The Best Modern Machine Guns of the World: History of the Firearms

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 manual 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