Zastava M87

{{Infobox weapon | is_ranged = yes | name = M87 12.7 mm Heavy Machine gun | image = File:Bangladesh Army Zastava M87.jpg | caption = Zastava M87 heavy machine gun of the Bangladesh Army on display. | origin = Yugoslavia | type = Heavy machine gun | designer = Zastava Arms | design_date = | service = 1987–present | used_by = Bangladesh, Serbia and Liberia | cartridge = 12.7 x 108 mm<ref name=Zastava/> | cartridge_weight = | caliber = {{convert|12.7|mm|in|abbr=on}} | barrels = 1 | action = Gas-operated | rate = 700 round/min | velocity = {{convert|845|m/s|ft/s|abbr=on}} | range = {{convert|2000|m|yd|abbr=on}} | weight = {{convert|25|kg|lb|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|1560|mm|in|abbr=on}} | part_length = {{convert|1100|mm|in|abbr=on}} | feed = Belts in 60 round boxes | sights = | variants = | number = | }} {{one source|date=June 2025}} The '''Zastava M87''' ({{langx|sr|Застава М87}}) is a heavy machine gun produced by Zastava Arms. The M87 is based on the Soviet NSV heavy machine gun.<ref name=Zastava>{{cite web |title=Machinegun M87 |url=https://www.zastava-arms.rs/en/machinegun-m87/ |website=Zastava Arms |access-date=20 June 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

It is intended for anti-aircraft duties, but it also used for action against ground and maritime targets at long distances.{{cn|date=June 2025}}

==Users== *{{Flag|Bangladesh}} *{{Flag|Liberia}} *{{flag|Serbia}} *{{flag|Croatia}}

===Former users=== *{{Flag|Serbia and Montenegro}} *{{flag|Yugoslavia}}

==See also== *Zastava M84 *Zastava M02 Coyote

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101215214001/http://www.zastava-arms.co.rs/cms/index.php?id=176 Official website of Zastava Arms] *[http://www.zastava-arms.co.rs/cms/index.php?id=189 Zastava M87] *[http://www.zastava-arms.co.rs/cms/index.php?id=191 Zastava M87 - Naval] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120310000916/http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=192 Belt filter 12.7] *[http://www.zastava-arms.co.rs/cms/index.php?id=190 Zastava M02 Coyote]

Category:12.7×108 mm machine guns Category:Machine guns of Yugoslavia Category:Machine guns of Serbia Category:Zastava Arms Category:Heavy machine guns Category:Military equipment introduced in the 1980s