
| Across the Gobi and the Khingan (Govi Khyangand tulaldsan ni) | Soviet soldiers | mounted on T-55 and T-62 | 1981 | |
| Front in the Rear of the Enemy (Front v tylu vraga) | German soldiers | Tripod-mounted | 1981 | |
| Battle for Moscow | Soviet soldiers | triplex mount can be seen only in documentary footage | 1985 | |
| Come and See (Idi i smotri) | Soviet partisans | 1985 | ||
| The Battalions Request Fire (Batalyony prosyat ognya) | Soviet soldiers | Mounted on ISU-152 SPG | 1985 | |
| Gunpowder (Porokh) | Soviet sailors | On naval mountings | 1985 | |
| Rambo III | Sylvester Stallone | John Rambo | Tripod-mounted, with anti-aircraft sights | 1988 |
| Rambo III | Soviet soldiers | Tripod-mounted | 1988 | |
| The Secret Fairway (Sekretniy farvater) | Soviet sailors | Mounted on Project 1204 patrol gunboats | 1988 | |
| Cargo 300 (Gruz 300) | Afghan mujaheddins | Tripod-mounted, with anti-aircraft sights | 1989 | |
| White Crows (Belye vorony) | Soviet troops | Mounted on T-62 tank | 1989 | |
| Afghan Breakdown | Nikolai Ustinov | Pvt. Onisimov | Tripod-mounted | 1991 |
| Mujaheddin | ||||
| The Boondock Saints | Seen in arms cache | 1999 | ||
| Three Kings | Iraqi soldiers | Mounted on faux T-72 tank | 1999 | |
| Proof of Life | Chechen insurgents | Mounted on truck | 2000 | |
| Black Hawk Down | Somali militiamen | Mounted on pickup trucks | 2001 | |
| Die Another Day | Mounted on T-55 tanks | 2002 | ||
| Tears of the Sun | Rebels | Mounted on truck | 2003 | |
| Stealth | North Korean soldiers | Tripod-mounted | 2005 | |
| Blood Diamond | R.U.F. rebels | Mounted on pickup trucks | 2006 | |
| Shooter | Ethiopian rebels | Mounted on truck | 2007 | |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Nigerian soldier | mounted in machine gun nest | 2009 | |
| Hotel Lux | Soviet soldier | 2011 | ||
| The White Tiger (Belyy tigr) | Soviet soldiers | Mounted on Soviet ISU-152 SPG | 2012 | |
| A Good Day to Die Hard | Mounted on helicopter | 2013 | ||
| Captain Phillips | Somali pirates | Mounted on pickup trucks | 2013 | |
| The Interview | Mounted on T-55 tank | 2014 | ||
| 22 Minutes (22 minuty) | Somali Pirates | On tripod | 2014 | |
| The Siege of Jadotville | mercenaries | 2016 | ||
| The Mummy | tribal fighters | 2017 | ||
| Atomic Blonde | An East-German border guard | mounted on UAZ-469 jeep | 2017 | |
| 12 Strong | mounted on technicals and T-72 tanks | 2018 | ||
| Black Widow | Seventh Circle Prison guard | On tripod | 2021 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Take Him Alive (Vzyat zhivym) | Mounted on T-40 tank, seen in documentary footage | 1983 | ||
| Omega Option (Variant "Omega") | Soviet soldiers and sailors | Seen in documentary footage; AA mounting, twin naval mounting, on T-40 tank | 1975 | |
| Missing | Russian troops | mounted on T-90 tank/ "Rain on the Evil and on the Good" (S1E10) | 2012 | |
| Black Cats (Chyornye koshki) | Soviet soldiers | Seen in documentary footage | 2013 | |
| Man in the High Castle, The - Season 2 | Imperial Japanese military | "The Tiger's Cave" (S2E01) | 2016 | |
| Man in the High Castle, The - Season 3 | Imperial Japanese military, German Soldiers | Mounted on utility vehicle: "Sensô Kôi" (S3E03). Mounted on Wehrmacht Heer T-55 MBT: "Sabra" (S3E04), "Jahr Null" (S3E10) | 2018 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Beasts | Mounted on T-55 tanks | 2000 | |
| Conflict: Desert Storm | 2002 | ||
| Conflict: Desert Storm II | 2003 | ||
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | Mounted on various vehicles | 2004 | |
| Conflict: Vietnam | 2004 | ||
| Project Reality | Tripod-mounted and on pickup trucks & T-62 tanks | 2005 | |
| Chameleon | 2005 | ||
| Conflict: Global Terror | 2005 | ||
| UberSoldier | mounted on a German submarine | 2006 | |
| ArmA: Armed Assault | 2007 | ||
| Mercenaries 2: World in Flames | Mounted on various fictional and non-fictional vehicles, on tripods | 2008 | |
| ArmA II | Mounted on UAZ jeeps and tripods | 2009 | |
| 9th Company: Roots of Terror | Mounted on pickup trucks and tripods | 2009 | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | Mounted on flatbed trucks | 2010 | |
| Medal of Honor | DShK | 2010 | |
| Metro 2033 | 2010 | ||
| Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker | 2010 | ||
| Bodycount | Fictional DShK-based handheld weapon used by Chinese heavy enemies | 2011 | |
| Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | Mounted on technical trucks and T-55 tank | 2011 | |
| Uncharted 3 | 2011 | ||
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | Mounted on T-90 tanks, Remote Sentry turret, GAZ-2975 Tigr, Russian PT boats, and mono/tripod mounts | 2011 | |
| Metro: Last Light | TBA | ||
| 7554 | 2011 | ||
| Project Reality: Vietnam | Tripod-mounted and on UAZ-469 jeeps & Sampan boats | 2012 | |
| Far Cry 3 | 2012 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto V | Mounted on a Karin Rebel. Added in the "Heists Update" | 2013 | |
| Company of Heroes 2 | 2013 | ||
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | DShK | Mounted on tripod or wheeled mounting | 2014 |
| Squad | Mounted on tripods or SUVs | 2015 | |
| Rising Storm 2: Vietnam | on tripod mounts | 2017 | |
| Insurgency Sandstorm | Technical mounted, also used as stand-in for M230 Chaingun on AH-64 | 2018 | |
| Call to Arms | 2018 | ||
| Far Cry 6 | Vehicle and stationary mounts | 2021 | |
| Enlisted | stationary mounts | 2021 | |
| vehicle mounts | |||
| Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront | 2021 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Squad: The Moment of Truth | Soviet soldiers | 2009 | |
| Giovanni's Island | Soviet soldiers | mounted on Soviet boats | 2014 |
| Ajin | A militia man | mounted on a militia technical | 2016 |
| Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie | Russy Federation troops | 2019 |