14.5mm 2M-5
Introduction
14.5mm 2M-5 turret
Close-up of a 14.5mm 2M-5 turret seen on a former Egyptian Project 123K motor torpedo boat in a museum in Israel.
Source: Bukvoed -
© CC BY 4.0
Origin
Soviet Union
Type
Naval gun
Entered service
1952
Status
Obsolete
Development
1946 - 1947 (design project)
1948 -1950 (Soviet state trials)
1948 -1950 (Soviet state trials)
Developer
Soviet Union
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OKB-43
Production
1952 - Early 1960's
Producer
Soviet Union
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Tulamashzavod
Unit cost
81.500 Rubles in 1954
Number produced
Several hundred
Notable users
Soviet Union
North Korea
China
Bulgaria
North Korea
China
Bulgaria
Details
Facts
2M-5
General
Origin
Soviet Union
Type
Naval gun turret
Ordnance
Type
2x 14.5mm KPV heavy machine gun
Rate of fire
550 - 600 rpm per barrel
1.100 - 1.200 rpm combined
Muzzle velocity
1.005 m/s
Mount
Feed mechanism
Single belt per gun
Ammunition
80 round belt per gun
Traverse
360°
Operation
Crew
1 on mount
Fire control
Local control using optical sights
Dimensions
Weight
550 kg without ammunition
Swept radius
1.82 m
Deck penetration
None
Media
14.5mm 2M-5 turret
Rear view of a Project 123K motor torpedo boat with rearward facing 14.5mm 2M-5 turret serving as a monument in Saint Petersburg.
Source: Oleg Krasilnikov
Copyright: CC BY-SA 3.0
14.5mm 2M-5 turret
Rear view of a former Egyptian Project 123K motor torpedo boat with rearward facing 14.5mm 2M-5 turret in a museum in Israel.
Source: Bukvoed
Copyright: CC BY 4.0
Project 123K motor torpedo boat
Right side view of Project 123K (NATO: P-4class) motor torpedo boat on display near Sevastopol.
Source: Iluvatar
Copyright: CC-BY-SA 3.0
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