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Difference between revisions of "Category:Machine Gun"
Pyr0m4n14c (talk | contribs) m (A note: I'd figure that the suffix "machine gun" (or similar) is unnecessary, since people can already assume it's a machine gun by its presence here. The M1941 is an exception (to distinguish it from the rifle), and some where it's part of the name.) |
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Ares Shrike.jpg|[[Ares Shrike]] | Ares Shrike.jpg|[[Ares Shrike]] | ||
Bergmannmg15.jpg|[[Bergmann MG 15nA]] | Bergmannmg15.jpg|[[Bergmann MG 15nA]] | ||
| + | BESAL with drum.jpg|BESAL | ||
800px-Breda 30.jpg|[[Breda Modello 30]] | 800px-Breda 30.jpg|[[Breda Modello 30]] | ||
Bren gun.JPG|[[Bren gun]] | Bren gun.JPG|[[Bren gun]] | ||
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Burton LMR.jpg|[[Burton 1917 LMR]] | Burton LMR.jpg|[[Burton 1917 LMR]] | ||
File:Charlton Automatic Rifle.jpg|[[Charlton Automatic Rifle]] | File:Charlton Automatic Rifle.jpg|[[Charlton Automatic Rifle]] | ||
| − | Chatellerault M1924-29.JPG|[[Chatellerault Light Machine Gun]] | + | Chatellerault M1924-29.JPG|[[Chatellerault Light Machine Gun|Chatellerault Mle 1924 M29]] |
Chauchat.jpg|[[Chauchat]] | Chauchat.jpg|[[Chauchat]] | ||
Colt IAR.jpg|[[Colt IAR]] | Colt IAR.jpg|[[Colt IAR]] | ||
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Type 81 Machine Gun.jpg|[[Norinco Type 81|Norinco Type 81 LMG]] | Type 81 Machine Gun.jpg|[[Norinco Type 81|Norinco Type 81 LMG]] | ||
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]] | ||
| − | RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|[[RPD light machine gun]] | + | RPD-Light-Machine-Gun.jpg|[[RPD light machine gun|RPD]] |
RPK lmg.jpg|[[RPK light machine gun|RPK]] | RPK lmg.jpg|[[RPK light machine gun|RPK]] | ||
RPK-16.jpg|[[RPK-16]] | RPK-16.jpg|[[RPK-16]] | ||
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Type73LMG.jpg|[[Type 73 Light Machine Gun]] | Type73LMG.jpg|[[Type 73 Light Machine Gun]] | ||
Type96.jpg|[[Type 96 Light Machine Gun]] | Type96.jpg|[[Type 96 Light Machine Gun]] | ||
| − | Type97LMG.jpg|[[Type 97 light machine gun]] | + | Type97LMG.jpg|[[Type 97 light machine gun|Type 97 Light Machine Gun]] |
Type99LMG.jpg|[[Type 99 Light Machine Gun]] | Type99LMG.jpg|[[Type 99 Light Machine Gun]] | ||
Ultimax-100-Mk2-SAW.jpg|[[Ultimax 100]] | Ultimax-100-Mk2-SAW.jpg|[[Ultimax 100]] | ||
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Vickers-Berthier Mk1.jpg|[[Vickers-Berthier]] | Vickers-Berthier Mk1.jpg|[[Vickers-Berthier]] | ||
VMG 1927.jpg|[[VMG 1927]] | VMG 1927.jpg|[[VMG 1927]] | ||
| − | ZB-26.jpg|[[ZB26 Machine Gun]] | + | ZB-26.jpg|[[ZB26 Machine Gun|ZB26]] |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Hk121.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch MG5]] | Hk121.jpg|[[Heckler & Koch MG5]] | ||
IWI Negev NG7.jpg|[[IMI Negev#Negev NG7|IWI Negev NG7]] | IWI Negev NG7.jpg|[[IMI Negev#Negev NG7|IWI Negev NG7]] | ||
| − | M60.jpg|[[M60 machine gun]] | + | M60.jpg|[[M60 machine gun|M60]] |
AA52.jpg|[[MAS AA-52]] | AA52.jpg|[[MAS AA-52]] | ||
MG13.jpg|[[MG13]] | MG13.jpg|[[MG13]] | ||
| − | MG15.jpg|[[MG15 machine gun]] | + | MG15.jpg|[[MG15 machine gun|MG15]] |
MG 3.jpg|[[MG3]] | MG 3.jpg|[[MG3]] | ||
Mg-34.jpg|[[MG34]] | Mg-34.jpg|[[MG34]] | ||
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Type88gpmg2.jpg|[[Norinco QJY-88]] | Type88gpmg2.jpg|[[Norinco QJY-88]] | ||
Type-67-II.jpg|[[Norinco Type 67]] | Type-67-II.jpg|[[Norinco Type 67]] | ||
| − | Pk machine gun.jpg|[[PK Machine Gun]] | + | Pk machine gun.jpg|[[PK Machine Gun|PK]] |
| + | MG 39 Rh.jpg|Rheinmetall MG 39 Rh | ||
SIG MG50.jpg|[[SIG MG50]] | SIG MG50.jpg|[[SIG MG50]] | ||
Type62.jpg|[[Sumitomo NTK-62]] | Type62.jpg|[[Sumitomo NTK-62]] | ||
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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]] | ||
| − | GoryunovSG43MachineGun.jpg|[[Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun]] | + | GoryunovSG43MachineGun.jpg|[[Goryunov SG-43 Machine Gun|Goryunov SG-43]] |
| − | M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|[[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun]] | + | M1914Hotchkiss.jpg|[[Hotchkiss M1914 Machine Gun|Hotchkiss M1914]] |
| − | MG 17.jpg|[[MG17 machine gun]] | + | MG 17.jpg|[[MG17 machine gun|MG17]] |
Mg81-1.jpg|[[MG81]] | Mg81-1.jpg|[[MG81]] | ||
Parabellum MG14.jpg|[[Parabellum MG14]] | Parabellum MG14.jpg|[[Parabellum MG14]] | ||
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St 1907 mg.jpg|[[St. Étienne Mle 1907]] | St 1907 mg.jpg|[[St. Étienne Mle 1907]] | ||
VickersMk1.jpg|[[Vickers]] | VickersMk1.jpg|[[Vickers]] | ||
| − | Vickersk.jpg|[[Vickers K machine gun]] | + | Vickersk.jpg|[[Vickers K machine gun|Vickers K]] |
ZB-53.jpg|[[ZB-53 / Vz.37]] | ZB-53.jpg|[[ZB-53 / Vz.37]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<gallery widths=300> | <gallery widths=300> | ||
Degtyaryov DA.jpg|[[Degtyaryov DA]] | Degtyaryov DA.jpg|[[Degtyaryov DA]] | ||
| − | M60DDM.jpg|[[M60D | + | M60DDM.jpg|[[M60D]] |
| − | M73mg.jpg|[[M73 machine gun]] | + | M73mg.jpg|[[M73 machine gun|M73]] |
M240C.jpg|[[M240C]] | M240C.jpg|[[M240C]] | ||
| − | Machine gun PKT.jpg|[[PK Machine Gun#Kalashnikov PK/PKM Machine Gun|PKT | + | Machine gun PKT.jpg|[[PK Machine Gun#Kalashnikov PK/PKM Machine Gun|PKT]] |
Type74MG.jpg|[[Sumitomo Type 74]] | Type74MG.jpg|[[Sumitomo Type 74]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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Berezin UBT.jpg|[[Berezin UB]] | Berezin UBT.jpg|[[Berezin UB]] | ||
Bredam37.jpg|[[Breda Modello 37]] | Bredam37.jpg|[[Breda Modello 37]] | ||
| − | 12.7mmBreda-SAFAT.jpg|[[Breda-SAFAT machine gun]] | + | 12.7mmBreda-SAFAT.jpg|[[Breda-SAFAT machine gun|Breda-SAFAT]] |
Browning1917.jpg|[[Browning M1917]] | Browning1917.jpg|[[Browning M1917]] | ||
M1918 aircraft.jpg|[[Browning M1918]] | M1918 aircraft.jpg|[[Browning M1918]] | ||
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Browning-M3A.jpg|[[Browning M3]] | Browning-M3A.jpg|[[Browning M3]] | ||
Wz.30.jpg|[[Ckm wz.30]] | Wz.30.jpg|[[Ckm wz.30]] | ||
| − | DShK HMG.jpg|[[DShK heavy machine gun]] | + | DShK HMG.jpg|[[DShK heavy machine gun|DShK]] |
Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935.jpg|[[Fiat-Revelli M35]] | Fiat-Revelli Modello 1935.jpg|[[Fiat-Revelli M35]] | ||
| − | Kord 02.jpg|[[Kord heavy machine gun]] | + | Kord 02.jpg|[[Kord heavy machine gun|Kord]] |
| − | Kpvt 01.jpg|[[KPV heavy machine gun]] | + | Kpvt 01.jpg|[[KPV heavy machine gun|KPV]] |
| − | M85hmg.jpg|[[M85 heavy machine gun]] | + | M85hmg.jpg|[[M85 heavy machine gun|M85]] |
Maxim1895.jpg|[[Maxim]] | Maxim1895.jpg|[[Maxim]] | ||
| − | MG 131.jpg|[[MG131 machine gun]] | + | MG 131.jpg|[[MG131 machine gun|MG131]] |
| + | Mitrailleuse.jpg|Mitrailleuse | ||
Nordenfelt.JPG|[[Nordenfelt gun]] | Nordenfelt.JPG|[[Nordenfelt gun]] | ||
| − | NSV.JPG|[[NSV heavy machine gun]] | + | NSV.JPG|[[NSV heavy machine gun|NSV]] |
QJC-88.jpg|[[Norinco QJC-88|QJC-88]] | QJC-88.jpg|[[Norinco QJC-88|QJC-88]] | ||
File:QJZ-89.jpg|[[QJZ-89]] | File:QJZ-89.jpg|[[QJZ-89]] | ||
Revision as of 03:49, 9 January 2019
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 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
BESAL
- Korean Pig.jpg
- StonerM63.jpg
- Type97LMG.jpg
General-Purpose Machine Guns
Rheinmetall MG 39 Rh
Medium Machine Guns
Flex / Coaxial Medium Machine Gun Variants
Heavy Machine Guns
Mitrailleuse
Oddities
Autocannons
- 2a38m.jpg
Rotary Guns
Pages in category "Machine Gun"
The following 152 pages are in this category, out of 152 total.
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- Type 1 heavy machine gun
- Type 100 Aircraft Machine Gun
- Type 11 light machine gun
- Type 3 heavy machine gun
- Type 67 machine gun
- Type 73 Light Machine Gun
- Type 85 heavy machine gun
- Type 92 heavy machine gun
- Type 93 heavy machine gun
- Type 96 light machine gun
- Type 97 tank machine gun
- Type 99 light machine gun
- Type Hei rifle