Automatic firearm
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An automatic firearm or fully automatic firearm is a self-loading firearm that continuously chambers and fires rounds when the trigger mechanism is actuated. The action of an automatic firearm is capa
A M2 Browning machine gun, surrounded by ejected cartridge cases
An American soldier with an M60 machine gun during the Vietnam War
Submachine gun
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A submachine gun or sub-gun 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 g
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…by a bipod. Depending on size, weight and role, machine guns are divided into heavy, medium or light machine guns. The ammunition is often belt-fed. Submachine gun An automatic, short rifle (carbine) typically chambered for pistol cartridges. Rarely used nowadays in military contexts due to a rise in body armor…
A Mini Uzi and a Heckler & Koch MP5K, two common submachine guns
Artillery Luger P08 pistol with snail-drum magazine and removable stock.
A Standschütze Hellriegel M1915, the first submachine gun with a buttstock, seen here with stick and drum magazines
A Bergmann MP 18, the first mass-produced submachine gun to see extensive use in an assault role