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(Adding a couple variants that are already parts of the mentioned pages but classify differently. Didn't add the HK23 cos I'm not sure if it's truly an LMG rather than a GPMG (I know it's in 5.56x45mm, but look at the QJY-88).)
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If you're creating a new page for a machine gun make sure to add '''<nowiki>[[Category:Gun]]</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>[[Category:Machine Gun]]</nowiki>''' to the page so that it will be listed here.
 
If you're creating a new page for a machine gun make sure to add '''<nowiki>[[Category:Gun]]</nowiki>''' and '''<nowiki>[[Category:Machine Gun]]</nowiki>''' 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, 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. Any weapon which fires rapidly through the use of multiple barrels firing at the same time is a volley gun, not a machine gun.
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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. 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.
 
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. 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.
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An automatic weapon which fires low-velocity explosive rounds is usually categorised as a grenade machine gun (GMG) or automatic grenade launcher (AGL).
 
An automatic weapon which fires low-velocity explosive rounds is usually categorised 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.
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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 categorised as machine guns.
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=Light Machine Guns=
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<gallery widths=301>
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Ares Shrike.jpg|[[Ares Shrike]]
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Bergmannmg15.jpg|[[Bergmann MG 15nA]]
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800px-Breda 30.jpg|[[Breda Modello 30]]
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Bren gun.JPG|[[Bren gun]]
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BAR.jpg|[[Browning Automatic Rifle]]
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Chatellerault M1924-29.JPG|[[Chatellerault M1924/29]]
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Chauchat.jpg|[[Chauchat]]
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Colt IAR.jpg|[[Colt IAR]]
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Korean Pig.jpg|[[Daewoo K3]]
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DP-28.jpg|[[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyaryov DP-28]]
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M249 FN MINIMI DA-SC-85-11586 c1.jpg|[[FN Minimi]]
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GalilARM-2.jpg|[[Galil ARM]]
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H&K M27 IAR.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch M27 IAR]]
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MG36.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch MG36]]
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H&KMG4.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch MG4]]
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XM8LMG.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch XM8 Automatic Rifle]]
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Hotchkiss1909.jpg|[[Hotchkiss M1909]]
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HotchkissM1922.jpg|[[Hotchkiss Model 1922]]
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Huot Automatic Rifle.jpg|[[Huot Automatic Rifle]]
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NegevLMG.jpg|[[IMI Negev]]
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INSAS-LMG-fold.jpg|[[INSAS LMG]]
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KAC LMG.jpg|[[Knight's Armament LMG]]
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SA80-L86A1.jpg|[[L86|L86A1 LSW]]
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Lahtim26.jpg|[[Lahti-Saloranta LS/26]]
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Lewis gun.JPG|[[Lewis Gun]]
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LSAT.jpg|[[LSAT]]
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LWRCIAR.jpg|[[LWRC M6A4 IAR]]
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M14E2SAW.jpg|[[M14|M14E2]]
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JOHNSON M1941.jpg|[[M1941 Johnson machine gun]]
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MadsenGun2.jpg|[[Madsen machine gun]]
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MexicanMendozaM1934LMG.jpg|[[Mendoza M1934 LMG]]
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Mg30 realita.jpg|[[MG30]]
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QBB95.jpg|[[Norinco QBB-95]]
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RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|[[RPD light machine gun]]
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RPK lmg.jpg|[[RPK light machine gun]]
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ShKAS.jpg|[[Shpitalny-Komaritski ShKAS]]
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SIA Mod 1918.jpg|[[SIA Model 1918]]
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Aug-hbar.jpg|[[Steyr AUG HBAR]]
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StonerM63.jpg|[[Stoner 63]]
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Type11.jpg|[[Type 11 Light Machine Gun]]
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Type73LMG.jpg|[[Type 73 Light Machine Gun]]
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Type96.jpg|[[Type 96 Light Machine Gun]]
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Type97LMG.jpg|[[Type 97 light machine gun]]
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Type99LMG.jpg|[[Type 99 Light Machine Gun]]
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Ultimax-100-Mk2-SAW.jpg|[[Ultimax 100]]
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Valmet M78 LMG.jpg|[[Valmet M78]]
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Vickers-Berthier Mk1.jpg|[[Vickers-Berthier]]
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ZB-26.jpg|[[ZB26 Machine Gun]]
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</gallery>
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=General-Purpose Machine Guns=
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<gallery widths=300>
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FNMAG.jpg|[[FN MAG]]
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HK21wBlackFurniture.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch HK21]]
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Hk121.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch MG5]]
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IWI Negev NG7.jpg|[[IMI Negev|IWI Negev NG7]]
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M60.jpg|[[M60 machine gun]]
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AA52.jpg|[[MAS AA-52]]
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MG13.jpg|[[MG13]]
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MG15.jpg|[[MG15 machine gun]]
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Mg-34.jpg|[[MG34]]
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MG42.jpg|[[MG42]]
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MK48.jpg|[[Mk 48 Mod 0]]
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Type88gpmg2.jpg|[[Norinco QJY-88]]
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Type-67-II.jpg|[[Norinco Type 67]]
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Pk machine gun.jpg|[[PK Machine Gun]]
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SIG MG50.jpg|[[SIG MG50]]
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Type62.jpg|[[Sumitomo NTK-62]]
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UKVZ59.jpg|[[UK vz. 59]]
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Ss77.jpg|[[Vektor SS-77]]
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</gallery>
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=Medium Machine Guns=
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<gallery widths=300>
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Alfa M44.jpg|[[Alfa M44]]
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M1919A4.jpg|[[Browning M1919]]
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Colt3.jpg|[[Colt 1895 Automatic Machine Gun]]
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Ds 39 machine gun.jpg|[[Degtyaryov DS-39]]
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Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935.jpg|[[Fiat-Revelli M14/35]]
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GoryunovSG43MachineGun.jpg|[[Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun]]
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M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|[[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun]]
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M73mg.jpg|[[M73 machine gun]]
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Maxim MG08-15.jpg|[[Maxim MG08/15]]
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MG 17.jpg|[[MG17 machine gun]]
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Mg81-1.jpg|[[MG81]]
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Parabellum MG14.jpg|[[Parabellum MG14]]
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Mitrailleuse mle 31.jpg|[[Reibel Machine Gun]]
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Schwarz 07-12.jpeg|[[Schwarzlose Machine Gun Model 07/12]]
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St 1907 mg.jpg|[[St. Étienne Mle 1907]]
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VickersMk1.jpg|[[Vickers]]
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Vickersk.jpg|[[Vickers K machine gun]]
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ZB-53.jpg|[[ZB-53 / Vz.37]]
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</gallery>
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=Heavy Machine Guns=
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<gallery widths=300>
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Afanasev A-12.7 dismounted.jpg|[[Afanasev A-12.7]]
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Berezin UBT.jpg|[[Berezin UB]]
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Bredam37.jpg|[[Breda Modello 37]]
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12.7mmBreda-SAFAT.jpg|[[Breda-SAFAT machine gun]]
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Browning1917.jpg|[[Browning M1917]]
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M1918 aircraft.jpg|[[Browning M1918]]
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BrowningM2 plain.jpg|[[Browning M2]]
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Browning-M3A.jpg|[[Browning M3]]
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Wz.30.jpg|[[Ckm wz.30]]
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DShK HMG.jpg|[[DShK heavy machine gun]]
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Kord 02.jpg|[[Kord heavy machine gun]]
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Kpvt 01.jpg|[[KPV heavy machine gun]]
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Maxim1895.jpg|[[Maxim]]
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MG 131.jpg|[[MG131 machine gun]]
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Nordenfelt.JPG|[[Nordenfelt gun]]
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NSV.JPG|[[NSV heavy machine gun]]
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Type 1 HMG.jpeg|[[Type 1 Heavy Machine Gun]]
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Type 3 Taisho 14 heavy machine gun.jpg|[[Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun]]
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W-85.jpg|[[Type 85 heavy machine gun]]
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Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg|[[Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun]]
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</gallery>
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=Autocannons=
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<gallery widths=300>
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2a38m.jpg|[[2A38M autocannon]]
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Flak30.jpg|[[2cm FlaK 30]]
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Flak38single.jpg|[[2cm FlaK 38]]
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M1939 61-K.jpg|[[37-mm M1939 (61-K)]]
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Adden cannon.jpg|[[ADEN cannon]]
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AM-23 aircraft gun.jpg|[[Afanasev-Makarov AM-23]]
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Becker Type M2.jpg|[[Becker machine gun]]
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40mm bofors.jpg|[[Bofors 40mm]]
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ColtMk12.jpg|[[Colt Mk 12 cannon]]
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Canon DEFA MG 1359.jpg|[[DEFA cannon]]
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30mmGIAT30M791 01.jpg|[[GIAT 30]]
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GIAT M621 20mm Gazelle.jpg|[[GIAT M621]]
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AMX-30 M693.jpg|[[GIAT M693]]
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GSh-23-2.jpg|[[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23]]
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GSh-301.jpg|[[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-30]]
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Hispano Suiza HS404.jpg|[[Hispano-Suiza HS.404]]
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RARDEN Scimitar.jpg|[[L21A1 RARDEN]]
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Hughes-M230-Chain-Gun3.jpg|[[M230 Chain Gun]]
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M242 Cannon.jpg|[[M242 Bushmaster chaingun]]
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M85hmg.jpg|[[M85 heavy machine gun]]
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Mauser BK-27.jpg|[[Mauser BK-27]]
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MG-151.jpg|[[MG 151 cannon]]
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MGFFLRG.jpg|[[MG FF cannon]]
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MK108.JPG|[[MK 108 cannon]]
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MK30 2 ABM.jpg|[[MK30-2/ABM]]
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N-37 Cannon.jpg|[[Nudelman N-37]]
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AK-230-Museum.jpg|[[Nudelman-Nemenov NN-30]]
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Nr-23.jpg|[[Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23]]
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NR30.jpg|[[Nudelman-Rikhter NR-30]]
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20mm Oerlikon Cannon.jpg|[[Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]]
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M39Cannon.jpg|[[Pontiac M39]]
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Rh202.jpg|[[Rheinmetall Rh 202]]
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Shipunov 2A42.jpg|[[Shipunov 2A42]]
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ShVAK cannon.jpg|[[Shpitalnyi-Vladimirov ShVAK-20]]
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Type 99-1.jpg|[[Type 99 cannon]]
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Zastava M55 Triple 20mm.jpg|[[Zastava M55]]
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ZU-23.jpg|[[ZU-23]]
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</gallery>
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=Automatic Grenade Launcher=
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<gallery widths=300>
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Ags17.jpg|[[AGS-17 Plamya]]
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MK19-02.jpg|[[Mk 19 Grenade Launcher]]
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Mk47-1.jpg|[[Mk 47 Mod 0 Grenade Launcher]]
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QLZ87Light.jpg|[[QLZ-87]]
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Xm30750cal.jpg|[[XM307 & XM312#XM307 ACSW|XM307 ACSW]]
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</gallery>
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=Rotary Guns=
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<gallery widths=300>
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Gatling.jpg|[[Gatling Gun]]
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GAU-12U.jpg|[[General Dynamics GAU-12/U]]
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GAU19.jpg|[[General Dynamics GAU-19/A]]
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Hires GAU8.jpg|[[General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger]]
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Gsh623.jpg|[[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23]]
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GSh-6-30.jpg|[[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-30]]
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M134.JPG|[[M134 Minigun]]
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M61vulcan.jpg|[[M61 Vulcan]]
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Yakb.JPG|[[Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B]]
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</gallery>
  
 
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[[Category:Gun]]

Revision as of 19:57, 10 August 2017

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. 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 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 categorised 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 the term simply referred to any machine gun designed to be emplaced, meaning some sources will describe MMGs as HMGs because they were defined as such at the time.

Non-rotary automatic weapons of calibers greater than 20mm are usually categorised 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 categorised 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 categorised as machine guns.

Light Machine Guns

General-Purpose Machine Guns

Medium Machine Guns

Heavy Machine Guns

Autocannons

Automatic Grenade Launcher

Rotary Guns

Pages in category "Machine Gun"

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