YakB-12.7 Quadruple-Barreled Helicopter Machine Gun Installed on a Pickup Truck: No "Baba Yaga" Will Escape

The weapon was retrofitted with a night sight and collimator for destroying drones

Russian military personnel have adapted a YakB-12.7 quadruple-barreled helicopter machine gun onto a pickup truck to combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The weapon was modernized with the installation of a collimator and a night sight, which transmits the image to a monitor.

YakB-12.7 machine gun on a pickup truck
YakB-12.7 machine gun on a pickup truck
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The YakB-12.7 machine gun was installed on Mi-24D, Mi-24V, and Mi-25 combat helicopters. Its weight is 45 kg, but this does not cause inconvenience for the operator when installed on vehicles.

Mainly, the military uses the ground version of the YakB-12.7 to destroy heavy hexacopters of the "Baba Yaga" type.

YakB-12.7 Characteristics:

  • Rate of fire - 4000-4500 rounds/min
  • Barrel length - 970 mm
  • Overall length - 1345 mm
  • Sighting range - 1500 m
  • Initial velocity of a 12.7-mm bullet - 810 m/sec
YakB-12.7
YakB-12.7
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2025-01-31 15:31:13 Maksim Borisov Military technology YakB-12.7
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