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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 Although largely superseded by the [[FN Minimi]] in infantry use, the AA-52 continues to be a common mounted weapon on vehicles.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 Although largely superseded by the [[FN Minimi]] in infantry use, the AA-52 continues to be a common mounted weapon on vehicles.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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===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
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| ''[[Day of the Jackal, The|The Day of the Jackal]] || || French soldiers || Mounted in Panhard AML-60 || 1973 | | ''[[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 | | ''[[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 | | ''[[Drummer-Crab (Le Crabe-Tambour)]]'' || || French sailors || || 1977 | ||
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| ''[[April Captains (Capitães de Abril)]]'' || || Portuguese soldiers || Mounted in Panhard AML-60 || 2000 | | ''[[April Captains (Capitães de Abril)]]'' || || Portuguese soldiers || Mounted in Panhard AML-60 || 2000 | ||
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| ''[[Deserter (2002)]] || || French Foreign Legionnaires || || 2002 | | ''[[Deserter (2002)]]'' || || French Foreign Legionnaires || || 2002 | ||
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| ''[[ | | ''[[Taxi 3]]'' || || || Top-mounted on armoured car || 2003 | ||
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| ''[[Special Forces (2011)|Special Forces]] || || || Mounted on Aerospatiale Puma helicopters || 2011 | | ''[[La Horde]]'' || [[Yves Pignot]] || René || Fitted with Browning M1919A4 barrel (jacket) || 2009 | ||
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| ''[[Special Forces (2011)|Special Forces]]'' || || || Mounted on Aerospatiale Puma helicopters || 2011 | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date''' | ||
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| [[Code of Honor]] || || || || 2007 | | ''[[Code of Honor]]'' || || || || 2007 | ||
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 2]]'' || || Mounted on Eland-90 armoured car || Unusable by player || 2012 | |||
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| [[Call of Duty: | | ''[[Call of Duty: Vanguard]]'' || UGM-8 || ||Added with Season 4 (June 2022) || 2021 | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:35, 26 June 2022
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 |
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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 |
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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 |