This 3D animation by Victor Dolzhenkov of Gun Animation shows how the Soviet-era DShK 1938 12.7mm heavy machine gun’s rotary-style belt feeding mechanism works.
The DSK is still in active use by significant number of countries and non-State actors such as ISIS and the Syrian opposition.
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