Besa machine gun
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The Besa machine gun was a British version of the Czechoslovak ZB-53 air-cooled, belt-fed machine gun.
Besa machine gun
Humber Armoured Car Mk 2 with 15 mm Besa HMG
Vickers Light Tank AA Mk I with 4 Besa machine guns
German 7.92×57mm Mauser ball ammunition dating from 1941. This ammunition could be used in the Besa if necessary.
ZB-60
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The ZB-60 was a heavy machine gun designed by Zbrojovka Brno in Czechoslovakia during the 1930s.
Besa machine gun
…and Mark III/3 remained in service until the late 1960s. A larger, heavier 15 mm version (also belt-fed) was developed by BSA from the Czechoslovak ZB-60 heavy machine gun as vehicle armament. It could be fired in semi-automatic mode as well as fully automatic. It was introduced in British service in…
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