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  2. Submachine gun - Wikipedia

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    A Mini Uzi and a Heckler & Koch MP5K, two common submachine guns. A submachine gun (SMG) is a magazine-fed automatic carbine designed to fire handgun cartridges.The term "submachine gun" was coined by John T. Thompson, the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun, [1] to describe its design concept as an automatic firearm with notably less firepower than a machine gun (hence the prefix "sub-").

  3. List of submachine guns - Wikipedia

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    SMG Arsenal submachine gun: Arsenal: 9×20 mm SR Browning Estonia: 1926 SMG ASALT 96: Uzina Mecanică Sadu 9×19mm Parabellum Romania: 1996 SMG ASMI: Lokesh Machines Limited 9×19mm Parabellum India: 2021-present SMG Austen submachine gun: Diecasters W. T. Carmichael 9×19mm Parabellum Australia: 1942 SMG Bechowiec-1: Bataliony Chłopskie: 9× ...

  4. Light machine gun - Wikipedia

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    A light machine gun (LMG) is a light-weight machine gun designed to be operated by a single infantryman, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon. LMGs firing cartridges of the same caliber as the other riflemen of the same combat unit are often referred to as squad automatic weapons .

  5. XM250 - Wikipedia

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    The XM250 is the U.S. military designation for the SIG LMG 6.8, a 6.8×51mm (.277 in), gas-operated, belt-fed light machine gun designed by SIG Sauer for the U.S. Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon Program in 2022 to replace the M249 light machine gun.

  6. M60 machine gun - Wikipedia

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    An M60E6 machine gun adopted by the Danish Army, designated as the LMG M/60 with C79 LMG Optic. The M60E6 is an improvement on the M60E4 and the latest M60 variant. It won against the HK121 in the Danish Army's GPMG replacement program to replace the M/62 in March 2014. The weight has been reduced to 9.27 kg (20.4 lb), 2.23 kg (4.9 lb) lighter ...

  7. KRISS Vector - Wikipedia

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    The Vector SMG variant is only available for military and law enforcement use. It features a 5.5-inch barrel (with an option of a 6.5-inch barrel on the Gen II version), a folding stock, flip-up Midwest Industries back-up iron sights (BUIS) (KRISS Sights on Gen II weapons), a full-length Picatinny rail for mounting various optics/scopes, and ...

  8. General-purpose machine gun - Wikipedia

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    The MG-42 type general-purpose machine guns in both bipod and tripod configurations. The tall tripod on the right is for anti-aircraft use. A general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) is an air-cooled, usually belt-fed machine gun that can be adapted flexibly to various tactical roles for light and medium machine guns. [1]

  9. Stoner 63 - Wikipedia

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    Stoner 63/63A Medium Machine Gun: Identical to the LMG configuration. The difference is that the MMG comes with a separate adapter that can be used to attach the weapon to an M2 or M122 tripod. Stoner 63/63A Fixed Machine Gun: Internally identical to the LMG configuration. Externally, the front sights, rear sights, foregrip and pistol grip are ...