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Medium machine gun
SG-43 Goryunov is a medium machine gun originating in Soviet Union. Reported operators include Afghanistan, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Cuba, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, East Germany, Indonesia, Iraq, Mali, Mozambique, North Korea, North Vietnam, Palestine Liberation Organisation, Poland, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, Soviet Union, Syria, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Technical data
Medium machine gun
Soviet Union
1943–1968 (Soviet Union)
World War II Korean War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Hungarian Revolution of 1956 Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War South African Border War North Yemen Civil War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War Angolan Civil War Mozambican Civil War Uganda-Tanzania War Wars in Afghanistan Somali Civil War Gulf War Burundian Civil War Congo-Brazzaville Civil War Iraq War Kivu conflict Northern Mali Conflict Syrian Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
P.M. Goryunov
1940–1943
SG-43, SGM, SGMT, SGMB
13.8 kg (30.42 lb) gun body 41 kg (90.39 lb) on wheeled mount
1,150 mm (45.3 in)
720 mm (28.3 in)
7.62×54mmR
Gas-operated
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
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Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.72 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
500–700 rounds/min
800 m/s (2,624 ft/s)
1100 m (1200 yd)
1,500 meters
200 or 250 round belts
Iron sights
Afghanistan : SGM used by DRA and the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War and by Afghan National Army
Burundi : Burundian rebels
Cape Verde : SGM
Central African Republic
Chad : SGM
China : Type 53 (SG-43) and Type 57 (SGM) heavy machine gun ; Type 59 coaxial machine gun (SGMT)
Cuba : SG-43
Republic of Congo : Chinese-made SGM used by Cocoye militia during Congo Civil War
Democratic Republic of Congo : Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo used SGMs
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda , sometimes known as MILOU , for mitrailleuse lourde ( heavy machine gun )
Czechoslovakia : produced under license as Kulomet vz. 43 from 1953.
Egypt : built under license Used SG-43 and SGM.
Finland : used during World War II in limited numbers
Georgia
Guinea : SGM
Guinea-Bissau : SGM
East Germany : SG-43 and SGM
Hungary : SG-43 and KGK variant
Indonesia : used by Mobile Indonesian Police Brigade ( BRIMOB )
Iraq : SGM variant
Libya : SGM variant
Mali : SG-43, SGM, Type 53 and Type 57 variants
Mozambique : SGM
North Korea : used during the Korean War.
North Vietnam : SG-43, Type 53, SGM and Type 57 variants used during the Vietnam War by the NVA and the Vietcong
Palestine Liberation Organisation
Poland : SG-43
Romania : SG-43 and SGM
São Tomé and Príncipe : SGM
Somalia
Soviet Union : SG-43 and SGM were still in service in the late 1960s
Syria
Tanzania
Yemen
Zambia : SGM
Zimbabwe
The SG-43 Goryunov ( Russian : Станковый пулемёт системы Горюнова, Stankovyy pulyemyot sistyemy Goryunova , meaning "Mounted machinegun, Goryunov design") was a Soviet medium machine gun that was introduced during the Second World War .
In 1944-1945 the machine gun was improved by Alexander Zaytsev and Mikhail Kalashnikov , with the new version receiving SGM ("M" for modernized) designation. Reloading handle was moved, dust covers and a new barrel lock were fitted, and a splined barrel was fitted to improve cooling. A coaxially-mounted stockless electric solenoid-fired variant was developed under the designation SGMT (the "T" standing for Tankovy , or "Tank"). The SG-43M and SGMB are versions modified with dust covers and used mostly on armoured personnel carriers .
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SG-43 Goryunov Soviet Union Medium machine gun 7.62×54mmR SGM
SG-43 Goryunov 7.62×54mmR Medium machine gun Soviet Union
SG-43 Goryunov Soviet Union Egypt Medium machine gun 7.62×54mmR Produced locally
SG-43 Soviet Union 7.62×54mmR Medium machine gun
SG-43 Goryunov Soviet Union Medium machine gun 7.62×54mmR SGM variant used.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
SG-43 Goryunov equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Afghanistan
Burundi
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Cuba
Egypt
Finland
Georgia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Indonesia
Iraq
Mali
Mongolia
Mozambique
North Korea
Poland
São Tomé and Príncipe
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Tanzania
Yemen
Zambia
ZimbabweAfghanistan, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Cuba, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, East Germany, Indonesia, Iraq, Mali, Mozambique, North Korea, North Vietnam, Palestine Liberation Organisation, Poland, São Tomé and Príncipe, Somalia, Soviet Union, Syria, Tanzania, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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