Maxim Tokarev
| Maxim Tokarev | |
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| general information | |
| Military designation: | MT |
| Country of operation: | Soviet Union |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Fyodor Vasilyevich Tokarev |
| Development year: | 1924 |
| Manufacturer country: | Soviet Union |
| Production time: | 1925 to ~ 1927 |
| Weapon Category: | Machine gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1330 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 12.9 kg |
| Barrel length : | 605/655 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 7.62 × 54 mm rows |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 100/250 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Ammunition belt |
| Cadence : | 600 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Continuous fire |
| Visor : | open sights |
| Closure : | Knee joint closure |
| Charging principle: | Recoil loader |
| Lists on the subject | |
The MT ( Russian Пулемёт Максима-Токарева ) was a light Soviet machine gun in the 7.62 × 54 mm R caliber .
development
After the Russian Civil War, there were repeated attempts in the Soviet Union to develop light machine guns based on the Avtomat Fyodorova . The requirement to use the orderly cartridge 7.62 × 54 mm R , however, led time and again to the fact that these weapons suffered from various problems and were subsequently not included in the armament of the Red Army. Fyodor Wassiljewitsch Tokarew , the head of the Tula weapons factory, developed a light machine gun based on the Maxim PM 1910 heavy machine gun in the mid-1920s , which was heavier but more reliable than the other IMGs. The concept was similar to that of the MG 08/18 .
From a comparative shooting with the weapon of Kolesnikov, also based on the PM 1910, the MT 1925 emerged as the winner and was taken over into the armament of the Red Army. Up to 1927, 2,450 pieces were produced, surviving copies indicate that production continued at least until 1928 and a total of more than 5,000 pieces were made. Although production ceased after the DP became available in 1928, the MT was still used in the Spanish Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War in the late 1930s.
description
The Maxim Tokarew was a shooting recoil loader with a briefly sliding back barrel and a knee joint lock . The barrel was surrounded by a slotted barrel jacket on which the front sight and a bipod were also located. The weapon had a simple solid wood butt . The ammunition was fed in from the right with fabric or metal belts that were interchangeable with those of the PM 1910.
literature
- Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun: Infantry weapons yesterday . (1918-1945). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of infantry weapons from around the world . 3. Edition. tape 1 + 2 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-89488-036-8 , weapons, p. 443-445 .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun: Infantry weapons yesterday . (1918-1945). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of infantry weapons from around the world . 3. Edition. tape 1 + 2 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-89488-036-8 , weapons, p. 445 .
- ↑ a b Maxim Popenker: Maxim M1910 / 30. In: Modern Firearms. modernfirearms.net, accessed on May 1, 2020 .
- ^ Maxim-Tokarev Light Machine Gun. In: The Armourers Bench. armourersbench.com, accessed May 1, 2020 .
- ↑ L. Ness, B. Shih: Kangzhan: Guide to Chinese Ground Forces 1937-45 . Helion, 2016, ISBN 978-1-912174-46-1 , pp. 286-287 (English, online ).
Web links
- Maxim Popenker: Maxim M1910 / 30. In: Modern Firearms. modernfirearms.net, accessed on May 1, 2020 .