In addition to its training role, the Yak-52 has also been used for light ground attack missions. Some variants were equipped with underwing hardpoints to carry machine gun pods or unguided ...

Left-side view of a Post-'86 dealer sample vz.52/57 light machine gun in 7.62×39 mm, and its ammunition box/belt-keeper. Image courtesy of Martin K.A. Morgan. Part of the rationale driving the ...