NEW SOVIET HEAVY ANTIAIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000400500002-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 30, 2013
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: April 29, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
0-0-N-F-I-D-E-N-T-I-A-L
This material contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States within the mean-
ing of the Espionage Laws. Title it U.S.C. Secs. 193
and MK the tranemisslon Cr revelation of which in
any manner to an unauthorised person is prohibited
by law.
COUNTRY Poland
SUBJECT New Soviet Heavy Antiaircraft
Machine Gun
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DATE OF INFO.
PLACE ACQUIRED
DATE DISTR.
NO. OF PAGES 2
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
29 April 1955
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
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LIBRARY SUBJECT AND AREA CODES
3-02-01406
514.14
14/55
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(NOTE: Washington distribution indicated by "X"; Field distribution by "*".)
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COUNTRY Poland
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CCNFIDENTIAL
SUBJECT New Soviet Heavy Antiaircraft Machine Gun
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
DATE DISTR. 16 Mar, 1955
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1. While attending the 00S at Poznan in 19520 was given a short familiarization 50X1
lecture on a roviet AA MG, which was describedas an NI M DSIIK AA MG. F---77]stated 50X1
that the abbreviation NKM stood for Najciezszy Karabin Maszymovy (Heaviest Machine
Gun). He could not remember the exact caliber of this machine gun, but stated that
it was larger than,12.7 - frim.'
P. This machine gun was shown without mount in one of his classes and some character- .
istics were given by the lecturer, the machine 50X1'
gun had a slower rate of fire and a longer barrel than the 1.7- mm, DrhK, Model 38;that t ?
a go port regulating device provided for adjusting the recoil during extreme cad
Weatner-operations; and that the sight used with this machinci:gun,Was destghated'as
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3. this weapon would eventually be mounted on all heav tanks
an the old model 12.7 - mm AA MG would be mounted on medium tanks, had
no knowledge of any such changes being made, also recalled seeing a photo of
the new Soviet machine gun in the Polish armo/C-d:;;Ls monthl;V journal Przeglad
BrQni Pancernej, published during 1953. This journal was unclassified but could
not be removed from the caserne area.
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