| Degtyarev DP-28 Emma (Finnish nickname) | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | USSR |
| Designer | Vasily Degtyaryov |
| Produced In | 1927–1950s |
| Type | Light machine gun |
| Effective range | 800 m. |
| Rate of Fire | 550 rpm |
| Magazine | 47-round pan |
| Ammunition | 7.62×54mmR |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | USSR Finland |
| Used in vehicles | NKL-26 LCT Mk V M3 Half-track Universal Carrier |
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The Degtyarev DP-1928 is a Soviet light machine gun that appears as a handweapon and mounted stationary on objects and lighter vehicles in FHSW. The name DP-1928 or DP-28 is used in the game and has been used in western sources for some time, but the weapon was actually adopted in 1927 so the correct name should be DP-27. The DP machine gun is used by both Soviet and Finnish forces as their standard machine gun, the Germans have captured examples of the DT in some vehicles.
The DP machine gun exists only as an stationary weapon on a monopod in fixed positions such as bunkers & pillboxes. The Soviets do not have a rifle caliber machine gun that can be deployed on a tripod like the US M1919A4 Browning or the German MG 34 in the game.
History[]
Nicknamed the 'Record Player' by the Soviet army, the DP was a cheap and reliable machine gun that started out in 1928. It quickly gained a reputation for being able to withstand sand and mud, and still come out able to fire off more than 500 rounds. The DP did have its share of drawbacks however.
While the bipod made the gun stable when firing it was relatively fragile. The distinctive pan-style magazine on top capable of holding 47 rounds did protect the cartridges from dust and debris but it also made the DP less effective at sustained fire than its belt-fed counterparts, since re-loading each magazine took so long. Another limiting factor was the barrel heating up, and like the BAR 1918 changing the barrel was not as easy either as on newer machine guns that had a quick change barrel design like the Bren Mk.I. The DP saw Soviet front line service from 1928 to 1960, with approximately 795,000 made, including many sub-variants and licensed production outside the Soviet Union.
As The Finnish military fought the Soviet Union they captured more and more of these machine guns ending up with about 9000 of these guns, roughly three times the amount of their own LS-26 light machine gun in inventory. This meant the DP became the most common light machine gun, it was also favoured since the DP had a higher magazine capacity and was more suited for the LMG role. Production of new magazines and spare parts was also done in Finland to keep their prized machine guns running.
DT[]
| Degtyarev DT KpfwMG320(r) | |
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| General Historical Information | |
| Place of origin | USSR |
| Designer | Vassily Degtiarov |
| Produced In | USSR |
| Effective range | 800 m. |
| Rate of Fire | 600 rpm |
| Magazine | 63-round pan (DT & DTM) |
| Ammunition | 7.62×54mmR |
| General Ingame Information | |
| Used by | USSR Germany Finland |
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The DT and the modernized DTM variant are mounted in just about all armoured fighting vehicles made by Soviet Union during the war. In FHSW they are only useable on these vehicles. Mounted on top of and inside said vehicles. The captured Pzkfw 747(r) and the retrieved Tiger tank use this gun under the designation KpfwMG320(r).
DT ( Дегтярёва Танковый - Degtyareva Tankovi') modification of DP machine gun entered service in the Red Army in 1929 and became the standard machine gun for all Soviet tanks. The development of this modification was carried out by G.S. Shpagin taking into account the characteristics of the installation of a machine gun in close fighting compartment of the tank and other armoured vehicles.
Changes included replacing the wooden stock with a retractable metal one. The wide pan magazine with single in-line cartridges arrangement was replaced by the magazine with three-row arrange meg which accommodated 63 cartridges. In 1944 back-action spring was modified and this version was designated as the DTM. The DTM was installed as coaxial machine gun of the IS-1 and all other IS tanks.
The DT design was later replaced with the belt fed SG-43 as the standard machine gun inside armoured vehicles, the specific variant was called SGMT (The M stood for modernized and the T for tank). The T-44, Object 701 series of the IS-4 and the OTIS all have this newer machine gun under the name GVG which was the original name for the SG-43.
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