Ukraine has ordered hundreds of Turkish machine guns Canik M2: What is known about weapons (photo)

According to some sources, new machine guns have already received Ukrainian intelligence units. It is also expected that in the future, the defense forces will receive even more Canik M2. The Turkish private weapon company CANIK has put in Ukraine about 600 units of heavy machine guns Canik M2 QCB. Weapons can be used both in infantry units and to be installed on armored vehicles. On October 2, he reported "Militar".

According to some reports, these machine guns have already arrived in Kiev and are used by intelligence units. However, in the future, Ukrainian fighters will receive even more Canik M2. Views write that according to Turkish experts, the cost of one machine gun is within $ 15-20 thousand-which means that the cost of the first batch of machine guns is more than $ 10 million. The Canik M2 QCB machine gun has a 12. 7 mm caliber and an effective range up to 1830 meters.

It can be used stationary or installed on vehicles as a remotely controlled weapons system. Turkish engineers were inspired by the famous Browning M2 when creating a machine gun, but a number of significant improvements have a number of significant improvements compared to the veteran of the Canik M2. Earlier it was reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine was noticed a modification of the Cossack-2M1 arceives with a remote combat module.