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GENERAL PURPOSE MACHINE GUN [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Small Arms
DEF

A crew-served, belt-fed machine gun that fires rifle ammunition.

OBS

general purpose machine gun; GPMG; medium machine gun: designations and definition officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes légères
DEF

Mitrailleuse collective alimentée par bande-chargeur qui tire des munitions pour fusil.

OBS

mitrailleuse polyvalente; MP : désignations et définition uniformisées par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre; désignations uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

OBS

mitrailleuse polyvalente : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie des armes légères.

Spanish

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