Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Some of the Inglis-built Bren guns were chambered for the 7.92-mm Mauser ammunition; these were destined for export to Nationalist Chinese forces rather than for British and Commonwealth forces. In Australia, the Lithgow Small Arms Factory in New South Wales began building Bren guns in 1940; a total of 17,249 were built.
In October 1943, the John Inglis Company started producing Bren guns in 7.92×57mm Mauser for the Chinese. By the end of World War II, 18,900 had been shipped and 13,800 had been delivered to China by July 1945. [119] Several thousands more would be delivered and used in the Chinese Civil War in the following years. [120] Canada
In its most famous incarnation, the ZB-26 was modified by ZB and British technicians, entering service as the famous Bren gun. [10] Many more countries imported or produced the design under license, including China and Yugoslavia.
To either side of the engine was an area in which passengers could sit or stores could be carried. Initially, there were several types of Carrier that varied slightly in design according to their purpose: "Medium Machine Gun Carrier" (the Vickers machine gun), "Bren Gun Carrier", "Scout Carrier" and "Cavalry Carrier". The production of a single ...
Type 67 machine gun. QJB-191 - 5.8 mm light support weapon (LSW) QJS-161 - 5.8 mm light machine gun (LMG) QJY-201 - 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) QJZ-171 - 12.7 mm lightweight heavy machine gun (HMG) QBB-95 - 5.8 mm light support weapon (LSW) QJY-88 - 5.8 mm light machine gun, replacing Type 67 general-purpose machine gun
Before the war broke out, China sought support from, and often traded with Germany and relied on both military and economical support. Weapons used by the National Revolutionary Army, as well as Communist forces and Chinese warlords. Chinese Forces also received a large amount of equipment from Lend-Lease during Burma campaign.
105 mm assault gun China: Assault gun variant based on ZBL-19 chassis. ZTL-11: 105 mm assault gun China: Assault gun variant based on ZBL-08 chassis. PTL-02: 100 mm assault gun 250 [40] China: Assault gun variant based on WZ-551 infantry fighting vehicle chassis. Tank destroyers PTZ-89: 120 mm tank destroyer 230 [40] China: Missile carriers AFT ...
Another Lewis gun was found in an IRA arms dump outside Kildare in January 1990. [78] [79] Besa machine gun: 7.92×57mm Mauser: Medium machine gun United Kingdom: Four Besa machine guns found in IRA arms dump outside Kildare in January 1990. [78] [79] Bren gun.303 British: Light machine gun United Kingdom: Widespread usage in 1970s. [5]