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[[File:SGMT.png|x280px|thumb|right|The SGMT inside the PT-76B turret]]
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Originally named SG-43 Goryunov (Russian: Станковый пулемет системы Горюнова, Stankovyy pulemet sistemi Goryunova, meaning "Mounted machinegun, Goryunov design"), this machine gun takes the name '''"SGMT"''' or "Modernized SG tank-mounted" when mounted on a tank ("M" standing for modernized and "T" for tank).
  
 
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{{Navigation-Line|'''Tank destroyers'''}}{{Specs-Link|ussr_asu_85}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|ussr_it_1}}
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== General info ==
 
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When World War II started, the Soviet military only had the water-cooled [[Maxim's (7.62 mm)|Maxim M1910]] machine gun at hand as their heavy machine gun.<ref name="IWM_SG43">Imperial War Museum "SG43"</ref> ​So in 1942, a request was put out for new heavy machine gun for a rifle-calibre cartridge that can be fired in a ground, vehicle, or anti-aircraft mount. The machine gun was also to be able to take either the older canvas belts or the new disintegrating link belts.<ref name="PopenkerSGM">Popenker "Gorjunov SG-43 SGM"</ref>
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Development of the machine gun proper started in May 1942 by a team led by P.M.Goryunov. The weapon was sent for trials by May 1943 and was then adopted as the "7.62mm mounted machine gun system Goryunov", or ''SG-43'' for short. The SG-43 was used as such in World War II, mainly with a ground mount that was wheeled and could mount a shield, though there were vehicle mounts as well.<ref name="IWM_SG43"/><ref name="PopenkerSGM"/>
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[[File:SGM Goryunov medium machine gun - Right side view.jpeg|right|none|thumb|Right side view of a SGM machine gun.]]
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After World War II, the SG-43 was modernized into the '''SGM'''. The SGM modernization featured a longitudinally fluted barrel for weight saving and cooling.<ref name="PopenkerSGM"/> The modernization also implemented a barrel lock that allowed for headspace adjustment. This modernized machine gun was developed into a tank mount as the '''SGMT''', which had a solenoid trigger mounted on its back, and the ''SGMB'', which had special mountings for use on an armored personnel carrier. Some manners of the modernization also were implemented onto the SG-43, such as a dust cover, and these weapons were designated as the ''SG-43M''.<ref name="SmithGuns_SG43">Smith 1969, pg 606-608</ref>
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The SGM and its family of weapons continued to see use in the Soviet military until the 1960s, when the [[PKT (7.62 mm)|PK machine guns]] began replacing the SGM due to its role as the Soviet's universal machine gun.<ref name="PopenkerSGM"/> However, the SGM was exported or produced among countries allied or friendly with the Soviets such as East Germany, Poland, Romania, Cuba, Egypt,<ref name="IWM_SG43"/> North Vietnam, and China (which also domestically produces the machine gun as ''Type 58'').<ref name="SmithGuns_SG43Users">Smith 1969, pg 297, 300, 381, 526, 533, 613, 718</ref>
  
 
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File:Weapon SGMT (7.62 mm).png|<small>The SGMT on the ASU-85</small>
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* Imperial War Museum, "SG43." ''Imperial War Museum'', [https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30029675 Website]. Accessed 25 Mar. 2021.
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* Smith, Joseph E. ''Small Arms of the World (9th ed.)''. Stackpole Books, 1969.
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* Popenker, Maxim, "Gorjunov SG-43 SGM". ''Modern Firearms'', [https://modernfirearms.net/en/machineguns/russia-machineguns/sg-43-i-sgm-eng/ Website]. Accessed 25 Mar. 2021.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:44, 17 December 2023

Introducing Wiki 3.0
The SGMT inside the PT-76B turret

Description

Originally named SG-43 Goryunov (Russian: Станковый пулемет системы Горюнова, Stankovyy pulemet sistemi Goryunova, meaning "Mounted machinegun, Goryunov design"), this machine gun takes the name "SGMT" or "Modernized SG tank-mounted" when mounted on a tank ("M" standing for modernized and "T" for tank).

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Light tanks  Object 211 · Object 685 · Object 906
PT-76  PT-76B · ▄PT-76
Medium tanks  ZTZ59A · Object 435
T-54  T-54 (1947) · T-54 (1949) · T-54 (1951) · ▄T-54
T-55  T-55A · ▄T-55M
Tank destroyers  ASU-85 · IT-1

General info

Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.

Available ammunition

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 this weapon.

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.

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.

Pros:

Cons:

History

When World War II started, the Soviet military only had the water-cooled Maxim M1910 machine gun at hand as their heavy machine gun.[1] ​So in 1942, a request was put out for new heavy machine gun for a rifle-calibre cartridge that can be fired in a ground, vehicle, or anti-aircraft mount. The machine gun was also to be able to take either the older canvas belts or the new disintegrating link belts.[2]

Development of the machine gun proper started in May 1942 by a team led by P.M.Goryunov. The weapon was sent for trials by May 1943 and was then adopted as the "7.62mm mounted machine gun system Goryunov", or SG-43 for short. The SG-43 was used as such in World War II, mainly with a ground mount that was wheeled and could mount a shield, though there were vehicle mounts as well.[1][2]

Right side view of a SGM machine gun.

After World War II, the SG-43 was modernized into the SGM. The SGM modernization featured a longitudinally fluted barrel for weight saving and cooling.[2] The modernization also implemented a barrel lock that allowed for headspace adjustment. This modernized machine gun was developed into a tank mount as the SGMT, which had a solenoid trigger mounted on its back, and the SGMB, which had special mountings for use on an armored personnel carrier. Some manners of the modernization also were implemented onto the SG-43, such as a dust cover, and these weapons were designated as the SG-43M.[3]

The SGM and its family of weapons continued to see use in the Soviet military until the 1960s, when the PK machine guns began replacing the SGM due to its role as the Soviet's universal machine gun.[2] However, the SGM was exported or produced among countries allied or friendly with the Soviets such as East Germany, Poland, Romania, Cuba, Egypt,[1] North Vietnam, and China (which also domestically produces the machine gun as Type 58).[4]

Media

Images

  • The SGMT on the ASU-85

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.

External links

References

Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Imperial War Museum "SG43"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Popenker "Gorjunov SG-43 SGM"
  3. ↑ Smith 1969, pg 606-608
  4. ↑ Smith 1969, pg 297, 300, 381, 526, 533, 613, 718
Bibliography
  • Imperial War Museum, "SG43." Imperial War Museum, Website. Accessed 25 Mar. 2021.
  • Smith, Joseph E. Small Arms of the World (9th ed.). Stackpole Books, 1969.
  • Popenker, Maxim, "Gorjunov SG-43 SGM". Modern Firearms, Website. Accessed 25 Mar. 2021.


Tank machine guns
USA 
7.62 mm  M37 · M60D · M73 · M240 · M1919A4 · Mk.52
12.7 mm  FN M3P · M2HB · M80 · M85
Germany 
5.56 mm  MG4
7.62 mm  C6 · MG3A1
7.92 mm  MG13 Dreyse · MG34 · MG37(t) · MG42
12.7 mm  S.MG.50
USSR 
7.62 mm  DT · PKMB · PKT · PKTM · RP-46 · SGMT
12.7 mm  DK · DShK · 6P49 · NSVT
14.5 mm  KPVT
Britain 
7.62 mm  Browning MG4 · L3A1 · L8A1 · L8A2 · L37A1 · L37A2 · L94A1
7.7 mm  Vickers
7.92 mm  BESA
12.7 mm  L21A1
Japan 
6.5 mm  Type 91
7.62 mm  Type 74
7.7 mm  Type 97
12.7 mm  Type 60 (B)
China 
5.8 mm  QJT
7.62 mm  Type 55 · Type 59 · Type 86
12.7 mm  QJC88A · Type 54
14.5 mm  QJG02
Italy 
7.62 mm  Beretta MG42/59 · FN MAG 60-40
8 mm  34/40M · Breda Mod. 38
13.2 mm  Breda Model 31
France 
7.5 mm  AAT-52 · MAC 31
7.62 mm  A-A-F1N
8 mm  Hotchkiss Mle 1914
Sweden 
6.5 mm  ksp m/14-29
7.62 mm  ksp 39 C · ksp 58 · ksp 94
8 mm  ksp m/36 · ksp m/39B
12.7 mm  ksp 88

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