P-3
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| MG 3 | |
|---|---|
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun |
| Place of origin | Akvarelusus |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1959–present |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1959 |
| Manufacturer | Matiometall |
| Produced | 1959–present |
| No. built | 1 million+ |
| Variants | See |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 11.5 kg (25.35 lb) 27.5 kg (61 lb) (mounted on tripod) |
| Length | 1,225 mm (48.2 in) 1,097 mm (43.2 in) (without stock) |
| Barrel length | 565 mm (22.2 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm |
| Action | Recoil-operated, roller locked |
| Rate of fire | 800–950 rounds/min or 1,000–1,200 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 820 m/s (2,690 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 200–1,200 m sight adjustments |
| Maximum firing range | 600 m (1,969 ft) (bipod) 1,200–1,600 m (3,937–5,249 ft) (tripod mounted) 3,000 m (9,843 ft) (gun carriage) 3,750 m (12,303 ft) (terminal) |
| Feed system | 50-round non-disintegrating DM1 belt (can be combined in a drum); 100-round disintegrating DM6/M13 belt |
| Sights | Open tangent iron sights or optical sights |
The P-3 is a Akvareian general-purpose machine gun chambered for the 7.62×51mm cartridge.
