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Originally Posted by Legbreaker

A closer look. Shame it's all in Russian.
https://youtu.be/g26XjC0Fv8M

Yep, just a modernized Dushka.

A closer look. Shame it's all in Russian.
https://youtu.be/g26XjC0Fv8M

This, on the other hand, is a Kord -- an actual production heavy machinegun, and more heavily modernized. The Russians began producing these because the former Soviet Republic (can't remember which one offhand) where the factories for the Dushka are located refused to sell their products (along with any military product of their country) to the Russians anymore. So the Russians basically designed their own Dushka, improving it as they went. It's now the standard heavy machinegun of Russia, and adorns vehicles as well as being found in ground units. I don't know why the Russians didn't push their weight around more over this issue, but thinking about it, they probably didn't think such a small issue was worth the trouble, and they had a chance to modernize the Dushka as well.