superheavy machine gun

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  • semiautomatic pistol
    In small arm: Large-calibre machine guns

    After 1945 several superheavy machine guns (more than .50 inch) were developed, mostly for antiaircraft use. The single most important was a 14.5-mm weapon first introduced by the Soviets for use in armoured vehicles. It was recoil-operated and belt-fed and had a barrel that could be changed quickly.…

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