Key Points – The Nazi German MG 42, introduced in 1942, was a fearsome 7.92x57mm Mauser general-purpose machine gun renowned for its devastatingly high rate of fire (1,200-1,800 rpm) and ...

In a parliamentary written response, Maria Eagle, the UK Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry, confirmed that the General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), the L7A2, will be withdrawn from ...

The MG42 still fulfills a need in the general-purpose machine gun class. MG42 45-Display noBG (CC BY-SA 3.0) by Pollyanna1919. 6. MG45 > Maximum rate of fire: 1,350-1,800 rpm ...

Via separate RfIs, the Indian Army has begun a search for general-purpose machine guns (GPMG) as well as antitank guided missiles for its fleet of BMP-2 IFVs. An RfI for the GPMGs, destined for ...

Bravery medals belonging to a British soldier who single-handedly took out two enemy machine gun posts despite a bomb blowing up in his face, emerge for sale for £5,000.

Two machine guns, two pistols and ... revealed two general-purpose machine guns (GPMGs), one Glock 43X Pistol, ... UK soldier accused of raping British woman in Kenya. 3 days ago. Africa ...

The Ukrainian armed forces’ principle general purpose machine gun is the 7.62 x 54-mmR-chambered PKM, and many of the belt boxes available are of Soviet-era production.

Asked to come clean about guns and ammo misplaced, the MoD owned up to losing two general purpose machine guns - GPMGs, known as Gimpys - one deactivated AK47 assault rifle and two Glock pistols.

The Mriya volunteers defend the skies about Ukraine's capital with vintage weapons, including a 1944 Soviet Maxim recoil-operated machine gun and a smaller 1964 Czechoslovakian general-purpose ...

The artillery gun also comes equipped with smoke charges and a 6.62mm belt-fed ammunition general-purpose machine gun. Unlike a tank, the AS-90 can't fire while on the move.

Two machine guns, two pistols and nearly 2,000 rounds of ammunition have been lost by UK armed forces over the past two years. Meanwhile, two SA80 Cadet PP Rifles were stolen in 2021.

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