{"id":51927,"date":"2019-12-19T02:00:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T07:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=51927"},"modified":"2020-03-30T19:00:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-30T23:00:44","slug":"machine-gun-terminology-lmg-mmg-saw-lsw-hmg-gpmg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2019\/12\/19\/machine-gun-terminology-lmg-mmg-saw-lsw-hmg-gpmg\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine Gun Terminology &#8211; LMG, MMG, SAW, LSW, HMG, GPMG"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z8aAXsJRzTM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Forgotten Weapons<br \/>\nPublished 29 Dec 2017<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=z8aAXsJRzTM&#038;event=video_description&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons&#038;redir_token=BZ0S2fffaqxK3si7A3ZuSoZdHZ98MTU3MTg2OTgwNUAxNTcxNzgzNDA1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today we will look at the various different categories of machine guns &mdash; what makes them, why they exist, and what their place in military history is. Specifically &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Automatic Rifle: Shoulder or hip fired, limited magazine capacity, minimal sustained fire capacity. Examples: M1918 BAR, Chauchat.<\/p>\n<p>LMG: Magazine fed, rifle caliber, bipod fired. Examples: Bren, Madsen, Lewis.<\/p>\n<p>HMG: Belt fed, usually water cooled, minimal portability, fired from tripod only. Examples: Maxim, Vickers, Hotchkiss 1914. Evolved into guns of caliber 12.7mm &#8211; 20mm, like the M2 and DShK.<\/p>\n<p>MMG: Air cooled, tripod fired only, belt fed. Examples: Browning 1919A4, SG-43.<\/p>\n<p>GPMG: Bipod or tripod fired, belt fed, rifle caliber, quick-change barrel. Examples: MG42, PKM, M240.<\/p>\n<p>SAW\/LSW: Intermediate caliber, magazine fed, bipod fired. Examples: L86A1, FN Minimi, RPK.<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy Forgotten Weapons, check out its sister channel, InRangeTV! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/InRangeTVShow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/InRangeTVShow<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-19-Machine-Gun-Terminology-\u2013-LMG-MMG-SAW-LSW-HMG-GPMG.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-19-Machine-Gun-Terminology-\u2013-LMG-MMG-SAW-LSW-HMG-GPMG-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-53587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-19-Machine-Gun-Terminology-\u2013-LMG-MMG-SAW-LSW-HMG-GPMG-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-19-Machine-Gun-Terminology-\u2013-LMG-MMG-SAW-LSW-HMG-GPMG-853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-19-Machine-Gun-Terminology-\u2013-LMG-MMG-SAW-LSW-HMG-GPMG-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-19-Machine-Gun-Terminology-\u2013-LMG-MMG-SAW-LSW-HMG-GPMG-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screenshot_2019-12-19-Machine-Gun-Terminology-\u2013-LMG-MMG-SAW-LSW-HMG-GPMG.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 29 Dec 2017 http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230; Today we will look at the various different categories of machine guns &mdash; what makes them, why they exist, and what their place in military history is. Specifically &#8230; Automatic Rifle: Shoulder or hip fired, limited magazine capacity, minimal sustained fire capacity. 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