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Berezin UB

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The Berezin UB (Russian: УБ - Универсальный Березина) (Berezin's Universal) was a 12.7 mm caliber Soviet aircraft machine gun widely used during World War II. It was available in three variants:
Berezin UBK - Designed for mounting in aircraft wings.
Berezin UBS - Designed for mounted on the front of the aircraft. synchronized with the propellers.
Berezin UBT - Designed for mounting in turrets.

Berezin UBK (for the wings) - 12.7x108mm
Berezin UBS (Synchronized) - 12.7x108mm
Berezin UBT, a turret version of UB with spade grips - 12.7x108mm

Specifications

  • Caliber: 12.7×108mm
  • Weight: 21.45 kg (UBS), 21.14 kg (UBK), 21.43 kg (UBT)
  • Length: 1347 mm (UBS, UBK), 1397 mm (UBT)
  • Barrel length: 890 mm
  • Rate of fire: 800–1050 RPM, (700-800 synchronized UBS)

The Berezin UB and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Fighting Film Collection No. 6 (Boyevoy kinosbornik No. 6) Mounted on Pe-2 bomber; documentary footage 1941
Moscow Skies (Nebo Moskvy) UBS, mounted on MiG-3 fighters 1944
A Noisy Household (Bespokoynoe khozyaystvo) UBS, mounted on Yak-9 fighter 1946
The Battle of Stalingrad (Stalingradskaya bitva), Part I UBS, mounted on Yak-9; UBT, mounted on Pe-2 and Il-2; documentary footage 1949
The Battle of Stalingrad (Stalingradskaya bitva), Part II UBT, mounted on Il-10; documentary footage 1949
Peace to Him Who Enters (Mir vkhodyashchemu) UBT, mounted on Il-2; Seen in documentary footage 1961
Chronicles of a Dive Bomber (Khronika pikiruyushchego bombardirovshchika) Oleg Dal Yevgeni Sobolevski UBT, mounted on Pe-2 bomber 1967
Chronicles of a Dive Bomber (Khronika pikiruyushchego bombardirovshchika) Lev Vajnshtejn Veniamin Gurevich UBT, mounted on Pe-2 bomber 1967
Strong with Spirit (Silnye dukhom) Nose UBK, mounted on Pe-2 bomber; Seen in documentary footage 1967
Fit for Non-Combatant Duty (Goden k nestroevoy) UBT, mounted on Il-2; documentary footage 1968
I Am 11-17 (Ya - 11-17) UBT, mounted on Il-2 and Pe-2; documentary footage 1970
Appointed as the Granddaughter (Naznachayeshsya vnuchkoy) UBT, mounted on Il-2; documentary footage 1976
Front in the Rear of the Enemy (Front v tylu vraga) Air gunner UBT, mounted on Li-2 cargo plane 1981

Television

Title Actor Character Note Date
Born by Revolution: On the Night of the 20th (Rozhdyonnaya revolyutsiey: V noch na 20-e) UBT, mounted on Il-2; Seen in documentary footage 1976
Eternal Call (Vechnyy zov) - Season 1 UBT, mounted on Il-2; Seen in documentary footage; Ep.9 1979
Take Him Alive (Vzyat zhivym) UBT, mounted on Il-2, seen in documentary footage 1983

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Battlefield 2 UBK, mounted in WZ-11 2005
Project Reality UBK, mounted in WZ-11 2005
Call of Duty: World at War UBT, mounted in Ilyushin Il-2 2008
Battlefield Play4Free UBK, mounted in WZ-11 2011
Company of Heroes 2 UBT, mounted in Ilyushin Il-2 2013
Heroes & Generals UBS, UBK, UBT, mounted in various planes 2016
Enlisted UBK 2021
UBS
UBT

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