SG-43 Goryunov

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SG-43
A static SG-43 inside the Road of Life museum in Ladoga lake station.
Type	Medium machine gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1943–1968 (Soviet Union)
Wars	World War II Korean War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War North Yemen Civil War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Angolan Civil War Mozambican Civil War Uganda-Tanzania War Wars in Afghanistan Somali Civil War Gulf War Burundian Civil War Congo-Brazzaville Civil War Iraq War Kivu conflict Northern Mali Conflict Syrian Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
Production history
Designer	P.M. Goryunov
Designed	1940–1943[1]
Variants	SG-43, SGM, SGMT, SGMB
Specifications
Mass	13.8 kg (30.42 lb) gun body 41 kg (90.39 lb) on wheeled mount
Length	1,150 mm (45.3 in)
Barrel length	720 mm (28.3 in)
Cartridge	7.62×54mmR
Action	Gas-operated
Rate of fire	500–700 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	800 m/s (2,624 ft/s)
Effective firing range	1100 m (1200 yd)
Maximum firing range	1,500 meters[2]
Feed system	200 or 250 round belts
Sights	Iron sights

The SG-43 Goryunov (Russian: Станковый пулемёт системы Горюнова, Stankovyy pulyemyot sistyemy Goryunova, meaning "Mounted machinegun, Goryunov design") was a Soviet medium machine gun that was introduced during the Second World War. It was chambered for the 7.62×54mmR cartridge, and was introduced in 1943 as a replacement for the older M1910 Maxim machine guns.^[3] It was mounted on wheeled mounts, tripods and armored vehicles.^[4]