The Uk vz. 59 fires 7.62×54mmR ammunition (although a Vz. 59N variant for 7.62×51mm NATO ammunition also exists), delivered via an ammunition belt. The weapon can serve as a light (light barrel and bipod, vz. 59L model) and medium machine gun (heavy barrel and tripod), and can also be used as a co-axial mounted weapon (Vz. 59T version).
The machine gun is equipped with a lever-type feed mechanism introduced in Louis Stange's MG 39 Rh,[1] which is operated by the feed lever mounted outside the right wall of the receiver.
The pistol grip acts as the charging handle for the Uk vz. 59.
^"První česká vojenská pomoc Ukrajině". armadnizpravodaj.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
^Scarlata, Paul (15 December 2016). "Eastern Bloc Firestorm: The Czech UK vz. 59 Machine Gun". Military Surplus Magazine.
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Univerzální kulomet vzor 59
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this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, december, 2012, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, universal, machi. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Universal Machine Gun Model 1959 Czech Univerzalni kulomet vzor 59 is a general purpose machine gun developed in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s It remains in use by the Czech Army and the Slovak Armed Forces Uk vz 59TypeGeneral purpose machine gunPlace of originCzechoslovakiaService historyIn service1959 presentUsed byCzech RepublicSlovakiaWarsVietnam WarNigerian Civil WarLebanese Civil WarAfghanistan WarsUganda Tanzania WarAngolan Civil WarSouth African Border WarTajikistani Civil WarMali WarKivu conflict2008 Russo Georgian WarLibyan Civil War2022 Russian invasion of UkraineProduction historyDesigned1956 1959ManufacturerZbrojovka VsetinProduced1959 1990sVariantsVz 59 L vz 59T vz 59N vz 68 vz 95 vz 98SpecificationsMass9 28 kg 20 5 lb vz 59 8 67 kg 19 1 lb vz 59 L Length1 215 mm 47 8 in vz 59 1 115 mm 43 9 in vz 59 L Barrel length650 mm 25 6 in vz 59 550 mm 21 7 in vz 59 L Cartridge7 62 54mmR 7 62 51mm NATOActionGas operated tilting breechblockRate of fire700 800 rounds minMuzzle velocity830 m s 2 723 ft s vz 59 810 m s 2 657 ft s vz 59 L Effective firing range100 to 2000 m sight adjustmentsFeed systemBelt fed 50 round weight 0 19 kg unloaded or 250 round beltSightsHooded front post folding leaf rear sight sight radius 353 mm 13 9 in Contents 1 Description 2 Users 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDescription editThe Uk vz 59 fires 7 62 54mmR ammunition although a Vz 59N variant for 7 62 51mm NATO ammunition also exists delivered via an ammunition belt The weapon can serve as a light light barrel and bipod vz 59L model and medium machine gun heavy barrel and tripod and can also be used as a co axial mounted weapon Vz 59T version The machine gun is equipped with a lever type feed mechanism introduced in Louis Stange s MG 39 Rh 1 which is operated by the feed lever mounted outside the right wall of the receiver The pistol grip acts as the charging handle for the Uk vz 59 nbsp UK L vz 59 with bipod nbsp Detail of the UK L vz 59 Users edit nbsp Afghanistan nbsp Biafra 2 nbsp Czech Republic 3 nbsp Democratic Republic of Congo Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 4 nbsp Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda 4 nbsp Georgia 5 nbsp Libya 6 nbsp Mali citation needed nbsp Slovakia 3 nbsp Tajikistan nbsp India nbsp Tanzania 7 nbsp Ukraine 3 200 UK vz 59s were gifted from the Czech Republic sent as part of a military package in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine 8 nbsp Vietnam used by the PAVN and Viet Cong during the Vietnam War 9 Gallery edit nbsp Ukrainian volunteer with UK vz 59See also editURZ APReferences edit MG 39 Rh 19 December 2012 Jowett Philip 2016 Modern African Wars 5 The Nigerian Biafran War 1967 70 Oxford Osprey Publishing Press p 22 ISBN 978 1472816092 a b Popenker Maxim 27 October 2010 Vz 59 UK Vz 59 Modern Firearms a b Small Arms Survey 2015 Waning Cohesion The Rise and Fall of the FDLR FOCA PDF Small Arms Survey 2015 weapons and the world PDF Cambridge University Press p 202 Archived from the original PDF on 1 July 2015 Geo army ge Archived from the original on 9 March 2012 World Infantry Weapons Libya Archived from the original on 5 October 2016 Google Sites Prvni ceska vojenska pomoc Ukrajine armadnizpravodaj cz in Czech Retrieved 1 March 2022 Scarlata Paul 15 December 2016 Eastern Bloc Firestorm The Czech UK vz 59 Machine Gun Military Surplus Magazine External links edit nbsp Media related to UK vz 59 at Wikimedia Commons Modern Firearms Univerzalni kulomet vzor 59 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title UK vz 59 amp oldid 1184757795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
