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The first 197 Yak-3 were lightly armed with a single motornaya pushka-mount 20 mm (0.79 in) ShVAK cannon and one 12.7 mm (0.50 in) UBS synchronized machine gun, with subsequent aircraft receiving a second UBS for a weight of fire of 2.72 kg (6.0 lb) per second using high-explosive ammunition. All armament was installed close to the axis of the ...
This slender barrel is said to be the root cause of the Type 62 machine gun's deficiencies: the barrel weight of the Type 62 machine gun is said to be approximately 2 kg (97.6 g per inch) with a barrel length of approximately 20.5 inches, [24] compared to the FN MAG, another 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun of the same period (24.8 inches, 3 ...
Colleoni machine gun — 6.50×52mm Mannlicher–Carcano: Ammunition belt Italy: 1908 Colt Machine Gun: Colt's Manufacturing Company: 5.56×45mm NATO: Ammunition belt United States: 1965 Colt Automatic Rifle: 5.56×45mm NATO: Detachable box magazine United States: 1982 Darne machine gun: Hotchkiss et Cie: 7.50×54mm French 8.00×51mmR French ...
A general-purpose machine gun is usually a lightweight medium machine gun that can either be used with a bipod and drum in the light machine gun role or a tripod and belt feed in the medium machine gun role. DShK in the heavy role. Machine guns usually have simple iron sights, though the use of optics is becoming more common.
The MG39 Rh was a general-purpose machine gun of German origin. [1]It originated from a draft specification and contest held for an MG 34 Einheitsmaschinengewehr replacement that was better suited for mass production.
The machine gun was delivered in three variants: infantry machine gun (on heavy tripod), heavy bunker machine gun (with heavier barrel, marked "O") and for armoured vehicles (marked "ÚV"). It was designed to withstand five minutes of constant fire, after which time the barrel had to be changed due to wear.
The HMG PK-16 shows some similarities to the Soviet DShK, as well as the Chinese W85 and Type 54 Machine gun. [2] The HMG PK-16 is assembled by two people [1] with an assembling time of 5 minutes and 20 seconds [3] and a disassembling time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds, [3] however its assembling time with the gun mounted is less than one minute. [3]
XM250 undergoing evaluation in 2024. In 2017 United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) issued a solicitation for a .338 Norma Magnum machine gun. [9] This was in response to the need for overmatch when examining the capabilities of the 5.56×45mm and 7.62×51mm rounds compared to 7.62×54mmR. [10]