The most powerful sniper rifle in the armament of the armies

The most powerful sniper rifle, which is in service with the Russian military - KSVK. It was developed by specialists of the Degtyaryov Kovrov plant. As a basis for the design decision was taken the previous model - SVN-98. Initially, it was called a rifle of an army sniper large-caliber. This weapon is designed for shooting both on non-armored and armored vehicles, located at a distance of thousands of meters.

The most powerful sniper rifle KSVK finds various applications. It is used to disable the means intended for individual protection, as well as the enemy's manpower. The goal of a sniper can be at a distance of up to a thousand five hundred meters.

The most powerful sniper rifle of the Russian armed forces includes in its design a layout scheme "bull-papa". This technical solution allowed to create a compact weapon, despite the rather large length of the trunk (one meter).

The sniper rifle of the SSCC does not contain any mechanisms that allow automatic recharging. It is equipped with a longitudinally sliding shutter, allowing for single shots, and a trigger mechanism. The supply of cartridges comes from a five-box magazine with a plastic overlay, which can serve as an additional support for the left hand of the sniper.

The structural features of the trunk are represented by a "floating" version. Its fixation in the box is made by means of special consoles. As a result, the barrel has no direct contact with other parts of the weapon. The rifle is provided with a muzzle brake device, which allows to extinguish the recoil force to a considerable extent (up to two and a half times) during shooting.

The most powerful sniper rifle of the Russian armed forces has a caliber of 12.7x108 millimeters. Without optical devices and cartridges, its weight is equal to twelve kilograms. The total length is one thousand four hundred millimeters, including the length of the trunk - 1000 mm. The initial speed with which a bullet flies out of the barrel is eight hundred and fifty meters per second. The parameter of the rate of fire reaches up to ten shots, which the sniper can produce within one minute. In this case, the target intended for destruction can be located at a distance of up to one and a half kilometers.

The most powerful sniper rifle in the world is RT 20. It was produced by Croatian weapons masters. In the original version, she possessed a huge amount of recoil. However, new technical solutions have made it possible to significantly reduce this characteristic. Snipers of all armies of the world widely use this weapon. The most powerful ammunition is found in it. The standard option is a cartridge of twenty millimeters, which was borrowed from the arsenal of guns-antiaircraft guns. Currently, armor-piercing, fragmentation-explosive, and also armor-piercing-incendiary projectiles are used. The RT 20 rifle is widely used in the armament of the US Army. It is used, as a rule, to destroy enemy equipment.