The NSV is a Soviet heavy machine gun designed in the late 1960s to replace the DShK Machinegun. It is chambered in the same 12.7×108mm cartridge as its predecessor, and serves in many of the same roles, particularly as an anti-helicopter machinegun and for close defence.
EFFECT:
This weapon is not fed from fixed capacity magazines, but from belts which can be made as long or short as needed.
Most machinegun belts contain 50, 100, 200 or 250 rounds. Some vehicle belts, however, can be way longer.
Unless specified otherwise, assume all small arms belts to be of 100 rounds.
This weapon is fully automatic, either inherently so or by the presence of a selective-fire mechanism.
EFFECT:
This weapon can fire more than one shot each time it is used. Each subsequent shot has a progressive penalty.
Automatic weapons are considered STABLE when they're mounted on a vehicle, tripod or turret. This is different from the Stabilised SA.
Soviet small arms before the Cold War focused largely on their capability to be mass-produced with few concerns about precision machining. However, this meant that the Red Army could field enormous armies from every corner of the world and in any corner of the world. Field manuals, spare parts and gunsmiths with experience in these weapons are very easy to find.
EFFECT:
When performing any skill check regarding production, modification, repair or maintenance of this weapon, add an Easy DM.
Although the DShK has been used in a very wide variety of roles, it is most famous as the anti-air weapon of choice for Soviet tanks throughout the Cold War. Its successor, the NSV, enjoyed much of the same fame.
EFFECT:
This weapon gains an Easy DM when targeting any Aerial Vehicle 🛩️.