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rdf:type	Weapon
rdfs:label	Uk vz. 59
rdfs:comment	The Universal Machine Gun Model 1959 (Czech: Univerzální kulomet vzor 59) is a machine gun developed in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. It remains in use by the Czech Army and the Slovak Armed Forces. The Uk vz. 59 fires 7.62x54mmR ammunition (although a Vz. 59N variant for 7.62mm 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 Universal Machine Gun Model 1959 Czech: Univerzální kulomet vzor 59) is a machine gun developed in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. This weapon is still used by the Czech Army and the Slovak Armed Forces. This gun fires 7.62x54mmR ammunition (although a Vz. 59N variant for 7.62mm 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).
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Range	120000.0
Origin	Czechoslovakia
Rate	700
Service	1959
Name	Uk vz. 59
Type	General-purpose machine gun dbkwik:resource/NwLkm_BBVyL95BfecA0IQw== dbkwik:resource/owBGHvFhkGvscujJqnAE2w==
Cartridge	7.620000
Manufacturer	Zbrojovka Vsetín
Sights	Hooded front post, folding leaf rear sight, sight radius
Used by	Communist forces Czech Republic, Slovakia
is ranged	yes
Action	Gas-operated, tilting breechblock
design date	1956
Variants	Vz. 59 L,vz. 59T, vz. 59N, vz. 68, vz. 95, vz. 98
feed	Belt-fed 50-round detachable box magazine, weight 0.19 kg unloaded or 250 round belt Belt-fed 50-round, weight 0.19 kg unloaded or 250 round belt
abstract	The Universal Machine Gun Model 1959 (Czech: Univerzální kulomet vzor 59) is a machine gun developed in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. It remains in use by the Czech Army and the Slovak Armed Forces. The Uk vz. 59 fires 7.62x54mmR ammunition (although a Vz. 59N variant for 7.62mm 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 Universal Machine Gun Model 1959 Czech: Univerzální kulomet vzor 59) is a machine gun developed in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. This weapon is still used by the Czech Army and the Slovak Armed Forces. This gun fires 7.62x54mmR ammunition (although a Vz. 59N variant for 7.62mm 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).