The PK machine gun was the Soviet Army's first general-purpose machine gun, a concept widely adopted elsewhere but long resisted by the Soviets since they were reluctant to discard anything and had a vast collection of old medium machine guns to wear out before adopting the PK machine gun.
اقرأ المزيدThe L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) is a 7.62 x 51mm belt-fed general purpose machine gun which can be used as a light weapon and in a sustained fire (SF) role. In the SF role, mounted on a tripod and fitted with the C2 optical sight, it is fired by a two-man team who are grouped in a specialist Machine Gun Platoon to provide …
اقرأ المزيدThe QJY-201 (Chinese: 201; pinyin: Yāo liù yāo shì Sǎnbīng Jīqiāng),[1][2] is a Chinese general purpose machine gun designed and manufactured by Norinco for the People's Liberation Army. The weapon is publicly unveiled at Zhuhai Airshow in September 2021. The weapon is chambered with the DJP-201 7.62×51mm cartridge,[3][4] and …
اقرأ المزيدBritish L7 General Purpose Machine Gun Designed by Ernest Vervier, the FN MAG or Mitrailleuse d'Appui Général became the principal general purpose machine gun of many Western nations. The MAG brings together design traits from a number of earlier weapons including the Browning Automatic Rifle and the German MG42. Vervier and FN sought …
اقرأ المزيدThe Minimi – shorthand for Mini Mitrailleuse or 'Mini Machine Gun' – was initially developed in the 1970s. As a testament to its design ethos, the Minimi straddled a middle ground between the lighter assault rifles and heavier general-purpose machine guns in …
اقرأ المزيدA general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) is a belt-fed weapon used in a variety of roles, from bipod- or tripod-mounted infantry support to deployment as a helicopter door gun or a vehicle-mounted support weapon.[1] It can provide fire support for vehicles or infantry from a variety of mounts. In modern practice, it is an air-cooled medium machine gun, firing …
اقرأ المزيدThe M60 actually had its origins in several respected German machine guns of World War 2. The excellent belt-fed MG42 was a standard part of the German Army from 1942 to 1959, replacing the expensive yet equally-successful MG34 general purpose machine gun.
اقرأ المزيدA general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) is a machine gun which gets its ammunition from a belt. It can be used in many different roles: it can support infantry from a bipod or tripod or be put onto a helicopter or armoured vehicle. [1] It can provide fire support for vehicles or infantry from a variety of mounts.
اقرأ المزيدThe FN MAG (Mitrailleuse d'Appui Général – General Purpose Machine Gun) was designed by Ernest Vervier, who took over from Dieudonné Saive as FN's lead military arms designer in 1954. The Swedish government approached FN about building a belt-fed version of the BAR, which they had been unsuccessful at.
اقرأ المزيدSmall arms and support weapons. Whether they arrive by armoured vehicle or boat, British soldiers are trained to operate anywhere in the world and are supported by an armoury of powerful and versatile weaponry, from grenades to heavy machine guns - tools for the soldier's task of taking and holding ground.
اقرأ المزيدPage details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Kalashnikov PKM (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovany) General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) / Light Machine Gun (LMG) including pictures.
اقرأ المزيد7.62mm General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) The 7.62mm GPMG is a fully automatic, air-cooled, belt-fed, gas-operated weapon with a simple modular construction and disassembly procedure, making it the weapon of choice for military and paramilitary forces.
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