Russian heavy machine gun “knife” caliber 12,7 mm received a special optical sight. The novelty was developed at the Krasnogorsk plant named after. Zvereva, part of the Russian holding Shvabe.
About the new sight, dubbed software 3-12x50, told the general director of KMZ Alexander Novikov news agency TASS. According to him, optical sight designed specifically for installation on heavy machine guns, in particular to the Russian “knife”. The sight of variable magnification allows you to conduct very accurate, “almost sniper” fire on the enemy, and the ballistics input system – quickly and accurately change shooting settings.
celebrated, that the new Russian sight is mounted on the Picattini rail, which is equipped with all modern small arms.
In March of this year, the Ministry of Defense announced the start of tests of optics manufactured by Shvabe in the Arctic, among which was the optical sight PO 3-12x50 “Zenith”. reported, that this sight allows the shooter to detect and recognize a target at a distance of up to 1200 m, providing high-precision shooting from rifled weapons up to caliber 12,7 mm inclusive. Then the sight received good reviews from the military.
note, that last year the machine gun “knife” received a collimator sight for effective shooting on the move and at moving targets.
