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The SG-43 Goryunov was a Soviet medium machine gun (about the equivalent of the American M1919 Browning machine gun) that was introduced during the Second World War and is chambered for the 7.62×54mmR cartridge. It was introduced in 1943 as replacement for the older M1910 Maxim machine guns and was mounted on wheeled mounts tripods and armored vehicles.The SG-43 used a tilting breechblock moving sideways and locking into the side of the receiver.
