The Best Modern Machine Guns of the World (Extended edition): History of the Firearms

In the extended edition, we will look at several reviews of heavy machine guns and learn about the latest developments in this branch. We will also stop our attention on modern American and Russian machine guns.

The machine guns are the basis of the fire power of modern infantry. In this book we will get acquainted with the best examples of light machine guns, learn about the history of their creation and evaluate their use in combat conditions.

Content:

Introduction. The history of the machine gun
On the combat use of machine guns
Machine guns in modern combat

M60 general-purpose machine gun, USA
Barrett M240LW general-purpose machine gun, USA
Light machine gun M249 SAW, USA
Light machine gun "Heckler und Koch" HK21 (HK23), Germany
Light machine gun RPK-74, USSR
PKM, Kalashnikov machine gun modernized, USSR
PKP Pecheneg light machine gun, Russia
Machine gun for aimed shooting: Negev NG7, Israel
Machine gun FN MAG, Belgium
FN Minimi Machine Gun (Mini Mitrailleuse), Belgium
Light machine gun Ultimax-100, Singapore
Light machine gun SIG KE-7, Switzerland

Switzerland machine guns
Light machine gun M249 in the role of automatic weapons separation

Extended Part:

RPK-16. Russian view on modern light machine gun
Heavy machine guns. The crisis of the genre or a second wind?
Heavy machine guns: weighing possibilities
Lightweight Barrett 240LW and 240LWS light machine guns
Heavy machine gun "Kord"