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12.7 Mm Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 5 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged 12.7 Mm, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

5 weapon systems

NSV, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsNSV12.7 mm heavy machine gunSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPRussiaUkraineBuilt: Metallist JSC / West Kazakhstan Machine-Building Company / Soviet Union / KazakhstanThe NSV Utes is a Soviet 12.7x108 mm heavy machine gun designed by Nikitin, Sokolov, and Volkov as a lighter replacement for the DShK family. It can be used from a tripod, vehicle mount, or remote station against light armor, firing points, personnel, and low-flying aerial targets, and it remains relevant through post-Soviet service and licensed derivative production.

W85 heavy machine gun, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsW85 heavy machine gun12.7 mm heavy machine gunSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: NORINCO / ChinaThe W85 is a Chinese 12.7x108 mm heavy machine gun associated with Norinco export channels and the QJC-88 vehicle-mounted variant. It is lighter than many older DShK-pattern heavy machine guns and can be used from tripod, pintle, or vehicle mounts. In the Boko Haram Insurgency, open-source reporting documents W-85 guns recovered from ISWAP-linked forces and describes the type as usually mounted on trucks for anti-personnel and anti-aircraft fire support.

Zastava M02 Coyote, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsZastava M02 Coyote12.7 mm heavy machine gunSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPYemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Zastava Arms / SerbiaThe Zastava M02 Coyote is a Serbian 12.7 mm heavy machine gun derived from Zastava's M87/NSV-pattern weapon and mounted on a tripod for crew-served long-range fire. In the Yemen Civil War, Amnesty International documented Serbian-made M02 Coyote guns among weapons used by UAE-allied militias in Hodeidah, linking the system to coalition-aligned ground forces rather than regular Serbian service.

HITROLE N, Remote 12.7 mm weapon station, Naval Systems

Naval SystemsHITROLE NRemote 12.7 mm weapon stationSide: UnknownBuilt: Leonardo S.p.A. (former Oto Melara) / ItalyHITROLE N is Leonardo's lightweight 12.7 mm remote-controlled naval weapon station. The HITROLE N/NT family is a stabilized shipboard mount used on frigates, offshore patrol vessels, and support ships for close-in defense and small-craft interdiction.

Droid TW 12.7, Unmanned ground vehicle, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentDroid TW 12.7Unmanned ground vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: DevDroid / UkraineDroid TW 12.7 is a Ukrainian tracked unmanned ground vehicle from DevDroid. It combines the Droid Box control system with a Browning 12.7 mm machine gun on a Wolly 12.7 combat module, and Ukraine approved it for military use after combat testing in December 2024.