DShK Machine Gun: This Picture Should Terrify You

DShK Machine Gun: This Picture Should Terrify You

The Soviet Union built its own .50 caliber weapon that became just as widespread as America's M2 machine gun—and punched out its own mark on world history.

 

Sébastien Roblin holds a Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring. This first appeared in 2018 and is being reposted due to reader interest.

This first appeared in 2018 and is being reposted due to reader interest.