Medium machine gun
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A medium machine gun, in modern terms, usually refers to a belt-fed machine gun firing a full-powered rifle cartridge, and is considered "medium" in weight. Medium machine guns are light enough to be
U.S. Marines firing an M240G at Camp Hansen, Okinawa
Water cooled M1917 demonstrated in 1918
The air-cooled Browning M1919 during WW2.
Lewis gun training, 1917
General-purpose machine gun
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A general-purpose machine gun is an air-cooled, usually belt-fed machine gun that can be adapted flexibly to various tactical roles. Many medium machine guns are also considered general-purpose machin
Medium machine gun
…operational stability and mobility and is typically carried separate from the tripod by a second soldier). Many medium machine guns are also considered general-purpose machine guns as they are broadly useful across a variety of infantry roles and can be mounted to a wide range of vehicles, aircraft, or static mounts; however the…
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.
MG 34 belt-fed tripod version (top) and saddle-drum magazine bipod version (below)
MG 42/59
MG3