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M249 FN MINIMI DA-SC-85-11586 c1.jpg|[[FN Minimi]] | M249 FN MINIMI DA-SC-85-11586 c1.jpg|[[FN Minimi]] | ||
GalilARM-2.jpg|[[Galil ARM]] | GalilARM-2.jpg|[[Galil ARM]] | ||
Gorov Light Machine Gun.jpg|[[Gorov light machine gun]] | |||
HK23.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch HK23]] | HK23.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch HK23]] | ||
H&K M27 IAR.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch M27 IAR]] | H&K M27 IAR.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch M27 IAR]] | ||
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MexicanMendozaM1934LMG.jpg|[[Mendoza M1934 LMG]] | MexicanMendozaM1934LMG.jpg|[[Mendoza M1934 LMG]] | ||
MG13.jpg|[[MG 13]] | MG13.jpg|[[MG 13]] | ||
POF IAR.jpg|[[Patriot Ordnance Factory P416#Patriot Ordnance Factory IAR|Patriot Ordnance Factory IAR]] | POF IAR.jpg|[[Patriot Ordnance Factory P416#Patriot Ordnance Factory IAR|Patriot Ordnance Factory IAR]] | ||
QBB95.jpg|[[QJB-95]] | |||
Type88gpmg2.jpg|[[QJY-88]] | |||
RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|[[RPD]] | RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|[[RPD]] | ||
RPK lmg.jpg|[[RPK]] | RPK lmg.jpg|[[RPK]] | ||
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Type11.jpg|[[Type 11 Light Machine Gun]] | Type11.jpg|[[Type 11 Light Machine Gun]] | ||
Type73LMG.jpg|[[Type 73 Light Machine Gun]] | Type73LMG.jpg|[[Type 73 Light Machine Gun]] | ||
Type96.jpg|[[Type 96 | Type 81 Machine Gun.jpg|[[Type 81|Type 81 LMG]] | ||
Type96.jpg|[[Type 96 light machine gun]] | |||
Type 97 LMG display.jpg|[[Type 97 light machine gun]] | Type 97 LMG display.jpg|[[Type 97 light machine gun]] | ||
Type 99 LMG.jpg|[[Type 99 | Type 99 LMG.jpg|[[Type 99 light machine gun]] | ||
Type_Hei_c.jpg|[[Type Hei rifle|Type Hei Experimental Ultra Light Machine Gun]] | Type_Hei_c.jpg|[[Type Hei rifle|Type Hei Experimental Ultra Light Machine Gun]] | ||
Ultimax-100-Mk2-SAW.jpg|[[Ultimax 100]] | Ultimax-100-Mk2-SAW.jpg|[[Ultimax 100]] | ||
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Lwmmg.jpg|[[General Dynamics Lightweight Medium Machine Gun]] | Lwmmg.jpg|[[General Dynamics Lightweight Medium Machine Gun]] | ||
HK21wBlackFurniture.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch HK21]] | HK21wBlackFurniture.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch HK21]] | ||
HK MG5.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch MG5]] | |||
IWI Negev NG7.jpg|[[IWI Negev NG7]] | IWI Negev NG7.jpg|[[IWI Negev NG7]] | ||
KAC LWAMG.jpg|[[Knight's Armament Stoner LMG#KAC LWAMG|Knight's Armament LWAMG]] | KAC LWAMG.jpg|[[Knight's Armament Stoner LMG#KAC LWAMG|Knight's Armament LWAMG]] | ||
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M60.jpg|[[M60]] | M60.jpg|[[M60]] | ||
AA52.jpg|[[MAS AA-52]] | AA52.jpg|[[MAS AA-52]] | ||
MG3 Black furniture.jpg|[[MG3]] | |||
Mg-34.jpg|[[MG34]] | Mg-34.jpg|[[MG34]] | ||
MG42.jpg|[[MG42]] | MG42.jpg|[[MG42]] | ||
MK48.jpg|[[Mk 48 Mod 0]] | MK48.jpg|[[Mk 48 Mod 0]] | ||
OTs-128.jpg|[[OTs-128]] | OTs-128.jpg|[[OTs-128]] | ||
Pk machine gun.jpg|[[PK]] | Pk machine gun.jpg|[[PK]] | ||
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SIG MG50.jpg|[[SIG MG50]] | SIG MG50.jpg|[[SIG MG50]] | ||
MG710-3.jpg|[[SIG MG710-3]] | MG710-3.jpg|[[SIG MG710-3]] | ||
SIG-LMG.jpg|[[SIG-Sauer MG 338|SIG-Sauer LMG-6.8]] | |||
SIG Sauer MG 338.jpg|[[SIG-Sauer MG 338]] | SIG Sauer MG 338.jpg|[[SIG-Sauer MG 338]] | ||
Type62.jpg|[[Sumitomo NTK-62]] | Type62.jpg|[[Sumitomo NTK-62]] | ||
Type-67-II.jpg|[[Type 67 machine gun]] | |||
UKVZ59.jpg|[[UK vz. 59]] | UKVZ59.jpg|[[UK vz. 59]] | ||
Ss77.jpg|[[Vektor SS-77]] | Ss77.jpg|[[Vektor SS-77]] | ||
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Ds 39 machine gun.jpg|[[Degtyaryov DS-39]] | Ds 39 machine gun.jpg|[[Degtyaryov DS-39]] | ||
Fiat-revelli m1914.jpg|[[Fiat-Revelli M14/35#Fiat-Revelli M14|Fiat-Revelli M14]] | Fiat-revelli m1914.jpg|[[Fiat-Revelli M14/35#Fiat-Revelli M14|Fiat-Revelli M14]] | ||
SGM MG.jpg|[[Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun|Goryunov SG-43]] | |||
M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|[[Hotchkiss M1914]] | M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|[[Hotchkiss M1914]] | ||
MAC 1934 (1).jpg|[[MAC 1934]] | MAC 1934 (1).jpg|[[MAC 1934]] | ||
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Afanasev A-12.7 dismounted.jpg|[[Afanasev A-12.7]] | Afanasev A-12.7 dismounted.jpg|[[Afanasev A-12.7]] | ||
Berezin UBT.jpg|[[Berezin UB]] | Berezin UBT.jpg|[[Berezin UB]] | ||
Breda Modello 31.jpg|[[Breda Modello 31]] | |||
Bredam37.jpg|[[Breda Modello 37]] | Bredam37.jpg|[[Breda Modello 37]] | ||
12.7mmBreda-SAFAT.jpg|[[Breda-SAFAT machine gun|Breda-SAFAT]] | 12.7mmBreda-SAFAT.jpg|[[Breda-SAFAT machine gun|Breda-SAFAT]] | ||
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Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935.jpg|[[Fiat-Revelli M35]] | Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935.jpg|[[Fiat-Revelli M35]] | ||
Ho103mg.jpg|[[Ho-103]] | Ho103mg.jpg|[[Ho-103]] | ||
M1929 Hotchkiss MG.jpg|[[Hotchkiss M1929]] | |||
Kord | Kord.jpg|[[Kord heavy machine gun|Kord]] | ||
Kpvt 01.jpg|[[KPV heavy machine gun|KPV]] | Kpvt 01.jpg|[[KPV heavy machine gun|KPV]] | ||
M85hmg.jpg|[[M85 heavy machine gun|M85]] | M85hmg.jpg|[[M85 heavy machine gun|M85]] | ||
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MG 131.jpg|[[MG 131]] | MG 131.jpg|[[MG 131]] | ||
Mitrailleuse.jpg|Montigny Mitrailleuse | Mitrailleuse.jpg|Montigny Mitrailleuse | ||
NSV. | NSV HMG.jpg|[[NSV heavy machine gun|NSV]] | ||
QJC-88.jpg|[[Norinco QJC-88|QJC-88]] | QJC-88.jpg|[[Norinco QJC-88|QJC-88]] | ||
QJZ-89.jpg|[[QJZ-89]] | QJZ-89.jpg|[[QJZ-89]] | ||
1869 Mitrailleuse.jpg|Reffye Mitrailleuse | |||
Type 1 HMG.jpeg|[[Type 1 heavy machine gun]] | Type 1 HMG.jpeg|[[Type 1 heavy machine gun]] | ||
Type 3 Taisho 14 heavy machine gun.jpg|[[Type 3 heavy machine gun]] | Type 3 Taisho 14 heavy machine gun.jpg|[[Type 3 heavy machine gun]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:44, 17 November 2023
If you're creating a new page for a machine gun make sure to add [[Category:Gun]] and [[Category:Machine Gun]] to the page so that it will be listed here.
While in United States gun law a "machine gun" is any weapon capable of firing sequential rounds from the same barrel with a single pull of the trigger or any part that renders a weapon capable of such (including auto drop-in sears), the term correctly refers to self-loading support weapons which are designed for sustained automatic fire. A machine gun must fire at least an intermediate round; a fully automatic weapon which fires pistol rounds is either a submachine gun or a machine pistol. An automatic weapon which fires shotgun cartridges is an automatic shotgun. Any weapon which fires rapidly through the use of multiple barrels firing at the same time is a volley gun, not a machine gun.
Light machine guns (LMGs) are designed for portability and short periods of automatic fire from a bipod; modern LMGs usually fire intermediate rounds, though some use full-sized rifle rounds. Obviously, prior to the development of the intermediate round, all LMGs fired full-power rifle rounds. A "Squad Automatic Weapon" or SAW is a typical role for such a gun, though since SAW is a role rather than a proper category of weapon system, it can be said to be fulfilled by any weapon the military chooses to issue as one; some SAWs are simply assault rifles with extended magazines.
A medium machine gun (MMG) is a weapon designed for protracted automatic fire from a fixed position such as a tripod, using a full-sized rifle round. Almost all modern medium machine guns are belt-fed.
A general purpose machine gun (GPMG) is a weapon combining the capabilities of a light and medium machine gun; usually they are functionally medium machine guns, but take advantage of modern production techniques to enable them to be more portable than their ancestors. GPMGs have largely replaced MMGs in service due to their greater flexibility.
A heavy machine gun (HMG) is usually categorized as a weapon with a caliber greater than .50 in (12.7mm) but less than around 20mm; such weapons are employed in static positions or as vehicle armament. In WW1 and in some cases up to the end of WW2 the term simply referred to any machine gun designed to be emplaced and was largely defined by sheer physical weight, meaning some sources will describe weapons as HMGs which fit the modern definition of an MMG because they were defined as such at the time.
The "oddities" mentioned in the sixth section below were created by converting medium and heavy machine guns for more mobile use. They were intended for the LMG role – one could argue that they classify under some sorts of GPMGs, except that the MG08/15 predates that concept – but they were relatively heavy for that purpose when compared to other portable machine guns.
Non-rotary automatic weapons of calibers greater than 20mm are usually categorized as autocannons; in such weapons, automatic fire is the only qualifier, the feeding method can vary from an electrically driven belt to large stripper clips as with the Bofors 40mm. Revolver cannons use a cylinder mechanism as part of their loading method, while chainguns use a power-assisted bolt driven by a chain.
An automatic weapon which fires low-velocity explosive rounds is usually categorized as a grenade machine gun (GMG) or automatic grenade launcher (AGL).
Rotary weapons are usually treated as their own sub-class rather than using the light / medium / heavy descriptors. These are referred to as rotary or Gatling guns; it is never correct to call a rotary gun a chaingun. Strictly speaking, most rotary gun designs are not machine guns or even automatic, since they use external power from either a crank or motor to drive a fundamentally manually-operated weapon, but since they are used in the same role of producing sustained fire, they are categorized as machine guns.
Light Machine Guns
General-Purpose Machine Guns
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Rheinmetall MG 39 Rh
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W+F MG51
Medium Machine Guns
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Flex / Coaxial Medium Machine Gun Variants
Heavy Machine Guns
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6P62
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Montigny Mitrailleuse
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Reffye Mitrailleuse
Oddities
Rotary Machine Guns
Pages in category "Machine Gun"
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