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[[File:AA52.jpg|thumb|400px|right|MAS AA-52 GPMG - 7.5x54mm French.]]
[[File:AA52.jpg|thumb|400px|right|MAS AA-52 GPMG - 7.5x54mm French]]
[[File:AA-52 coaxial MG.jpg|thumb|right|400px|MAS AA-52 in coaxial configuration.]]
[[File:AAT-52 Char HMG.jpg|thumb|400px|right|MAS AAT-52 Char - 7.5x54mm French]]


The MAS AA-52 is a general purpose machine gun designed by MAC (Manufacture d’Armes de Chatellerault) and manufactured by MAS (Manufacture d'Armes St. Etienne) as a universal machine gun for French military forces. Although largely superceded by the [[FN Minimi]] in infantry use, the AA-52 continues to be a common mounted weapon on vehicles.  
The '''MAS AA-52''' is a general purpose machine gun designed by MAC (Manufacture d’Armes de Chatellerault) and manufactured by MAS (Manufacture d'Armes St. Etienne) as a universal machine gun for French military forces. Although largely superseded by the [[FN Minimi]] in infantry use, the AA-52 continues to be a common mounted weapon on vehicles.  


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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'''Fire Modes:''' Full-Auto (700-900 RPM)
'''Fire Modes:''' Full-Auto (700-900 RPM)


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'''The MAS AA-52 machine gun has appeared in the following films:'''
===Film===


===Film===
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| ''[[Let's Not Get Angry (Ne nous fâchons pas)]]'' || [[Jean Panisse]] || Illegal gun dealer || || 1966
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| ''[[Let's Not Get Angry (Ne nous fâchons pas)]]'' || || The Colonel's henchman || || 1966
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| ''[[The Battle of Algiers]] || || French paratrooper || || 1966
|-
| ''[[Day of the Jackal, The|The Day of the Jackal]] || || French soldiers || Mounted in Panhard AML-60 || 1973
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| ''[[Secret, The (Le secret)|The Secret (Le secret)]] || || || Mounted in AMX-13 VTT || 1974
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| ''[[Drummer-Crab (Le Crabe-Tambour)]]'' || || French sailors || || 1977
|-
| ''[[Operation Leopard (La légion saute sur Kolwezi)]]'' || || French paratroopers || || 1980
|-
| ''[[Salvador]]'' || ||  || Mounted on Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie || 1986
|-
| ''[[Léon (The Professional)]] || || ESU officers  || Mocked up as a grenade launcher || 1994
|-
| ''[[April Captains (Capitães de Abril)]]'' || || Portuguese soldiers || Mounted in Panhard AML-60 || 2000
|-
| ''[[Deserter (2002)]]'' || || French Foreign Legionnaires || || 2002
|-
| ''[[Taxi 3]]'' || || || Top-mounted on armoured car || 2003
|-
| ''[[La Horde]]'' || [[Yves Pignot]] || René || Fitted with Browning M1919A4 barrel (jacket) || 2009
|-
| ''[[Special Forces (2011)|Special Forces]]'' || || || Mounted on Aerospatiale Puma helicopters || 2011
|-
|}
 
===Video Games===


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| [[La Horde]] || Yves Pignot || René || Fitted with Browning M1919A4 barrel (jacket) || 2009
| ''[[Code of Honor]]'' || || || || 2007
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| [[Léon (The Professional)]] || || ESU officers  || Mocked up as a grenade launcher || 1994
| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 2]]'' || || Mounted on Eland-90 armoured car || Unusable by player || 2012
|-
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| [[The Battle of Algiers]] || || French paratrooper || || 1966
| ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' || UGM-8 || ||Added with Season 4 (June 2022) || 2021
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MAS AA-52 GPMG - 7.5x54mm French
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MAS AA-52 in coaxial configuration.
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MAS AAT-52 Char - 7.5x54mm French

The MAS AA-52 is a general purpose machine gun designed by MAC (Manufacture d’Armes de Chatellerault) and manufactured by MAS (Manufacture d'Armes St. Etienne) as a universal machine gun for French military forces. Although largely superseded by the FN Minimi in infantry use, the AA-52 continues to be a common mounted weapon on vehicles.

Specifications

(1952-present)

Type: Medium Machine Gun

Caliber: 7.5x54mm French, 7.62x51mm NATO (NF-1 variant)

Capacity: Belt Fed (50 or 200 round belts)

Fire Modes: Full-Auto (700-900 RPM)

The MAS AA-52 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Let's Not Get Angry (Ne nous fâchons pas) Jean Panisse Illegal gun dealer 1966
Let's Not Get Angry (Ne nous fâchons pas) The Colonel's henchman 1966
The Battle of Algiers French paratrooper 1966
The Day of the Jackal French soldiers Mounted in Panhard AML-60 1973
The Secret (Le secret) Mounted in AMX-13 VTT 1974
Drummer-Crab (Le Crabe-Tambour) French sailors 1977
Operation Leopard (La légion saute sur Kolwezi) French paratroopers 1980
Salvador Mounted on Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie 1986
Léon (The Professional) ESU officers Mocked up as a grenade launcher 1994
April Captains (Capitães de Abril) Portuguese soldiers Mounted in Panhard AML-60 2000
Deserter (2002) French Foreign Legionnaires 2002
Taxi 3 Top-mounted on armoured car 2003
La Horde Yves Pignot René Fitted with Browning M1919A4 barrel (jacket) 2009
Special Forces Mounted on Aerospatiale Puma helicopters 2011

Video Games

Title As Mods Note Date
Code of Honor 2007
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Mounted on Eland-90 armoured car Unusable by player 2012
Call of Duty: Vanguard UGM-8 Added with Season 4 (June 2022) 2021
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