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Standard issue heavy machinegun of the Regio Esercito (Royal Army) of Italy during WWII and for another couple of years after the war (full radiation presumed around 1948, even if some were still kept in service at the Infantry School in Cesano (near Rome) for training purposes for a longer time). A peculiar note about this machinegun is that every round is extracted from the stripper clip, shot, and the exaust case is then replaced in the clip, so when the gun exaustes a "magazine" the rounds were still in one place and not scattered all around. The real motive behind this are unknown but it is speculated in several books (e.g."World War 2's Small Arms" by John Weeks) because such a system granted an easier recovery and thus reload and reusage or recycling of the brass of the spent cases. | |||
[[File:Bredam37.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Breda Modello 37 - 8x59mm RB Breda]] | [[File:Bredam37.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Breda Modello 37 - 8x59mm RB Breda]] | ||
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The Breda Modello 30 is used by the following actors in the following movies:
Breda Modello 30
Specifications
(1930 – 1945)
- Type: Machine Gun
- Caliber: 6.5×52mm Mannlicher-Carcano
- Weight: 23.4 lbs (10.6 kg)
- Length: 48.4 in (123 cm)
- Barrel length: 17.7 in (45 cm)
- Feed System: 20 round stripper clips
- Fire Modes: Full Auto
The Breda Modello 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Alamein - The Line of Fire | Italian soldiers | 2002 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield: 1942 | 2002 | ||
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault | 2002 | ||
| Call of Duty 2: Big Red One | Breda M30 | 2005 | |
| Forgotten Hope 2 | 2005 | ||
| Karma Online | Breda Mod 30 | 2011 |
Breda Modello 37
Standard issue heavy machinegun of the Regio Esercito (Royal Army) of Italy during WWII and for another couple of years after the war (full radiation presumed around 1948, even if some were still kept in service at the Infantry School in Cesano (near Rome) for training purposes for a longer time). A peculiar note about this machinegun is that every round is extracted from the stripper clip, shot, and the exaust case is then replaced in the clip, so when the gun exaustes a "magazine" the rounds were still in one place and not scattered all around. The real motive behind this are unknown but it is speculated in several books (e.g."World War 2's Small Arms" by John Weeks) because such a system granted an easier recovery and thus reload and reusage or recycling of the brass of the spent cases.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attention! Bandits! (Achtung! Banditi!) | Giuseppe Taffarel | Commander Vento | 1951 | |
| Giuliano Montaldo | Lorenzo | |||
| Italian partisans | ||||
| Everybody Go Home! (Tutti a casa) | Alberto Sordi | Lt. Alberto Innocenzi | 1960 | |
| Everybody Go Home! (Tutti a casa) | Italian troops | mockups as AA Gun | 1960 | |
| The Battle of Neretva | Italian troops and Serbian chetniks | 1969 | ||
| Captain Corelli's Mandolin | Italian soldiers | 2001 | ||
| The Roses of the Desert | Italian soldiers | 2006 |
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Hope 2 | Mounted in machine gun nests/on Camionetta 42 "Sahariana" | 2005 |
Breda Modello 38
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Hope 2 | Mounted on Carro Armato L6/40 light tank | 2005 |