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Measured figures
Length
Single source2.52 m (8 ft 3 in )[source]
Yak-B machine gun · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Hispano-Suiza HS.404 | YakB-12.7 machine gun |
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| Type | Aircraft cannon[source] | Aircraft rotary heavy machine gun[source]Yak-B machine gun |
| Place of origin | Switzerland France[source] | Soviet Union[source]Yak-B machine gun |
| Wars | World War II Korean War Rhodesian Bush War Six Day War Yom Kippur War[source] | — |
| Designer | Marc Birkigt[source] | KBP |
1.345 m (4 ft)[source]Yak-B machine gun
Yak-B machine gun · Width
Single source0.13 m (5.1 in)[source]Yak-B machine gun
Maximum; Maximum firing range
Single source6,500 m (7,000 yd)[source]
Barrel length
Single source1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Hispano-Suiza[source] | KBP Instrument Design Bureau[source]Yak-B machine gun |
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| Cartridge | 20×110mm[source] | — |
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| Action | Gas operated[source] | Gas-operated[source]Yak-B machine gun |
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| Feed system | Drum magazine, belt (later models)[source] | — |
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| In service | United States Army Air Forces[source] | 1973–present[source]Yak-B machine gun |
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| Used by | United Kingdom, France, Spain, US[source] | — |
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| Produced | 1941 – April 1942[source] | — |
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| Variants | A/N M2, A/N M3, M24[source] | — |
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| Operation | gas operated , delayed blowback[source] | — |
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| Length without muzzle brake | 2.32 m (7 ft 7 in)[source] | — |
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| Length with muzzle brake | 2.52 m (8 ft 3 in)[source] | — |
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| Weight without drum magazine | 43 kg (94 lb 13 oz)[source] | — |
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| Weight (complete) | 68.7 kg (151 lb 7 oz)[source] | — |
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| Recoil force | 400 kg (881.849 lb) with muzzle brake[source] | — |
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| Ammunition | ball, incendiary, HE (high explosive)[source] | — |
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| Projectile weight | HE and HEI: 130 g (4.6 oz), AP-T: 168 g (5.9 oz)[source] | — |
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| HE and HEI rounds explosive filler | 6 to 11 g (0.21 to 0.39 oz)[source] | — |
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| Shell | — | 12.7×108mm[source]Yak-B machine gun |
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| Barrels | — | 4[source]Yak-B machine gun |
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| Reported operators | — |
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