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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: M1919 Browning machine gun, MG 42, M240 machine gun, Rheinmetall MG 3, Vickers machine gun, MG 08, Medium machine gun, PK machine gun, Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun, Schwarzlose MG M.07/12, MG 34, 7,62 ITKK 31 VKT, Breda-SAFAT machine gun, Vickers K machine gun, Fokker-Leimberger, ShKAS machine gun, M73 machine gun, L94A1 chain gun, Besa machine gun, St. Etienne Mle 1907, Vyacheslav Ivanovich Silin, Type 80 machine gun, MAC 1934, SG-43 Goryunov, Slostin machine gun, Parabellum MG14, Darne machine gun, Perino Model 1908, Maxim M/32-33, Skoda M1909 machine gun, GShG-5.45, T24 machine gun, Salvator-Dormus M1893, MG 51, Reibel machine gun, Savin-Narov machine gun, MG 45, ZB-53, Ksp m/42 machine gun, Heckler & Koch HK121, DS-39, Fiat-Revelli Modello 1914, Parabellum MG17, Hua Qing Minigun, MAC 1931, Kucher Model K1, Cugir machine gun, Tank machine gun type 95/98, Ckm wz.32. Excerpt: The M1919 Browning is a .30 caliber medium machine gun that was widely used during the 20th century. It was used as a light infantry, coaxial, mounted, aircraft, and anti-aircraft machine gun by the U.S. and many other countries, especially during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Although it began to be superseded by newer designs in the later half of the century (such as by the M60 machine gun), it remained in use in many North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries and elsewhere for much longer. It is very similar in design to the larger .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Machine Gun, which is also a Browning-designed weapon and is still in NATO service. Many M1919s were rechambered for the new 7.62 51 mm NATO round and served into the 1990s, as well as up to the present day in some countries. The United States Navy also converted many to 7.62 mm NATO, and designated them Mk 21 Mod 0; they were commonly used on river craft in...
