The Zastava M87 () is a
heavy machine gun
A heavy machine gun (HMG) is significantly larger than light, medium or general-purpose machine guns. HMGs are typically too heavy to be man-portable (carried by one person) and require mounting onto a weapons platform to be operably stable or ...
produced by
Zastava Arms
Zastava Arms () is a Serbian manufacturer of firearms and artillery, based in Kragujevac, Serbia. In 1853, it was founded, and cast its first cannon. It is the leading producer of firearms in Serbia and is a large contributor to the local defense ...
in
Yugoslavia
, common_name = Yugoslavia
, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation
, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
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and later
Serbia
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, image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg
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. The M87 is based on the Soviet
NSV heavy machine gun.
It is intended for anti-aircraft duties, but it also used for action against ground and maritime targets at long distances.
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Zastava M84
The Zastava M84 is a general-purpose machine gun manufactured by Zastava Arms. It is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed and fully automatic shoulder-fired weapon.
The M84 is a licensed copy of the Soviet Union's PKM, with a few differences su ...
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Zastava M02 Coyote
The Zastava M02 Coyote is a 12.7mm heavy machine gun produced by Zastava Arms. The M02 is very similar to the NSV machine gun and Kord machine gun
The Kord-12.7 mm heavy machine gun is a Russian design that entered service in 1998 replacin ...
References
External links
Official website of Zastava ArmsZastava M87Zastava M87 - NavalBelt filter 12.7Zastava M02 Coyote
12.7×108 mm machine guns
Machine guns of Yugoslavia
Machine guns of Serbia
Zastava Arms
Heavy machine guns
Military equipment introduced in the 1980s
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