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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.
 
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.
  
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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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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 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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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.
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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 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.
  
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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.
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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 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.
  
 
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.
 
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.
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Bren gun.JPG|[[Bren gun]]
 
Bren gun.JPG|[[Bren gun]]
 
BAR.jpg|[[Browning Automatic Rifle]]
 
BAR.jpg|[[Browning Automatic Rifle]]
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Chatellerault M1924-29.JPG|[[Chatellerault]]
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Chatellerault M1924-29.JPG|[[Chatellerault Light Machine Gun]]
 
Chauchat.jpg|[[Chauchat]]
 
Chauchat.jpg|[[Chauchat]]
 
Colt IAR.jpg|[[Colt IAR]]
 
Colt IAR.jpg|[[Colt IAR]]
 
Korean Pig.jpg|[[Daewoo K3]]
 
Korean Pig.jpg|[[Daewoo K3]]
 
DP-28.jpg|[[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyaryov DP-28]]
 
DP-28.jpg|[[Degtyaryov DP Series Machine Gun|Degtyaryov DP-28]]
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Fedorovavtomat.jpg|[[Fedorov Avtomat]]
 
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]]
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QBB95.jpg|[[Norinco QBB-95]]
 
QBB95.jpg|[[Norinco QBB-95]]
 
Type 81 Machine Gun.jpg|[[Norinco Type 81|Norinco Type 81 LMG]]
 
Type 81 Machine Gun.jpg|[[Norinco Type 81|Norinco Type 81 LMG]]
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POF IAR.jpg|[[Patriot Ordnance Factory P416#Patriot Ordnance Factory IAR|Patriot Ordnance Factory IAR]]
 
RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|[[RPD light machine gun]]
 
RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|[[RPD light machine gun]]
 
RPK lmg.jpg|[[RPK light machine gun]]
 
RPK lmg.jpg|[[RPK light machine gun]]
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<gallery widths=300>
 
<gallery widths=300>
 
FNMAG.jpg|[[FN MAG]]
 
FNMAG.jpg|[[FN MAG]]
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Lwmmg.jpg|[[General Dynamics Lightweight Medium Machine Gun]]
 
HK21wBlackFurniture.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch HK21]]
 
HK21wBlackFurniture.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch HK21]]
 
Hk121.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch MG5]]
 
Hk121.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch MG5]]
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M242 Cannon.jpg|[[M242 Bushmaster chaingun]]
 
M242 Cannon.jpg|[[M242 Bushmaster chaingun]]
 
Mauser BK-27.jpg|[[Mauser BK-27]]
 
Mauser BK-27.jpg|[[Mauser BK-27]]
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QF 1 Pounder.jpg|[[Maxim-Nordenfelt QF 1-pounder "Pom-Pom" gun]]
 
MG-151.jpg|[[MG 151 cannon]]
 
MG-151.jpg|[[MG 151 cannon]]
 
MGFFLRG.jpg|[[MG FF cannon]]
 
MGFFLRG.jpg|[[MG FF cannon]]
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20mm Oerlikon Cannon.jpg|[[Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]]
 
20mm Oerlikon Cannon.jpg|[[Oerlikon 20mm Cannon]]
 
M39Cannon.jpg|[[Pontiac M39]]
 
M39Cannon.jpg|[[Pontiac M39]]
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Rh202.jpg|[[Rheinmetall Rh 202]]
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Mk20 91.jpg|[[Rheinmetall Rh 202]]
 
Shipunov 2A42.jpg|[[Shipunov 2A42]]
 
Shipunov 2A42.jpg|[[Shipunov 2A42]]
 
ShVAK cannon.jpg|[[Shpitalnyi-Vladimirov ShVAK-20]]
 
ShVAK cannon.jpg|[[Shpitalnyi-Vladimirov ShVAK-20]]
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<gallery widths=300>
 
<gallery widths=300>
 
Gatling.jpg|[[Gatling Gun]]
 
Gatling.jpg|[[Gatling Gun]]
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1877 bulldog gatling gun.jpg|[[1877 Bulldog Gatling Gun]]
 
GAU-12U.jpg|[[General Dynamics GAU-12/U]]
 
GAU-12U.jpg|[[General Dynamics GAU-12/U]]
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GAU-17A HH60.jpg|[[General Dynamics GAU-17/A]]
 
GAU19.jpg|[[General Dynamics GAU-19/A]]
 
GAU19.jpg|[[General Dynamics GAU-19/A]]
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F-35 GAU-22A.jpg|[[General Dynamics GAU-12/U#GAU-22/A|General Dynamics GAU-22/A]]
 
Hires GAU8.jpg|[[General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger]]
 
Hires GAU8.jpg|[[General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger]]
 
Gsh623.jpg|[[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23]]
 
Gsh623.jpg|[[Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-6-23]]
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M134.JPG|[[M134 Minigun]]
 
M134.JPG|[[M134 Minigun]]
 
M61vulcan.jpg|[[M61 Vulcan]]
 
M61vulcan.jpg|[[M61 Vulcan]]
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M197Gatling2.jpg|[[General Dynamics M197 Vulcan]]
 
Yakb.JPG|[[Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B]]
 
Yakb.JPG|[[Yakushev-Borzov Yak-B]]
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
[[Category:Gun]]
 
[[Category:Gun]]

Revision as of 20:38, 15 December 2017

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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. Obviously, prior to the development of the intermediate round, all LMGs fired 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 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 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.

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 Launchers

Rotary Guns

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