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Light Machine Guns (LMG)


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Since its introduction, the Light Machine Gun has provided the infantry squad with portable support firepower beyond that of the traditional frontline rifle.

There are a total of [ 65 ] Light Machine Guns (LMG) 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 AAI LSAT (Lightweight Small Arms Technologies)
National Flag Graphic
2010
AAI LSAT (Lightweight Small Arms Technologies)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
2
Picture of the Beretta AS70 LMG
National Flag Graphic
1979
Beretta AS70 LMG
Light Machine Gun / Squad Automatic Weapon
3
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
4
Picture of the Breda Modello 30 (Breda 30)
National Flag Graphic
1930
Breda Modello 30 (Breda 30)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
5
Picture of the BREN (BRno ENfield)
National Flag Graphic
1938
BREN (BRno ENfield)
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)
6
Picture of the Browning M1918 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
National Flag Graphic
1918
Browning M1918 BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
7
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
8
Picture of the Ceska Zbrojovka CZ2000
National Flag Graphic
1993
Ceska Zbrojovka CZ2000
Assault Rifle / Submachine Gun (SMG) / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
9
Picture of the Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 26
National Flag Graphic
1928
Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 26
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / Vehicle Machine Gun
10
Picture of the Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 30
National Flag Graphic
1930
Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 30
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
11
Picture of the Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 52/57
National Flag Graphic
1952
Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 52/57
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / Infantry Support Weapon
12
Picture of the CETME Ameli (Ametralladora CETME Modelo Ameli )
National Flag Graphic
1982
CETME Ameli (Ametralladora CETME Modelo Ameli )
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
13
Picture of the Charlton Automatic Rifle
National Flag Graphic
1942
Charlton Automatic Rifle
Semi-Automatic Rifle / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
14
Picture of the Chatellerault Model 1929 (modele 1924/29)
National Flag Graphic
1929
Chatellerault Model 1929 (modele 1924/29)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
15
Picture of the Degtyarev DP LMG (DP28)
National Flag Graphic
1928
Degtyarev DP LMG (DP28)
Light Machine Gun
16
Picture of the Dror LMG
National Flag Graphic
1947
Dror LMG
Squad Support Weapon / Light Machine Gun
17
Picture of the Enfield L86 LSW (Light Support Weapon)
National Flag Graphic
1986
Enfield L86 LSW (Light Support Weapon)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
18
Picture of the Fabrique Nationale FN M1930 (BAR)
National Flag Graphic
1930
Fabrique Nationale FN M1930 (BAR)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
19
Picture of the Fabrique Nationale FN Minimi
National Flag Graphic
1982
Fabrique Nationale FN Minimi
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)
20
Picture of the Fabrique Nationale FN Mle D (BAR)
National Flag Graphic
1932
Fabrique Nationale FN Mle D (BAR)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
21
Picture of the Fabrique Nationale M249 SAW / LMG
National Flag Graphic
1984
Fabrique Nationale M249 SAW / LMG
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / Squad Support Weapon (SSW)
22
Picture of the Fallschirmjagergewehr 42 (FG42 / FjG42)
National Flag Graphic
1942
Fallschirmjagergewehr 42 (FG42 / FjG42)
Automatic Rifle / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
23
Picture of the FIAT-Revelli Modello 1915 (Villar Perosa)
National Flag Graphic
1915
FIAT-Revelli Modello 1915 (Villar Perosa)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
24
Picture of the Furrer Model 25 (M25)
National Flag Graphic
1925
Furrer Model 25 (M25)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
25
Picture of the Fusil-Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG (Chauchat)
National Flag Graphic
1915
Fusil-Mitrailleur Modele 1915 CSRG (Chauchat)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
26
Picture of the Heckler & Koch HK 21
National Flag Graphic
1961
Heckler & Koch HK 21
General Purpose Machine Gun / Light Machine Gun / Automatic Rifle
27
Picture of the Heckler & Koch HK MG4 (HK MG43)
National Flag Graphic
2005
Heckler & Koch HK MG4 (HK MG43)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
28
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)
29
Picture of the Huot Automatic Rifle
National Flag Graphic
1918
Huot Automatic Rifle
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
30
Picture of the IWI Negev
National Flag Graphic
1997
IWI Negev
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
31
Picture of the Izhmash RPK (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova)
National Flag Graphic
1961
Izhmash RPK (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
32
Picture of the Johnson LMG
National Flag Graphic
1941
Johnson LMG
Light Machine Gun / Squad Support Weapon
33
Picture of the Kalashnikov PKM (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovany)
National Flag Graphic
1969
Kalashnikov PKM (Pulemyot Kalashnikova Modernizirovany)
General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
34
Picture of the Kbkm wz. 2003
National Flag Graphic
2003
Kbkm wz. 2003
Light Machine Gun (LMG) Prototype
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 Lithgow F89
National Flag Graphic
1989
Lithgow F89
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
39
Picture of the Madsen Machine Gun
National Flag Graphic
1902
Madsen Machine Gun
Light Infantry Support Weapon / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
40
Picture of the Maxim MG08/15 (Maschinengewehr 08/15)
National Flag Graphic
1915
Maxim MG08/15 (Maschinengewehr 08/15)
Anti-Infantry, Belt-Fed Water-Cooled Light Machine Gun
41
Picture of the Mendoza C-1934 (M1934)
National Flag Graphic
1934
Mendoza C-1934 (M1934)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
42
Picture of the Mendoza Model 45
National Flag Graphic
1945
Mendoza Model 45
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
43
Picture of the Mendoza RM-2
National Flag Graphic
1947
Mendoza RM-2
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
44
Picture of the MSBS-5.56 Radon (Modulowy System Broni Strzekeckiej 5,56mm, Radon)
National Flag Graphic
2015
MSBS-5.56 Radon (Modulowy System Broni Strzekeckiej 5,56mm, Radon)
Assault Rifle / Carbine / Sniper / Light Machine Gun
45
Picture of the NORINCO QBB-95 (Type 95)
National Flag Graphic
1997
NORINCO QBB-95 (Type 95)
Light Support Weapon (LSW) / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
46
Picture of the NORINCO QBZ-95 (Series)
National Flag Graphic
1997
NORINCO QBZ-95 (Series)
Assault Rifle / Carbine / Light Machine Gun
47
Picture of the NORINCO Type 67
National Flag Graphic
1967
NORINCO Type 67
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)
48
Picture of the NORINCO Type 81
National Flag Graphic
1983
NORINCO Type 81
Assault Rifle / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
49
Picture of the OFB INSAS (INdian Small Arms System)
National Flag Graphic
1998
OFB INSAS (INdian Small Arms System)
Assault Rifle / Light Machine Gun / Submachine Gun
50
Picture of the Pusca Automata Model 1986 (PA md. 86)
National Flag Graphic
1986
Pusca Automata Model 1986 (PA md. 86)
Assault Rifle / Assault Carbine / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
51
Picture of the RPD (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova)
National Flag Graphic
1945
RPD (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
52
Picture of the Saco M60E3
National Flag Graphic
1986
Saco M60E3
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)
53
Picture of the SIA Modello 1918
National Flag Graphic
1918
SIA Modello 1918
Aircraft / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
54
Picture of the SIG-Sauer M250 (XM250)
National Flag Graphic
2025
SIG-Sauer M250 (XM250)
Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) / Light Machine Gun (LMG)
55
Picture of the SIG-Sauer MG338
National Flag Graphic
2020
SIG-Sauer MG338
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
56
Picture of the SNT Motiv K3
National Flag Graphic
1991
SNT Motiv K3
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
57
Picture of the Solothurn-Steyr S2-200 (MG30)
National Flag Graphic
1930
Solothurn-Steyr S2-200 (MG30)
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / Aircraft Machine Gun
58
Picture of the ST Kinetics (CIS) Ultimax 100
National Flag Graphic
1982
ST Kinetics (CIS) Ultimax 100
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
59
Picture of the Steyr AUG-LMG
National Flag Graphic
1978
Steyr AUG-LMG
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
60
Picture of the T75 (Type 75)
National Flag Graphic
1992
T75 (Type 75)
Light Machine Gun (LMG) / Squad Automatic Weapon
61
Picture of the T86 (Type 86)
National Flag Graphic
2000
T86 (Type 86)
Assault Rifle / Carbine / Light Machine Gun
62
Picture of the Type 11 (Light Machine Gun)
National Flag Graphic
1922
Type 11 (Light Machine Gun)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
63
Picture of the Type 96
National Flag Graphic
1936
Type 96
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
64
Picture of the Type 99
National Flag Graphic
1939
Type 99
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
65
Picture of the Vickers-Berthier (VB)
National Flag Graphic
1925
Vickers-Berthier (VB)
Light Machine Gun (LMG)
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