Besal - Revision history

Pyr0m4n14c: Please don't just copy the entire page summary from Wikipedia. Anyway, from what I can gather it seems like the name is commonly written "BESAL" (i.e. in all caps), but I'm not sure if it's always that way, or if either works (like the Sten).

2022-06-04T13:59:29Z

Please don't just copy the entire page summary from Wikipedia. Anyway, from what I can gather it seems like the name is commonly written "BESAL" (i.e. in all caps), but I'm not sure if it's always that way, or if either works (like the Sten).

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	[[File:Besal .jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Besal - .303 ~~(7.7x56mm R)~~]]		[[File:Besal .jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Besal - .303 British]]
	[[File:BESAL with drum.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|2nd Pattern Besal with 100-round Motley pan magazine - .303 ~~(7.7x56mm R)~~]]		[[File:BESAL with drum.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|2nd Pattern Besal with 100-round Motley pan magazine - .303 British]]
	The Besal~~, properly named~~ "Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch", ~~was a~~ light machine gun ~~of British origin. The weapon was intended as an alternative~~ to the [[Bren]] ~~gun as~~ it was ~~lighter~~, simpler, ~~cheaper and easier~~ to ~~manufacture and therefore~~ was ~~not dependent on~~ the ~~Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield which~~ was ~~within range of German bombers~~. As the ~~threat to~~ the ~~supply of Brens receded, it~~ was ~~eventually~~ deemed unnecessary and never ~~went~~ into ~~mass~~ production.		The '''Besal''' is the common name for the "Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch", an experimental light machine gun meant to replace or supplement the [[Bren]] in British service, developed primarily due to the potential risk that the latter would become unavailable if RSAF Enfield (where it was produced) were destroyed by German bombers; accordingly, it was made to be simpler and cheaper to mass-produce, allowing its production to be spread across various small shops - effectively, it was to the Bren what the [[Sten]] was to the [[Lanchester Mk. I\|Lanchester]]. Unlike the Sten, however, the Besal was ultimately deemed unnecessary (with the cessation of the German bombing campaign in Britain), and never put into large-scale production.

	=Specifications=		=Specifications=
	''(1938)''		''(1938)''
	*'''Type:''' Light machine gun		*'''Type:''' Light machine gun
	*'''Caliber:'''.303 ~~(7,7 × 56 mm R)~~		*'''Caliber:''' .303 British
	*'''Capacity:''' 30-round Bren~~-compatible magazines~~; 100-round Motley pan magazine		*'''Capacity:''' 30-round Bren magazine; 100-round Motley pan magazine
	*'''Fire Modes:''' Full-automatic, 600 rpm		*'''Fire Modes:''' Full-automatic, 600 rpm
	*'''Mass:''' 9.4 Kg		*'''Mass:''' 9.4 Kg

Greg-Z at 13:47, 4 June 2022

2022-06-04T13:47:30Z

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	[[File:Besal .jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Besal - .303 (7,7 ~~× 56 mm~~ R)]]		[[File:Besal .jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|Besal - .303 (7.7x56mm R)]]
	The Besal, properly named "Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch", was a light machine gun of British origin. The weapon was intended as an alternative to the Bren gun as it was lighter, simpler, cheaper and easier to manufacture and therefore was not dependent on the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield which was within range of German bombers. As the threat to the supply of Brens receded, it was eventually deemed unnecessary and never went into mass production.		[[File:BESAL with drum.jpg\|thumb\|right\|450px\|2nd Pattern Besal with 100-round Motley pan magazine - .303 (7.7x56mm R)]]
			The Besal, properly named "Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch", was a light machine gun of British origin. The weapon was intended as an alternative to the [[Bren]] gun as it was lighter, simpler, cheaper and easier to manufacture and therefore was not dependent on the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield which was within range of German bombers. As the threat to the supply of Brens receded, it was eventually deemed unnecessary and never went into mass production.

	=Specifications=		=Specifications=
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	*'''Type:''' Light machine gun		*'''Type:''' Light machine gun
	*'''Caliber:'''.303 (7,7 × 56 mm R)		*'''Caliber:'''.303 (7,7 × 56 mm R)
	*'''Capacity:''' 30-round Bren-compatible magazines		*'''Capacity:''' 30-round Bren-compatible magazines; 100-round Motley pan magazine
	*'''Fire Modes:''' Full-automatic, 600 rpm		*'''Fire Modes:''' Full-automatic, 600 rpm
	*'''Mass:''' 9.4 Kg		*'''Mass:''' 9.4 Kg

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2022-06-04T12:35:56Z

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[[File:Besal .jpg|thumb|right|450px|Besal - .303 (7,7 × 56 mm R)]]
The Besal, properly named "Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch", was a light machine gun of British origin. The weapon was intended as an alternative to the Bren gun as it was lighter, simpler, cheaper and easier to manufacture and therefore was not dependent on the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield which was within range of German bombers. As the threat to the supply of Brens receded, it was eventually deemed unnecessary and never went into mass production.

=Specifications=
''(1938)''
*'''Type:''' Light machine gun
*'''Caliber:'''.303 (7,7 × 56 mm R)
*'''Capacity:''' 30-round Bren-compatible magazines
*'''Fire Modes:''' Full-automatic, 600 rpm
*'''Mass:''' 9.4 Kg
*'''Length:''' {{convert|mm|1185}}
*'''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|559}}
* '''Muzzle velocity''': 744 m/s
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