The HMG PK-16 is a
Pakistani belt-fed air-cooled
gas-operated
Gas-operation is a system of operation used to provide energy to operate locked breech, autoloading firearms. In gas-operation, a portion of high-pressure gas from the cartridge being fired is used to power a mechanism to dispose of the spent ...
heavy machine gun designed and produced by the
Pakistan Ordnance Factories
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It was first unveiled on 23 November 2016 on the
IDEAS defence exhibition
inaugurated by both
PM Nawaz Sharif and
COAS Raheel Sharif and visited by
Minister of Defence Khwaja Asif and
MoDP Rana Tanveer Hussain.
Its name might suggest its introduction in 2016.
Characteristics
The HMG PK-16 shows some similarities to the
Soviet DShK, as well as the Chinese
W85
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Overview
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and
Type 54 Machine gun.
The HMG PK-16 is assembled by two people
with an assembling time of 5 minutes and 20 seconds
and a disassembling time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds,
however its assembling time with the gun mounted is less than one minute.
It has spade grips with the
trigger
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in between the spade grips to be thumb pressed by the user.
It has a tripod stand that can be operated either flat on ground or elevated.
It can also be operated on vehicles.
It is a comparatively light weight and suitable for
low intensity operations.
It operates with a
caliber
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of
12.7×108mm
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with overall length of 1,500 mm
and
barrel
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length of 1,003 mm.
It has an effective range of 1,500-1,600 m.
Its tripod allows for an elevation of -26° to + 73° and a traverse movement of 360°.
It fires 540-600 rounds per minute
with each bullet traveling at speed of 810 m/s.
The
barrel
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however must be changed after firing 3,500 rounds.
See also
Other HMGs
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Type 77 heavy machine gun
The Type 77 heavy machine gun or Type 85 is a Chinese 12.7×108mm heavy machine gun featuring an indigenous design.
History
During the mid-1970s, China decided to develop a lighter 12.7 mm machine gun to replace the Type 54 (indigenous DShK ...
*
Zastava M87
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QJZ-89
The QJZ-89, also known as the Type 89 heavy machine gun, is a heavy machine gun designed in the People's Republic of China and fires the Soviet 12.7×108mm ammunition.
History
In the early 1980s, Chinese firearms designers received scattered inf ...
Other POF Products
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POF Eye
POF Eye is a special-purpose hand-held weapon system, similar to the Israeli Cornershot. It was first revealed at the 5th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2008), held at the Karachi Expo Centre in November 2008. It is designed fo ...
*
Azb sniper rifle
The Azb DMR MK1 or Azb MK1 is a Pakistani light weight semi-automatic designated marksman rifle designed and manufactured by the POF. It was first unveiled at the December 2014 IDEAS exhibition. It is believed to be named after the Counter-t ...
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LSR
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PSR-90
References
{{Pakistan Armed Forces
Pakistani inventions
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 2016
Heavy machine guns
12.7×108 mm machine guns
Gas-operated firearms
Machine guns of Pakistan