DK (12.7 mm) - Revision history

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 == Usage in battles ==
-Because it is mounted in the back of the SMK's turret instead of the front with the other weapons, it is hard to use effectively and thus is mostly unused. However, its large calibre may be able to damage or kill crew members of open-topped vehicles that flank behind you.
+<!-- ''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.'' -->
 === Pros and cons ===

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 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 * {{Specs-Link|ussr_smk}}
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 == Usage in battles ==
-''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
+Because it is mounted in the back of the SMK's turret instead of the front with the other weapons, it is hard to use effectively and thus is mostly unused. However, its large calibre may be able to damage or kill crew members of open-topped vehicles that flank behind you.
 === Pros and cons ===
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 '''Pros:'''
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 '''Cons:'''
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 The Soviet Union, at its start, lacked the capability of providing infantry the necessary firepower to combat the potent threat of airpower. While other nations were moving ahead with large-calibre machine guns after World War I, the Soviet Union only began requesting a similar weapon system in 1925.<ref name="Koll_DK">Koll 2009, pg 53-54</ref><ref name="Popenker_DK">Popenker "DShK DShKM 12.7"</ref>
-Unsatisfied with foreign examples, the Soviet Union sought to create an indigenous design of a heavy machine gun. The first step was the cartridge, which resulted in the 12.7x108 mm cartridge. For the weapon design, the Soviet Union asked Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov, who had designed the [[DT_(7.62_mm)|DP machine gun]], to produce a machine gun for the new cartridge. Degtyaryov delivered in 1930 his new machine gun, which was essentially the DP machine gun scaled up and fed by a 30-round magazine designed by A. Kladov. The machine gun was designated the '''DK''', or '''Degtyaryov Krupnokalibernyj''' ("Degtyarov Large Calibre").<ref name="Koll_DK"/><ref name="Popenker_DK"/>
+Unsatisfied with foreign examples, the Soviet Union sought to create an indigenous design of a heavy machine gun. The first step was the cartridge, which resulted in the 12.7x108 mm cartridge. For the weapon design, the Soviet Union asked Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov, who had designed the [[DT_(7.62_mm)|DP machine gun]], to produce a machine gun for the new cartridge. Degtyaryov delivered in 1930 his new machine gun, which was essentially the DP machine gun scaled up and fed by a 30-round magazine designed by A. Kladov. The machine gun was designated the '''DK''', or '''Degtyaryov Krupnokalibernyj''' ("Degtyarov Large Calibre").<ref name="Koll_DK" /><ref name="Popenker_DK" />
-The DK was put into production in 1933. The weapon was typically mounted on a Koleshnikov universal mount, which had a wheeled carriage for transportation and firing at ground targets, and the mount's trails can be used as a tripod to engage aircraft.<ref name="Koll_DK"/> The weapon saw use on armored cars, light tanks, and on small naval vessels.<ref name="Popenker_DK"/>
+The DK was put into production in 1933. The weapon was typically mounted on a Koleshnikov universal mount, which had a wheeled carriage for transportation and firing at ground targets, and the mount's trails can be used as a tripod to engage aircraft.<ref name="Koll_DK" /> The weapon saw use on armored cars, light tanks, and on small naval vessels.<ref name="Popenker_DK" />
-However, issues arose from the 30-round magazine the DK was equipped with, which restricted the weapon's overall rate of fire due to reloads. As such, by 1935 the weapon type was discontinued. However, another designer by the name Georgiy Shpagin would work with the DK to produce a belt-feed mechanism for the weapon in 1937. The weapon, a collobration effort between Degtyaryov and Shpagin, would eventually be adopted in 1939 as the [[DShK (12.7 mm)|DShK mod.38]], which would go on as the predominate version of the weapon.<ref name="Koll_DK"/>
+However, issues arose from the 30-round magazine the DK was equipped with, which restricted the weapon's overall rate of fire due to reloads. As such, by 1935 the weapon type was discontinued. However, another designer by the name Georgiy Shpagin would work with the DK to produce a belt-feed mechanism for the weapon in 1937. The weapon, a collobration effort between Degtyaryov and Shpagin, would eventually be adopted in 1939 as the [[DShK (12.7 mm)|DShK mod.38]], which would go on as the predominate version of the weapon.<ref name="Koll_DK" />
 == Media ==
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 ;Images
-<gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="200">
+<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200">
 File:Weapon DK (12.7 mm).png|<small>The DK mounted rear-facing on the upper turret of the SMK</small>
 </gallery>
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 === References ===
 ;Citations
 <references />
 ;Bibliography:
 * Koll, Christian, ''Soviet Cannon: A Comprehensive Study of Soviet Guns and Ammunition in Calibres 12.7mm to 57mm''. Self-published, PDF, 2009.
 * Popenker, Maxim, "DShK DShKM 12.7." ''Modern Firearms'', [https://modernfirearms.net/en/machineguns/russia-machineguns/dshk-i-dshkm-12-7-eng/ Website]. Accessed 04 Aug. 2021 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210804152251/https://modernfirearms.net/en/machineguns/russia-machineguns/dshk-i-dshkm-12-7-eng/ Archive]).

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 <!--''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''-->
-The '''DK''' or ''Degtyaryov Krupnokalibernyi'' (Russian: Дегтярёва Крупнокалиберный; English: Degtyarov large calibre) is a Soviet 12.7 mm heavy machine gun  used on armoured vehicles.
+The '''DK''' or '''Degtyaryov Krupnokalibernyi''' (Russian: Дегтярёва Крупнокалиберный; English: Degtyarov large calibre) is a Soviet 12.7 mm heavy machine gun mounted on armoured vehicles.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
-=== Available shells ===
+=== Available ammunition ===
-''Describe the shells that are available for the cannon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
+''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''
 === Comparison with analogues ===
-''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns, that have firepower equal to these type of weapons.''
+''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''
 == Usage in battles ==
-''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against the main opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
+''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''
 === Pros and cons ===
-''Summarize and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
+''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''
 '''Pros:'''
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 == History ==
-<!--''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of this weapon. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.''-->
+<!-- ''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.'' -->
-The Soviet Union, at its start, lacked the capability of providing infantry the necessary firepower to combat the potent threat of airpower. While other nations were moving ahead with large caliber machine guns after World War I, the Soviet Union only began requesting a similar weapon system in 1925.<ref name="Koll_DK">Koll 2009, pg 53-54</ref><ref name="Popenker_DK">Popenker "DShK DShKM 12.7"</ref>
+The Soviet Union, at its start, lacked the capability of providing infantry the necessary firepower to combat the potent threat of airpower. While other nations were moving ahead with large-calibre machine guns after World War I, the Soviet Union only began requesting a similar weapon system in 1925.<ref name="Koll_DK">Koll 2009, pg 53-54</ref><ref name="Popenker_DK">Popenker "DShK DShKM 12.7"</ref>
-Unsatisfied with foreign examples, the Soviet Union sought to create an indigenous design of a heavy machine gun. The first step was the cartridge, which resulted in the 12.7x108 mm cartridge. For the weapon design, the Soviet Union asked Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov, who had designed the [[DT_(7.62_mm)|DP machine gun]], to produce a machine gun for the new cartridge. Degtyaryov delivered in 1930 his new machine gun, which was essentially the DP machine gun scaled up and fed by a 30-round magazine designed by A. Kladov. The machine gun was designated the '''DK''', or ''Degtyaryov Krupnokalibernyj'' (''Degtyarov Large Caliber'').<ref name="Koll_DK"/><ref name="Popenker_DK"/>
+Unsatisfied with foreign examples, the Soviet Union sought to create an indigenous design of a heavy machine gun. The first step was the cartridge, which resulted in the 12.7x108 mm cartridge. For the weapon design, the Soviet Union asked Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov, who had designed the [[DT_(7.62_mm)|DP machine gun]], to produce a machine gun for the new cartridge. Degtyaryov delivered in 1930 his new machine gun, which was essentially the DP machine gun scaled up and fed by a 30-round magazine designed by A. Kladov. The machine gun was designated the '''DK''', or '''Degtyaryov Krupnokalibernyj''' ("Degtyarov Large Calibre").<ref name="Koll_DK"/><ref name="Popenker_DK"/>
 The DK was put into production in 1933. The weapon was typically mounted on a Koleshnikov universal mount, which had a wheeled carriage for transportation and firing at ground targets, and the mount's trails can be used as a tripod to engage aircraft.<ref name="Koll_DK"/> The weapon saw use on armored cars, light tanks, and on small naval vessels.<ref name="Popenker_DK"/>
-However, issues arose from the 30-round magazine the DK was equipped with, which restricted the overall firing rate of the weapon due to reloads. As such, by 1935 the weapon type was discontinued. However, another designer by the name Georgiy Shpagin would work with the DK to produce a belt-feed mechanism for the weapon in 1937. The weapon, a collobration effort between Degtyaryov and Shpagin, would eventually be adopted in 1939 as the ''[[DShK (12.7 mm)|DShK mod.38]]'', which would go on as the predominate version of the weapon.<ref name="Koll_DK"/>
+However, issues arose from the 30-round magazine the DK was equipped with, which restricted the weapon's overall rate of fire due to reloads. As such, by 1935 the weapon type was discontinued. However, another designer by the name Georgiy Shpagin would work with the DK to produce a belt-feed mechanism for the weapon in 1937. The weapon, a collobration effort between Degtyaryov and Shpagin, would eventually be adopted in 1939 as the [[DShK (12.7 mm)|DShK mod.38]], which would go on as the predominate version of the weapon.<ref name="Koll_DK"/>
 == Media ==
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 == External links ==
-<!--''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
+<!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
-* ''other literature.''-->
+* ''other literature.'' -->
 === References ===

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+[[File:DK.png|550px|thumb|right|The DK inside the rear of the SMK turret]]
 == Description ==
 <!--''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''-->
-The '''DK''' or ''Degtyaryov Krupnokalibernyi'' (Russian: Дегтярёва Крупнокалиберный; English: Degtyarov large caliber) is a Soviet 12.7mm heavy machine gun  used on armored vehicles.
+The '''DK''' or ''Degtyaryov Krupnokalibernyi'' (Russian: Дегтярёва Крупнокалиберный; English: Degtyarov large calibre) is a Soviet 12.7 mm heavy machine gun  used on armoured vehicles.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == Media ==
-!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 ;Images
 <gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="200">
-File:Weapon DK (12.7 mm).png|<small>The DK mounted rear-facing on the upper turret of the SMK.</small>
+File:Weapon DK (12.7 mm).png|<small>The DK mounted rear-facing on the upper turret of the SMK</small>
 </gallery>
 == See also ==
-<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
-* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
+* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
 == External links ==

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 == Description ==
 <!--''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''-->
-[[File:Weapon DK (12.7 mm).png|350px|thumb|left|The {{PAGENAME}} on the SMK.]]
-{{Break}}
+The '''DK''' or ''Degtyaryov Krupnokalibernyi'' (Russian: Дегтярёва Крупнокалиберный; English: Degtyarov large caliber) is a Soviet 12.7mm heavy machine gun  used on armored vehicles.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
-* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
+* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
 == External links ==
 <!--''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''-->
-;References:
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 ;Bibliography:
 * Koll, Christian, ''Soviet Cannon: A Comprehensive Study of Soviet Guns and Ammunition in Calibres 12.7mm to 57mm''. Self-published, PDF, 2009.
-* Popenker, Maxim, "DShK DShKM 12.7." ''Modern Firearms'', [https://modernfirearms.net/en/machineguns/russia-machineguns/dshk-i-dshkm-12-7-eng/ Website]. Accessed 22 Apr. 2021 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210804152251/https://modernfirearms.net/en/machineguns/russia-machineguns/dshk-i-dshkm-12-7-eng/ Archive]).
+* Popenker, Maxim, "DShK DShKM 12.7." ''Modern Firearms'', [https://modernfirearms.net/en/machineguns/russia-machineguns/dshk-i-dshkm-12-7-eng/ Website]. Accessed 04 Aug. 2021 ([https://web.archive.org/web/20210804152251/https://modernfirearms.net/en/machineguns/russia-machineguns/dshk-i-dshkm-12-7-eng/ Archive]).
 {{Tank machine guns}}
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 == Description ==
-''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''
+<!--''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''-->
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

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		+	\| image = File:Weapon_DK_(12.7_mm).png
		+	\| title = {{PAGENAME}}
		+	\| MG-calibre = 12.7
		+	\| Belt-capacity = 50
		+	\| RoF = 600
		+	\| MG-velocity = 815 - 850
		+	\| MG-max-pen = 29
		+	}}
	== Description ==		== Description ==
	''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''		''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Make an air or ground vehicles list on which this weapon is installed in our game.''

DK (12.7 mm) - Revision history

U44629479: Edits

U136966302: /* Usage in battles */

U44629479: Edits

U44629479: Edits

U9202753 at 22:14, 7 February 2022

U28580205: Fixed access date

U28580205: Added content to /* History */ with appropriate sources in /* External links */

U44629479: /* Description */ Corrected article template

U44629479: /* Description */ Added armament image + added description

U64962917: Added autoweapon card with information.

U28580205: Added content to /* History / with appropriate sources in / External links */