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The '''Fusil Automatique Léger''' (Light Automatic Rifle) or '''FAL''' is a [[7.62x51 NATO]] [[Self-loading rifle|se ...gested that FN should redesign their rifle to fire the U.S. prototype '.30 Light Rifle' cartridge. FN decided to hedge their bets and cast their lot with th

|type= [[General purpose machine gun]] ...eavy infantry '''Model 60-20''' machine gun, the '''Model 60-40''' coaxial machine gun for armoured fighting vehicles and the '''Model 60-30''' aircraft varia

|type= [[Light machine gun]] ...achine gun”) is a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[5.56x45mm NATO|5.56 mm]] [[light machine gun]] developed by [[Fabrique Nationale de Herstal|Fabrique Nationale]] (FN

... [[Heckler & Koch]] USP .45 ACP [[handgun]] with a Surefire X200a Tactical Light, surrounded by [[Hollow-point bullet|hollow-point]] ammunition.]] ...round with a single manipulation of the [[trigger|firing device]] to be a "machine gun" for regulatory purposes. Other terms, including "firearm" itself, hav

...sted that they could solve their problems by firing models out of existing guns in order to gather real-world data. This was Bull's introduction to artille ...CARDE, now on the DRB's payroll, and continued working on the instrumented guns. On one of these trips, in 1953, he and a friend stopped in Charny after a

...' (Assault Rifle) and an '''ARM''' (Assault Rifle and Machine gun) [[light machine gun]]. The [[light machine gun]] variant is additionally equipped with a carry handle and a folding bi

...OT'' a single weapon design) consisting of an [[assault rifle]], a [[light machine gun]] and a [[carbine]]. It is manufactured by the [[Indian State Ordnance ...ion and India accordingly bought significant stocks of ammunition from the Israeli company, [[Israel Military Industries|IMI]]. At least 300,000 INSAS rifles

...heir tactical doctrine of basing a squad's firepower on the unit's [[light machine gun]] and possibly their problems of mass producing [[semi-automatic rifle] ...le round]] that was more powerful than the pistol cartridges of submachine guns, but that could be used like a submachine gun in close-quarters and urban f

...wered [[rifle]] ammunition. Assault rifles are categorized between [[light machine gun]]s, intended more for sustained automatic fire in a support role, and [ ...er to manufacture alternative to the existing [[FN FAL]], although the two guns are not directly related. The CAL never met with any significant interest

...[M1917 Browning machine gun|M1917]]/[[M1919 Browning machine gun|M1919]] [[machine gun]]s. This left the Army without the lighter, handier rifle it had wanted ...]s and [[revolver]]s to be insufficiently accurate or powerful. Submachine guns such as the [[Thompson submachine gun|Thompson]] were more than sufficientl

|name= Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M60 |caption= M60 machine gun

...ng mechanism is scaled down from that of a full-sized machine gun, while a machine pistol is built up from a semi-automatic pistol design. ...small, concealable weapon with a high rate of fire. In a military setting, machine pistols are issued as personal defense sidearms to paratroopers, artillery

...Hunting laws may differentiate between smooth barreled and rifled barreled guns. ...ly automatic shotgun a shotgun, even though legally it would fall into a [[Machine gun|different category]]. Amongst the general populace, any gun that fires

|name= Carbine, Machine, Sten |wars= World War II, Korean War, Mau Mau Uprising, Suez Crisis, 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Sino-Indian War, Vietnam War, Indo-Pakistan Wars, Border Campaign (IRA

|type= [[submachine gun]] / [[machine pistol]] ... of [[submachine gun]]s. Smaller variants are more accurately considered [[machine pistol]]s.

The M1 Carbine was issued to infantry officers, machine gun, artillery and tank crews, paratroopers and other line-of-communication ...d the .30 Carbine cartridge incapable of penetrating small trees and other light cover.<ref>Dunlap, Roy F., ''Ordnance Went Up Front'', Samworth Press, 1948

|type= [[Light machine gun]] ...ions in Indonesia, Gulf war, Northern Ireland, Mau Mau Uprising, 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Sino-Indian War, Indo-Pakistan Wars

...bvious that the modern warfare would require the infantry to be armed with light, selective fire weapon with effective range of fire much longer than of sub ...ips, telescopic sight as standard, and a modular design. Highly reliable, light, and accurate, the Steyr AUG showed clearly the potential of the bullpup la