Dushka: The Ukrainian military's modified Soviet-built machine gun
2022 ж. 6 Қыр.
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One of the most iconic machine guns ever built is the Soviet-made DShK .50 calibre heavy machine gun, better known as the 'Dushka' which means 'Dear' in Russian.
It has been used in wars from Vietnam to Syria and an adapted version is being used by the Ukrainian military.
The Dushka was originally developed in the 1930s as an anti-aircraft gun and can fire 600 rounds a minute at a range of 1.5 miles.
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I'm a former US Army 11B. We took fire from one of these (obviously not the modified Ukrainian version) in Ramadi in 2006, and I'll never forget the sound of it. It was like wtf are they firing at us??? I had been in plenty of firefights at that point but I think the largest thing that had ever been fired at me machine gun wise was a PK. I've never felt a greater sense of urgency to reduce a target.
They have a 14.5mm machine gun as well.
The next guy is gonna be saying the same thing about your M2
Can you elaborate more on it?
@@williamlebotschy2729 14.5 has 3x the muzzle energy as a .50 BMG. Let that sink in.
Thank you for your service
"Highly accurate to 500 meters" I would hope so the damn thing is 485 meters long
Ah, ok. I was thinking they were 480m long. Thanks for the correction 😅
Idk what idiot wrote this. The American browning 12.7mm is highly accurate well over 1000m. The maximum range is 7km, this Russian round is larger and has an even greater range than the American one
The same happened with Flak 88, the gun was so good that it became more known for killing tanks than for taking down aircrafts despite being originally designed as antiaircraft guns.
Same with the M2 Browning
@badcornflakes6374 that's right, it was used in light trucks carrying 4 affixed .50 caliber M2 browning to fight "low" flying aircraft which were supporting the enemy ground troops. With a fire rate of 450-600 rpm, multiplied by 4 they obtained 1800-2400 rpm, which at that time was an insane fire rate for a relatively cheap and simple gas-operated machine gun. And an effective range of 1800 m was good enough to prevent aircraft from closely supporting their ground troops.
“Dushka” means DShK - abbreviated from “degtyareva-shpagina krupnokalibernyi” (high caliber of Degtyarev-Shpagin)
And it's properly pronounced as just the Russian letters, "Dah-Sh-Kah"... But of course it always gets turned into a single word like "Dushka" lol.
Determination of one Army trying to survive and protect her people. Ingenuity.
Ukraine used to be quite big in weapons sale before the soviet invasion. I suppose they will big again.
still Ukraine killing their own Donestk and Donbass citizen back in 2014-2026
@@nhatpham2206 bravo
Protect her peoples? Joke of the year
@@jezalb2710 Ukraine didn't even exist before the ,,Soviet invasion" lmao, all infrastructure, cities, homes and industry they have were built by the Soviets.
How they modified those dushkas reminds me of the experimental stinger m2 browning from World War 2. Only 3 were made and saw combat in the pacific. They were made of scrapped m2 browning from friendly downed SB2Us and had a m1 carbine stock.
Stinger machinegun
the m14 didnt exist back then
@@themosinguy6508 I meant m1 carbine
Será que os russos aguenta essa metralhadora no peito kk
You mean a Browning 1919? They were made using .30 cal machine guns, not .50. You're right though, it is very a similar set of expedient modifications.
If the world hasn't noticed; Ukraine is a very innovative and resourceful country.
Ukrainians seem really skilled at this kind of thing like the improvised TD this channel featured a week ago. If you give them something Ukrainians will probably find a use for it. They're also employing direct fire weapons for indirect fire like the 125mm guns on their tanks and Soviet era 100mm towed AT guns. Seems like there are also lots of recoilless rifles being used by Ukraine as well.
I'm very much loving the direct fire artillery.
they probably have google
They aren't going to give up. They are defending their land. Just look at the Mariupol defenders, they were surrounded for months and were ready to fight til everyone was dead. They have fighting spirit.
@@JohnDoe-vy5hh Russians think their contempt for life makes them unstoppable but they ran head on into the Ukrainians love for their lives. I know who I support and want to win.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Forgotten Weapons (Gun Jesus) did a video on this weapon. The mind behind the modification even replied in the comments. Very interesting
I need to take a look at that. Thanks. Ya,he's a long haired hippe. Lol
I remember watching a riot in the Soviet block country I can’t remember it’s been a few years, they had a box truck trying too ram barricades they cut the truck to pieces 😮😮 The passages that survived where missing body parts 😮😮 that gun is a BEAST .
the moat substantial barricaded post-soviet uprising in recent years was euromaidan in ukraine. there was a non-negligible amount of deadly force, too. I don't know of the protesters using big guns like this though, maybe you're thinking of more of an actual war, like in chechnya.
I always wondered why we never did this with our M2 instead of the leaning squat position they usually have you in. I did 8 years 12b and if your vehicle gets knocked out. good luck laying down fire and not getting hit with the current version of m2.
Yeah I always though that was stupid, it defies all commons sense.
@@jdee8407 Yeah the current M2 leaning squad makes absolute zero sense. Like what enemy is going to let you slowly walk in the rounds onto their position when youre a complete target out in the open.
A wize man once said: "one of the scariest things is when the grunts play tactical arts and crafts"
Well this modification is rather factory made so to say
I'd like to point out there's a huge difference between Russian 12.7×108mm and American 50 BMG (12.7×99mm) It's not just longer, the case has more volume. It's A LOT meaner round.
Damn...Using a Dshk with iron sights as a sniper rifle, with a spotter. These guys really do make use of what they have, and somehow they do it effectively too.
The lead that Flys out of that weapon is scary big. Roughly the size of your hand in length.
With their technical and improvising skills they are more than welcome in the EU
You mean Nato. EU? they 'd have to solve internal issues like corruption, svoboda, and instutions first ! other than that ua💪rf👎
@@allws9683 and the Azov Batallions….
@@vzhojh3845 Stupid people like you keep bringing "Azov batallions " up as if it wasn't a single batallion originated from a civil militia to fight against russian backed rebels It isn't even a battalion anymore , it's a regiment And has just a few thousand members, if they aren't all dead yet The azov regiment is not and was never a systemic problem in ukraine If anything is a civil response to russias agression
no we have enough corruption here dont need more of that.
@@brunoc.7517 nazis
I beleive it is 12.7x108mm cartridge (very similar to the .50cal just a bit longer)
Alot longer
It's a .51 caliber.
It packs quite a bit more punch than a .50 caliber. The .50 BMG puts out 12,000 to 15,000 joules. The 12.7x108 ranges from 16,000 to 20,000 joules and thats with old soviet rounds. about 30-50% stronger in fact.
12.7х114
It's a soviet copy of 50cal browning
Well controlled recoil. Looks lighter than M-2
It's controlled because the huge custom muzzle brake
@@danielal8230 it has original muzzle brake
@@denwalker32 dshk original muzzle is not like that
@@danielal8230 yes was completly different, much smaller
@@denwalker32 false
I wish we have one of those
Modified this Thing is a beast!!!🇺🇦💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
😄😄😄
Outstanding 👍😬 And perfect music
I don`t fancy having to carry it 🤣🤣
No doubt, I hated caring the M-60. That probably weighs over a hundred pounds. If Im not mistaken I believe the M-2 ( 50 cal) weighed 90 pounds (barrels and receiver) not counting tripod.
An fcs version with drone for designation can allow good indirect fire 1.5km away
think forgotten weapons talked about this weapon
Only two men and accurate upto 500m. Wow. Impressive...
It's maximum effective range for engaging infantry targets is 2.4km. However, it can penetrate up to 20mm of armour if it's within 500m.
designed to take out airplanes
It's designed to take out things made out of matter.
“…up to 500m away.” This seems to be understating the capabilities. USMC soldiers qualify with M16s out to 500m with iron sights.
@RockMachine 😂 oh yea I did in 2007 with iron sights 😂
@RockMachine how do you mean "can't see targets at 500m" Do you mean if they are hidden? This I agree with. But having shot figure 11s out to 900m with iron sights somewhat consistently it's definitely possible.
@@moeb9561 no one trains to shoot iron sights more than 300 meters , Credibility currently servicing in the United States Army
@@Falam_boy yes the USMC does shoot at 500 meters with irons sights. Bur the target is the size of a Jeep.
@RockMachine You can easily see the target at 500 or 600 meters. I'm a target shooter using an AR15 with iron sights and me and my friends can score 12 inch groups at that distance. Being Marksman in the army doesn't mean you are an good shooter.
🤯 imagine the recoil wow
That's the point of the muzzle break, very little recoil
Man it’s just like history repeating itself first the mg42 now we have this beast
But it has nothing to do with mg 42
One in each hand, from the hip.. 🤔😎
Only if you're green.
Ukraine needs more weapons to save the World! NATO, give Ukraine more weapons please!
No it needs more weapons to keep the war going :)
Ukraine save the world 😂 It cant even save itself
Yes. Get them about a hundred Abrahams tanks next. Russian soldiers are flying the Soviet Union flag above occupied cities. They are telling us they want to rebuild the Soviet Union. We must stop them now.
🤣🤣🤣
Ukraine needs a brain
Needs waaaay less powder with the shorter barrel, and a carrying handle. The bipod needs spikes too. And high explosive/fragmentation rounds
Can you also use it on a vehicle.
I saw many of this weapon mounted on pickup trucks during the Libyan Civil War in 2011.
Now that's a lot of damage
Damn, how many geniuses do they have in Ukraine? Thumbs up, guys, you're pure power!
You mean machinists? Lol
DPR in top corners means those are separatists
DPR guys have created 23mm anti-material sniper rifle out of a GSH-23m old aircraft autocannon.
@@lovepeace9727 for one video,so It never used in field fights i think, because it got damn greedy
Keep sending Ukrainians even more materiel they need to reclaim 1991 - 2013 borders. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇨🇦!!
The more weapons you supply to Ukraine, the closer the nuclear catastrophe is. The apocalypse is approaching
Героям слава!
@@Roky5r say it to your mother
No they don’t 😂
@@magnusthered4973 Hi Magnus, KZheadrs might type in Timothy Snyder's 'Bloodlands' to understand the history behind why Ukrainians have hated Moscow since the days of Catherine the Great. SLAVA UKRAINE!! 🇺🇦🇨🇦
It is ДШКМ-ТК (modernized-tactical) on a video and it has effective range up to 3500 metres with a proper scope (sniper machine gun).
3500m maybe as an area weapon using suppression. No way is that thing “sniping” people at 3500m.
@@cheeseburgerrunner5217 vehicles and fortifications :) It is very low recoil with this ukrainian-made supressor
@@CBAPT13 there's no suppressor, that's a muzzle brake, big difference.
Slava Ukraini 💓
Its called DSCHK and it was mounted on IS-2 and ISU-152 during ww2
It's a copy of 50cal browning
@@Usual_Cynik the round it use is, the gun itself is not.
Id est: if the tripod is 15 cm longer your range should be longer.
Damn that’s a scary weapon!
i want one, it's on my christmas list. ;-)
looks good
The soldier sure bruised his arm after work😊
Yes it was a standard Soviet Union Gun - the Ukrainian have some of them but made int Russia
Soviet Union is not Russia, Ukraine was also USSR
@@ericconnor8419 yes it is amazing how the Ukrainians how the now hide their Soviet Past including the annexation of Lviv , Stanislav (Ivano Franivisk ) and the crack down in Hungary 56 and in Prague 68 and pretend they were not there and the Soviets did it. Who dissolved the Crimean Tatar Republic! Never trust a country that flips sides like Romania and Ukraine - next you will owe them everything, including 90% of their civilian budget and 100 % of the Military expenditure. Of course for Free. Yes but you owe them because they are democratic now!
Can't really hear this where I am but I thought DSHK's were bigger than .50? Thought they were 14.5 mm? Which mg is that?
The KPV is 14.5mm. DSHK is 12.7mm.
i get MG 08/15 Vibes from that gun, the germans had the MG08 in WW1 but they wanted an LMG to move arround so they took the MG 08 and made some Bipods for it and took it with them XD the worlds first modern LMG with more then 30 rounds
Didn’t the Madsen have a 30 round curved magazine and a ~600 or so RPM? It was made in 1902-1905.
@@Dr.KarlowTheOctoling yeah that is true but still the MG08/15 is the closest they got to Modern LMGs with more then that, the Germans where always ahead of time
That's where the german slang Word "0815" comes from...if you say something is cheap produced or just an imitation of sth you say: this is 0815. 🤷🏻♂️
Is it anti meterial gun? Because it using 50cal?
It’s anti-everything
Anyone know why this thing doesn’t have a good way to carry it as in most of the footage I have seen of its use they seem to just use bits of rope or cloth tied to the barrel
It's literally a rough mod. of a weapon meant for vehicule use in many instances. It ain't meant for infantry, and the adaptations for that purpose tend to be a bit rugged
Its heavy AF… and kind of pointless to be mobile, their role is similar to the M2 HMG so they aren't design to by carried by infantry. The Russians tried to carry and shot for their advertisement, its just not practical to do so.
@@tam12025 not exactly the Ukrainian army uses DshK with this modification more like anti-material rifle than HMGs with the modification being specifically designed to allow its use by infantry
Nice
O my that's a big one
"Oh our friend the dushka" -Col.Miller metro exodus
Damn, and I thought shooting the ma deuce was a chore -- that looks beastly! 500m? More like 1000m no problem.
Call of Duty: Modified Weapons 🤝🏽
the trigger is a bicycle brake lever
Wow! Now that's a beast for sure. Well done for adapting it so well. 💪🇺🇦💪🇺🇦
Proxy war 😂
Septemabar 8 In the last few days, the Ukrainian troops have been advancing in a wedge-shaped manner, and without the possibility of strengthening the flanks, which left the forces on the front line without artillery support...the wages paid a terrible price in the death toll/thousands/....hospitals in >Odesa and similar cities are overcrowded with wounded soldiers , for now there is no important movement except Balakleja, strategically ZERO! The huge losses will be compensated with money and weapons from the so-called democratic West... the tactics of extorting the EU and Ukraine continue successfully, the citizens of the EU should urgently try to repay the loans, reduce the total debt... prepare for crash landing ..there is no free lunch
N@zi lol
This on a Toyota Hilux pickup would be a futile force, on a big mount with 360 degree versatility and loaded to the gunnels with Ammo!!!! 💪
Yeah, that's exactly how some of our police cars look like now, but it was Mitsubishi L200 I saw a few days ago, not Hilux. Tough times - tough police cars in Ukraine right now.
“futile” …
Hell, with .50 cal just chucking them at the enemy would be pretty dangerous
that is a bizarre setup
1:02 I wouldnt want to be the guy sitting upright with the binoculars....
Old is gold
Who's carrying the extra barrels? Not me , light duties chit.
Get some! 😎
The trigger is a bicycle brake lever.
just don't stand next to that muzzle brake...made that mistake with a .50 bolt felt like a Tiger tank had fired a round. Also: "Accurate" "UP 30.."
Used as an Infantry support weapon... bro how much does that thing weigh? I would hate to have to carry that beast
Muito triste vê essas cena pessoas que eram pra esta em suas casas com suas famílias:(
The Russians will kill everyone in military uniform and with weapons. very few will be lucky and end up in captivity. Russians are the most feared soldiers. They have always defeated the most powerful armies in the world. If they wanted to, they would have ruled this world long ago.
Yo le pondría una mira de punto óptico.
Para largas distancias si.
🇦🇿💋🇹🇷
И на кабана
I need 100000 of those to buy ok
after the war friend: BRO WHY YOUR SHOULDER IS SHIFTED AWAY ME: dushka
I’ve always wanted to see a michine sniper
That shoulder's gonna hurt.
Go get 'em boys
Those are NSV heavy machine guns taken from the top of captured armor unit and modified for infantry use.
Nope, all right, those are DShKs.
when their done with them I'll buy a few from them!
Oh, elephant problem eh😁
@@Mark5mith More like a donkey problem 🤣
Being used in pillbox defence of Bakhmut. 👍🏻🏴
The dshk's caliber is actally larger than .50 caliber.
No, .50 is 12.7mm which is what the DSHK is.
@@RealityDysfunction The Dushka uses 12.7x108-millimeter rounds nearly 10 percent longer than the . 50 caliber BMG used by the M2
@@rooks786 Calibre refers to width, not length. You claimed the dshk's calibre is larger than .50 and that's incorrect. They're the same, so you're wrong.
@@RealityDysfunction Well it's a larger round regardless
@@rooks786 It's a 'longer' round. Facts and specificity matter.
It’s not Dushka, it’s Dashka, as from name Daria, which has the same consonants.
Damn!
Back when it was developed it was useful against main battle tanks. Today I'm not sure the purpose... maybe ambush trucks and APCs in a forest? It seems a little heavy to use against infantry.
A lot of things can disable a tank, depending on what you have and where you hit it, tracks and wheels are vulnerable, this would be suitable.
@@Mark5mith Optics, if you can't see, you can't fight effectively. Works in hand to hand too.🙈
But can you imagine a Russian soldier seeing one of his comrades obliterated by one of these rounds? It would definitely make him reconsider his priorities real fast.
You haven't seen it in action. During the 2006 Ethiopian invasion of Somalia, they were equipped with a different version of this. It had a larger tripod almost to the waist in height. One soldier carried the gun, another the tripod and another for pullet cases. They assembled it and hhhhh man believe me when I say this it's not good to be on the receiving end. Later on in the war I had the pleasure of firing it. All I can say is damn. I personally don't like this Ukrainian version. But it's only me.
Russia uses BMP's very heavily, so anti-tank small arms come in handy. Perfect for making certain munitions go boom too.
keren sekali
effectve up to 500 meters? so its not doing anything an ar or an ak isnt doing then right.
I wouldn't wanna die by that 😂 that's for sure
Maksim next?
It was also used in ww2
Excellence
Rambo and the Terminator must be jealous.
damn this looks like a terminator gun for arnold
I want one!! 54r?
I know most firearms have large db count but i was just curious abour what might happen to someone near these hmgs without ear plugs ? 😅
What did you say😁
@@Mark5mith W H A T ?? I cant hear you😂😅
WHAT?
DShK (GRAU - 56-P-542 index) is a Soviet heavy machine gun with a 12.7×108 mm cartridge. Developed on the basis of the design of the large-caliber machine gun DC. In February 1939, the DShK was adopted by the Red Army under the designation "12.7 mm large-caliber Degtyarev - Shpagin machine gun of the 1938 model". While maintaining the principle of operation of automation and the locking circuit of the barrel of the DC machine gun, the power mechanism was completely changed (it provided the supply of the cartridge belt either from the right side or from the left). Accordingly, the design of the cartridge belt (the so-called "crab" type) has also become different. The muzzle brake had a different design. The large-caliber machine gun of the 1938/46 model is characterized by a relatively high firing efficiency. In terms of muzzle energy, which ranged from 18.8 to 19.2 kJ, it surpassed almost all existing machine gun systems of this caliber. Thanks to this, a large penetration effect of the bullet on armored targets has been achieved: at a range of 500 m, it penetrates high-hardness steel armor with a thickness of 15 mm (20 mm of medium-hardness armor type RHA). The machine gun has a fairly high rate of fire, which determines the effectiveness of fire on fast-moving targets. Maintaining a high rate of fire, despite the increase in caliber, was facilitated by the introduction of a buffer device in the back of the machine gun. The elastic buffer also softens the impacts of the mobile system in the extreme rear position, which favorably affects the survivability of parts and accuracy of shooting.
ДШК (Индекс ГРАУ - 56-П-542) - советский станковый крупнокалиберный пулемёт под патрон 12,7×108 мм. Разработан на основе конструкции крупнокалиберного станкового пулемёта ДК. В феврале 1939 года ДШК был принят на вооружение РККА под обозначением «12,7 мм крупнокалиберный пулемёт Дегтярёва - Шпагина образца 1938 года». При сохранении принципа работы автоматики и схемы запирания канала ствола пулемёта ДК, был полностью изменён механизм питания (он обеспечивал подачу патронной ленты либо с правой стороны, либо с левой). Соответственно иной стала и конструкция патронной ленты (так называемая типа «краб»). Дульный тормоз имел другую конструкцию. Крупнокалиберный пулемёт обр. 1938/46 годов отличается сравнительно большой эффективностью стрельбы. По дульной энергии, которая составляла от 18,8 до 19,2 кДж, он превосходил почти все существующие системы пулемётов подобного калибра. Благодаря этому достигнуто большое пробивное действие пули по бронированным целям: на дальности 500 м она пробивает стальную броню высокой твёрдости толщиной 15 мм (20 мм брони средней твёрдости тип RHA). Пулемёт обладает достаточно высоким темпом стрельбы, что обусловливает эффективность огня по быстродвижущимся целям. Сохранению высокого темпа стрельбы, несмотря на увеличение калибра, способствовало введение буферного устройства в затыльнике пулемёта. Упругий буфер смягчает также удары подвижной системы в крайнем заднем положении, что благоприятно сказывается на живучести деталей и меткости стрельбы.
I need 3000000 of those to buy ok
During Iraq-Iran war this machine gun was very popular. Iraqis literally called it "Dushka"; I did not know where that name came from until watched this video.
It’s from Russian abbreviation ДШК which stands for high caliber machine gun by Gegtyarev &Shpagin ( engineers who made it) If you pronounce the abbreviation it sounds like DaeShaeKaah, hence it would morph into Dushka, which can also mean dear, darling in Russian.
I need 9000000000000000000000000000000 of those to buy ok
Imagine getting hit by one of those.
And they say size doesn't matter...
Классная пушка, как будто то отдачи вообще нет.
You have obviously never fired a heavy squad weapon!
The accuracy of the infantry version is close to non existent.
It might look cool and all but the practical application of this is going to be very limited. Nobody is going to be humping that thing for long, and between the supposed two man crew is going to have maybe 200 rounds. Also, sling some SLAP rounds through that muzzle brake and see what happens. Heavy machine guns like this and the m2 are intended to be in fixed positions with a tripod and t and e, or vehicle mounted to be effective. There's a reason big bore anti tank rifles died out a long time ago, which is essentially what they're trying to make here.
I need 2000000 of those to buy ok
You could make a Red Mist with that at 900mts easy. 500mts is lazy targeting.
Not penetrating a bmp at 900m however. At 500m API rounds will easily defeat the armor of APCs, just as well, the platform they've adapted it too is easily relocated, which makes for longer living gunners. They're basically using it as a readily available AT rifle, probably firing in bursts in ambushes in conjunction with other forces.