6P62
| 6P62 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fully automatic anti-materiel rifle |
| Place of origin | Russian Federation |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 2010 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight |
15 kg (33 lb) (without rounds or additional sights) 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) (weight of the loaded magazine) |
| Length | 1,200 mm (47 in) |
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| Cartridge | 12.7x108 mm (4.3 in) |
| Action | Gas-operated |
| Rate of fire | 400-500 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 620–645 m/s (2,030–2,120 ft/s) |
| Maximum firing range | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) |
| Feed system | 14-round detachable box magazine |
| Sights |
Iron sights : 100–1,000 metres (330–3,280 ft) (optical sights as an option) |
6P62 (6П62) is the GRAU designation of a Russian hand-held fully automatic anti-materiel rifle chambered for the 12.7x108 mm (4.3 in) round. At 100 metres (330 ft) it can penetrate up to 20 mm (0.79 in) of RHA steel.
Only one similar weapon was ever constructed, the KPB-12.7 (КПБ-12,7).[1] It was intended as a hand-held machine gun. Some sources state the weapon was uncontrollable when shoulder fired in fully automatic mode. The recoil-reducing system allowed this weapon to be fired from the shoulder, but it still had an insufficient reliability and an insufficient accuracy in single shots, and accurate bursts were also all but impossible from such large caliber but lightweight weapon with a limited magazine capacity.[2]
| Comparison | 6P62 | KPB-12.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Cartridge | 12.7 x 108 mm (4.3 in) | 12.7 x 108 mm (4.3 in) |
| Rate of fire | 400-500 rounds/min | 700 rounds/min (practical rate : up to 50 rounds/min) |
| Muzzle velocity | 620–645 m/s (2,030–2,120 ft/s) | 840 m/s (2,800 ft/s) |
| Barrel length | 750 mm (30 in) | |
| Weapon length | 1,200 mm (47 in) | 1,455 mm (57.3 in) |
| Weight | about 18 kg (40 lb) | about 13 kg (29 lb) |
| Maximum range | 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) | |
| Armour penetration | up to 20 mm (0.79 in) of steel (at 100 metres (330 ft)) | |
| Magazine capacity | 14 rounds | 16 rounds (10 rounds according to some sources) |
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