Ksp 58 (7.62 mm)

The Ksp 58 on the Strv 103A

Description

The 7.62 mm ksp 58 is a Swedish general purpose machine gun.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

• CV 90105
• Lvkv 9040C
• Strf 9040C
• Strv 103-0
• Strv 103A
• Strv 103С
• VEAK 40

General info

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Available ammunition

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Large magazine capacity

Cons:

• Low total ammunition count
• Low muzzle velocity

History

The Ksp 58 (Kulspruta literally "bullet sprayer") is a Swedish-licensed version of the Belgian FN MAG, a design that borrowed elements from both the German MG42 and American BAR to create what would become NATO's general purpose machine gun. First adopted by Sweden in 1958, the Ksp 58 licensed by FFV-Carl Gustaf initially chambered in 6.5x55 Swedish before it was modified in the 1970s it was re-chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO and a new gas regulator which would replace their aging Ksp m/42 (a lighter variant of the American Browning M1919A6) due to its lighter weight. The 1970s also saw the use of the Ksp 58 Strv (Stridsvagn "battle tank") variant which used developed for fixed mountings in the Strv 103 or S-tank family and stripped of features such as the bipod and buttstock. When the CV90 was developed, a new variant of the Ksp 58 that used a flexible mounting was designed for the Infantry Fighting Vehicle which became the Ksp 58 C. By 2004, the Ksp 58 C had replaced the Ksp m/39s in Swedish service. The most recent variant of the Ksp 58 is the D variant. A service upgrade for the Ksp 58 B, the D comes with Picatinny rails, a fluted barrel, new flash hider and several modifications that reduce the weight of the entire assembly by 6.3lbs. Along side Sweden, the Ksp 58 has seen service in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, which received these guns as part of German military aid in the 1990s.

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See also

• FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm) - Original Belgian machine gun

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Sweden anti-aircraft guns
7.62 mm	Ksp 58
20 mm	Akan m/45B · Lvakan m/40B
40 mm	Akan m/70B · Lvakan m/36 · Lvakan m/48
	Foreign
20 mm	Oerlikon 204 GK (Switzerland)
35 mm	Oerlikon KDA (Switzerland)
57 mm	S-68 (USSR)

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