light machine gun

Noun

Meaning

a submachine gun not greater than .30 millimeter

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

submachine gun

Examples

A general-purpose machine gun is usually a lightweight medium machine gun which can either be used with a bipod and drum in the light machine gun role or a tripod and belt feed in the medium machine gun role. Source: Internet

From the AKM he developed a squad automatic weapon variant, known as the RPK ( Russian Ручной пулемет Калашникова main – Kalashnikov light machine gun). Source: Internet

The small arms used by the army include the Soviet AKM assault rifle, PKM machine gun, Makarov PM pistol, and RPD light machine gun. Source: Internet

Intended originally as an automatic rifle capable of delivering suppressing " walking fire " in the advance, the BAR came to be used in the light machine gun role. Source: Internet

In the 1960s, the Soviets introduced the RPK light machine gun, an AK-47 type weapon with a stronger receiver, a longer heavy barrel, and a bipod, that would eventually replace the RPD light machine gun. Source: Internet

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