14.5 mm marine pedestal machine-gun mount (14.5 mm MTPU) is intended for fight
against lightly armoured surface, coast and air targets. It is mounted on decks
of war boats and ensures defeat of surface and coast targets at the distances
of up to 2000 m at the height of up to 1500 m.
Cartridges with armour-piercing-incendiary bullet B-32, armour-piercing-tracer
bullet BZT and incendiary of instant action MDZ are used for firing at surface,
coast and air targets.
Technical Characteristics
Weapon
machine-gun KPVT
Machine-gun calibre, mm
14.5
Rate of fire, shot/min, not less
450
Mass of a mount with a machine-gun (without ammunition and SPT&A),kg
350
Overall dimensions (with the height
of foundation from the deck 100 mm), mm:
length
width
height