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WW2 Machine Guns


Military History | Second World War

Just as in World War 1, the machine gun played a critical role in the successes and failures that constituted the various campaigns of World War 2.

There are a total of [ 59 ] WW2 Machine Guns entries in the Military Factory. Entries are listed below in alphanumeric order (1-to-Z). Flag images indicative of country of origin and not necessarily primary operator.




1
Picture of the ALFA 44 (Ametralladora ALFA Modelo 44)
National Flag Graphic
1944
ALFA 44 (Ametralladora ALFA Modelo 44)
Medium Machine Gun (MMG)
2
Picture of the Berezin UB (series)
National Flag Graphic
1941
Berezin UB (series)
Heavy-Caliber Aircraft Machine Gun
3
Picture of the BESA (Gun, Machine, 7.92mm, BESA)
National Flag Graphic
1938
BESA (Gun, Machine, 7.92mm, BESA)
Vehicle / Tank Machine Gun
4
Picture of the BESAL (Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch)
National Flag Graphic
1940
BESAL (Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch)
Light Machine Gun (LMG) Prototype
5
Picture of the Breda Modello 30 (Breda 30)
National Flag Graphic
1930
Breda Modello 30 (Breda 30)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
6
Picture of the Breda Modello 37 (M37)
National Flag Graphic
1937
Breda Modello 37 (M37)
Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
7
Picture of the BREN (BRno ENfield)
National Flag Graphic
1938
BREN (BRno ENfield)
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)
8
Picture of the Browning .303
National Flag Graphic
1936
Browning .303
Medium Machine Gun (MMG) / Aircraft Machine Gun
9
Picture of the Browning M1917 (Model 1917)
National Flag Graphic
1917
Browning M1917 (Model 1917)
Belt-Fed, Water-Cooled Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
10
Picture of the Browning M1918 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
National Flag Graphic
1918
Browning M1918 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
11
Picture of the Browning M1919 GPMG
National Flag Graphic
1919
Browning M1919 GPMG
Medium Machine Gun (MMG)
12
Picture of the Browning M2
National Flag Graphic
1921
Browning M2
Multi-role Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
13
Picture of the Carl-Gustav m/21-m37 (Kulsprutegevar KG m/21-m/37)
National Flag Graphic
1921
Carl-Gustav m/21-m37 (Kulsprutegevar KG m/21-m/37)
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / Squad Support Weapon
14
Picture of the Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 26
National Flag Graphic
1928
Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 26
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / Vehicle Machine Gun
15
Picture of the Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 30
National Flag Graphic
1930
Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 30
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
16
Picture of the Ceska Zbrojovka ZK-383
National Flag Graphic
1938
Ceska Zbrojovka ZK-383
Submachine Gun (SMG) / Squad Support Weapon
17
Picture of the Charlton Automatic Rifle
National Flag Graphic
1942
Charlton Automatic Rifle
Semi-Automatic Rifle / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
18
Picture of the Chatellerault Model 1929 (modele 1924/29)
National Flag Graphic
1929
Chatellerault Model 1929 (modele 1924/29)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
19
Picture of the Chatellerault Model 1931 (Reibel Machine Gun)
National Flag Graphic
1931
Chatellerault Model 1931 (Reibel Machine Gun)
Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
20
Picture of the Colt Browning M1895 (Potato Digger)
National Flag Graphic
1895
Colt Browning M1895 (Potato Digger)
Air-Cooled, Belt-Fed Machine Gun
21
Picture of the Darne Modele 1918
National Flag Graphic
1919
Darne Modele 1918
Aircraft Machine Gun / General Purpose Machine Gun
22
Picture of the Degtyarev DP LMG (DP28)
National Flag Graphic
1928
Degtyarev DP LMG (DP28)
Light Machine Gun
23
Picture of the Degtyarev DPM LMG
National Flag Graphic
1943
Degtyarev DPM LMG
Light Support / Vehicle Machine Gun
24
Picture of the DShK Model 1938
National Flag Graphic
1938
DShK Model 1938
Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
25
Picture of the Fabrique Nationale FN M1930 (BAR)
National Flag Graphic
1930
Fabrique Nationale FN M1930 (BAR)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
26
Picture of the Fabrique Nationale FN M2HB
National Flag Graphic
1933
Fabrique Nationale FN M2HB
Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
27
Picture of the Fabrique Nationale FN Mle D (BAR)
National Flag Graphic
1932
Fabrique Nationale FN Mle D (BAR)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
28
Picture of the Fallschirmjagergewehr 42 (FG42 / FjG42)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Fallschirmjagergewehr 42 (FG42 / FjG42)
Automatic Rifle / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
29
Picture of the FIAT-Revelli Modello 1914
National Flag Graphic
1914
FIAT-Revelli Modello 1914
Medium Machine Gun (MMG)
30
Picture of the FIAT-Revelli Modello 1935
National Flag Graphic
1935
FIAT-Revelli Modello 1935
Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
31
Picture of the Goryunov SG-43
National Flag Graphic
1943
Goryunov SG-43
Air-Cooled Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
32
Picture of the Hotchkiss Model 1909 (Mle 1909 / Benet-Mercie)
National Flag Graphic
1909
Hotchkiss Model 1909 (Mle 1909 / Benet-Mercie)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
33
Picture of the Hotchkiss Model 1914 (Mle 1914)
National Flag Graphic
1914
Hotchkiss Model 1914 (Mle 1914)
Medium Machine Gun (MMG) / Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
34
Picture of the Johnson LMG
National Flag Graphic
1941
Johnson LMG
Light Machine Gun / Squad Support Weapon
35
Picture of the KG m/40 (Knorr-Bremse)
National Flag Graphic
1940
KG m/40 (Knorr-Bremse)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
36
Picture of the Lahti-Saloranta M/26
National Flag Graphic
1926
Lahti-Saloranta M/26
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
37
Picture of the Lewis Gun
National Flag Graphic
1914
Lewis Gun
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
38
Picture of the Madsen Machine Gun
National Flag Graphic
1902
Madsen Machine Gun
Light Infantry Support Weapon / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
39
Picture of the Marlin Model 1914 (Marlin Gun / M1917)
National Flag Graphic
1914
Marlin Model 1914 (Marlin Gun / M1917)
Air-Cooled, Belt-Fed Machine Gun
40
Picture of the Maschinengewehr Modell 15 (MG15)
National Flag Graphic
1932
Maschinengewehr Modell 15 (MG15)
Aircraft Machine Gun / General Purpose Machine Gun
41
Picture of the Maschinengewehr Modell 34 (MG34)
National Flag Graphic
1936
Maschinengewehr Modell 34 (MG34)
General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)
42
Picture of the Maschinengewehr Modell 42 (MG42)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Maschinengewehr Modell 42 (MG42)
General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)
43
Picture of the Maxim MG08 (Maschinengewehr 08) (Series)
National Flag Graphic
1908
Maxim MG08 (Maschinengewehr 08) (Series)
Multirole Machine Gun
44
Picture of the Mendoza C-1934 (M1934)
National Flag Graphic
1934
Mendoza C-1934 (M1934)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
45
Picture of the Mendoza Model 45
National Flag Graphic
1945
Mendoza Model 45
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
46
Picture of the Pulemet Maksima Obrazets Model 1910 (PM Model 1910)
National Flag Graphic
1910
Pulemet Maksima Obrazets Model 1910 (PM Model 1910)
Water-Cooled Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
47
Picture of the RPD (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova)
National Flag Graphic
1945
RPD (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
48
Picture of the Saint-Etienne Model 1907 (Mle 1907)
National Flag Graphic
1907
Saint-Etienne Model 1907 (Mle 1907)
Belt-Fed Air-Cooled Machine Gun
49
Picture of the Schwarzlose MG
National Flag Graphic
1905
Schwarzlose MG
Water-Cooled, Belt-Fed Machine Gun
50
Picture of the SIA Modello 1918
National Flag Graphic
1918
SIA Modello 1918
Aircraft / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
51
Picture of the Solothurn-Steyr S2-200 (MG30)
National Flag Graphic
1930
Solothurn-Steyr S2-200 (MG30)
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / Aircraft Machine Gun
52
Picture of the Type 11 (Light Machine Gun)
National Flag Graphic
1922
Type 11 (Light Machine Gun)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
53
Picture of the Type 92 Shiki Kikanju
National Flag Graphic
1932
Type 92 Shiki Kikanju
Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
54
Picture of the Type 96
National Flag Graphic
1936
Type 96
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
55
Picture of the Type 99
National Flag Graphic
1939
Type 99
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
56
Picture of the Vickers K (VGO)
National Flag Graphic
1935
Vickers K (VGO)
Medium Machine Gun / Aircraft-Vehicle Machine Gun
57
Picture of the Vickers Machine Gun (Gun, Machine, Vickers, .303in, Mk 1)
National Flag Graphic
1912
Vickers Machine Gun (Gun, Machine, Vickers, .303in, Mk 1)
Medium Machine Gun (MMG) / Multirole Weapon
58
Picture of the Vickers-Berthier (VB)
National Flag Graphic
1925
Vickers-Berthier (VB)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
59
Picture of the Zbrojovka ZB vz. 37 (ZB-53)
National Flag Graphic
1936
Zbrojovka ZB vz. 37 (ZB-53)
Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)
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