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VKT12,70LKk/42

Heavy Machine Guns (HMG) · Finland

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VKT12,70LKk/42

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MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 67

* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment

Penetration

Effective Range

Firepower

Anti-Materiel Capability

Reliability

Barrel Endurance

Accuracy

Role Versatility

Portability

Cost-Effectiveness

Methodology ↗ → Heavy Machine Guns (HMG) ranking

Origin

Finland

ManufacturerState Rifle Factory

CategoryHeavy Machine Guns (HMG)

⊕ History

Data Quality80%

MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)

⊟ Heavy Machine Guns (HMG)ranking ↗methodology ↗

Heavy Machine Guns (HMG) MASS Rating

22/46

All-Time

Heavy Machine Guns (HMG) · 10 axes scored

Penetration

Effective Range

Firepower

Anti-Materiel Capability

Reliability

Barrel Endurance

Accuracy

Role Versatility

Portability

Cost-Effectiveness

ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the heavy machine guns (hmg) category.

01 / Overview

VKT 12,70 LKk/42

Category

Heavy Machine Guns (HMG)

Country

Finland

Prime contractor

State Rifle Factory

💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗

HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (HMG)

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PERFORMANCE/PRICE

UNIT COST (2025 USD)

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MASS SCORE ↗

heavy machine guns (hmg) category

ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the heavy machine guns (hmg) category, regardless of era.

02 / Specs & Design

03 / History

04 / MASS Score

HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (HMG) RANKING Heavy Machine Guns (HMG)

#21

XM312 69 #22

DShK 67 #23

VKT 12,70 LKk/42 (this weapon) 67 #24

ZB-50 66 #25

Machinegun m/36 65

MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗

22HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (HMG)32FINLAND · ALL WEAPONS 16PERFORMANCE/PRICE · HEAVY MACHINE GUNS (HMG)

ⓘ Rankings are within theHeavy Machine Guns (HMG)category.

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