u/AKMike99

It’s hard to believe BF1 is 10 years old I was a bit late to the party I started playing about a year and a half ago but this is the most fun I ever had gaming.

My job sponsored the coolest car show I’ve ever seen. I never thought I would see one of these let alone three at the same time. There was another in J5 Limelight Green you can kinda see it in the background but sadly I didn’t have time to take any better photos because I had to go back to work.

The AAR Cuda was a homologation car for Trans Am racing similar to the Camaro Z28 from GM. These cars had high performance small block engines, the AAR Cuda and its sister car the Challenger T/A had a tuned up 340 with unique side pipe exhaust.

I’ve been waiting a long time to get an enthusiast car and now I finally have my pride and joy. I picked Slate Blue Metallic because I find the other base colors to be boring. Despite what people say the technology is very intuitive. I drove home through traffic in comfort mode, can’t wait to go on a spirited drive after my 1k mile break in period.

I started becoming interested in VW after attending the annual Waterfest (RIP) meet at Atco Dragway. I remember being enamored by the performance of the small cars (it was the biggest VW/Audi enthusiast meet in the world). Many years later I got the chance to finally drive a MK7 and MK8 and fell in love with the car. Now I finally have one of my own.

I went to look at this car it was local but it has a branded title for a manufacturer buyback. The car has 22000 miles and they still want more than 30k OTD which is a real shame so I’m going to keep looking. The car was stunning and I really enjoyed driving it. I’m definitely getting into a VW because I was blown away with the interior quality of the car. This color/wheel combo is my favorite.

#.30 Caliber

1. M1917: water-cooled, original version of John Browning’s recoil operated MG.
2. M1917A1: water-cooled, addition of a receiver reinforcement plate.
3. M1918 Aircraft Machine Gun: the earliest air-cooled variant.
4. M1919 Tank Machine Gun: air-cooled, short 18.5” barrel, the earliest M1919.
5. M1919A1: air-cooled, short 18.5’ barrel, addition of receiver reinforcement plate.
6. M1919A2: air-cooled, short 18.5” barrel, designed specifically as a cavalry MG.
7. M1919A4: air-cooled, 24” barrel, designed as an infantry MMG.
8. M37: air-cooled, 24” barrel, designed as a vehicle mounted version of A4 with ambidextrous feeding capability.
9. M1919A5: air-cooled, 24” barrel, modified charging handle, designed as an armament for Stuart M3A1 light tank.
10. M1919A6: air-cooled, 24” barrel, addition of buttstock and bipod, designed to be a man-portable light machine gun.
11. AN/M2 Aircraft Machine Gun: air-cooled, lightened receiver and barrel jacket, has a terrific cyclic rate of 1200 RPM.
12. AN/M2 “Stinger”: air-cooled, custom made by Marines as a man-portable AN/M2 aircraft MG with a BAR M1918A2 Bipod and M1 Carbine shoulder stock.

#.50 Caliber

1. M1921A1: water-cooled, a scaled up version of John Browning’s M1917.
2. M2: water-cooled, improvement of the M1921 officially adopted by the Army and Navy as an anti-aircraft weapon.
3. M2HB: air-cooled, the most ubiquitous version of the Browning Machine Gun.
4. M2HB QCB: air-cooled, modern variants of the M2HB feature a quick change barrel (QCB) system. This variant is still in production today as a vehicle mounted weapon and stationary heavy machine gun.
5. AN/M2 Aircraft Machine Gun: air-cooled, not to be confused with .30 cal AN/M2.
6. AN/M3 Aircraft Machine Gun: air-cooled, modifications were made to increase the cyclic rate to 1200 RPM. Modern versions are called the GAU-21.

#Gas Operated

1. Colt-Browning M1895 “Potato Digger”: the world’s first gas operated machine gun, features a gas lever that pivots downwards towards the ground while the gun is cycling, hence the “digger” moniker.
2. Marlin-Rockwell M1917: an improved aircraft machine gun variant of Browning’s M1895 gas operated machine gun. The reciprocating lever has been replaced with a more conventional gas piston. 3: Browning Automatic Rifle M1918: a lightweight shoulder fired machine rifle designed to deliver suppressive walking fire. All US BAR variants are in .30-06.
3. Browning Automatic Rifle M1918A1: an M1918 modified to accept a bipod, this one has some transitional features that would normally be identified with the M1918A2.
4. Browning Automatic Rifle M1919A2: designed to deliver enhanced performance in the light machine gun role. Modifications include a new handguard, a new bipod, and a magazine guide for smoother reloads.
5. Browning Automatic Rifle M1922: designed as a light machine rifle for cavalry.

I don’t really use shotgun, but when I do I blast fools away.

#MG 01: An early Imperial German variant of Sir Hiram Maxim’s machine gun chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser and adopted in 1901. The MG 01 was developed from the earlier MG 99. The Maxim Gun is the world’s first automatic machine gun, it can be continuously fed by cloth belts and features a water cooling jacket to stop the barrel from deforming during sustained fire.

#MG 08: A lightweight simplified adaptation of the MG 01, issued as the standard German heavy machine gun during WW1. At the start of the Great War, the German machine gun inventory consisted of 4411 MG 08s, 398 MG 01s, and 18 MG 99s.

#MG 08 w/ ZF12 Telescope: The MG 08 was equipped with a 2.5x ZF12 optic graduated out to 2600m. The MG 08 gun team could use a range finding tool to deliver indirect fire from up to 3475m.

#MG 08/15: A handheld light machine gun based on the MG 08. Portions of material have been deleted from the receiver and the capacity of the water jacket is decreased to make the gun as lightweight as possible. The gun is fired from a bipod, allowing the gun and crew to be repositioned quickly without the additional weight and inconvenience of a sled mount. The 08/15 only requires a team of 2 men to operate instead of the typical 4 man MG 08 crew.

#MG 08/18: The MG 08/18 is an air-cooled adaptation of the MG 08/15. This saves a significant amount of weight and allows the MG 08/18 to be more infantry friendly while keeping a familiar mechanism. This comes at a trade off, making the MG 08/18 more prone to overheating than the MG 08/15.

#lMG 08: luftgekühlt Maschinengewehr 08 or “air-cooled machine gun 08”, is an aircraft machine gun version of the MG 08. The slotted air-cooling jacket retains the original dimensions of the MG 08 jacket and holds a muzzle booster in place while allowing cool air to pass over the barrel. Used in German fighter planes w/ sync gear.

#lMG 08/15: luftgekühlt Maschinengewehr 08/15 (air-cooled machine gun 08/15), is an aircraft MG variant of the MG 08/15. The slotted air-cooling jacket retains the dimensions of the MG 08/15 water-cooling jacket and holds a muzzle booster in place while enabling cool air to pass over the barrel. Used in German fighter planes w/ sync gear.

#Parabellum MG 14 (Water-Cooled): Created as a lightweight improvement of the MG 08, inverting the Maxim action upwards in a similar manner to the Vickers gun. This allows for less wasted space inside of the receiver, allowing it to be smaller and lighter than a typical Maxim. The Parabellum MG uses a thin 30mm cloth belt that is also compatible with the lMG 08 & 08/15. To reduce fire risk, a water-cooled variant was created specifically for Zeppelin use.

#Parabellum MG 14 (Air-Cooled): Typically seen on German biplanes with an air-cooled barrel. Some of these would be set up with early sync gear technology and tested as an armament in fighter planes. In German service it was typically preferred as an observer weapon in a flexible mount thanks to its maneuverability and because of its impressive cyclic rate of 700 RPM.

#Parabellum MG 14/17: An updated version of the MG 14 fitted with a thinner air-cooling jacket and a mount for a proprietary 3x telescopic sight.

#MG 01: An early Imperial German variant of Sir Hiram Maxim’s machine gun chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser and adopted in 1901. The MG 01 was developed from the earlier MG 99. The Maxim Gun is the world’s first automatic machine gun, it can be continuously fed by cloth belts and features a water cooling jacket to stop the barrel from deforming during sustained fire.

#MG 08: A lightweight simplified adaptation of the MG 01, issued as the standard German heavy machine gun during WW1. At the start of the Great War, the German machine gun inventory consisted of 4411 MG 08s, 398 MG 01s, and 18 MG 99s.

#MG 08 w/ ZF12 Telescope: The MG 08 was equipped with a 2.5x ZF12 optic graduated out to 2600m. The MG 08 gun team could use a range finding tool to deliver indirect fire from up to 3475m.

#MG 08/15: A handheld light machine gun based on the MG 08. Portions of material have been deleted from the receiver and the capacity of the water jacket is decreased to make the gun as lightweight as possible. The gun is fired from a bipod, allowing the gun and crew to be repositioned quickly without the additional weight and inconvenience of a sled mount. The 08/15 only requires a team of 2 men to operate instead of the typical 4 man MG 08 crew.

#MG 08/18: The MG 08/18 is an air-cooled adaptation of the MG 08/15. This saves a significant amount of weight and allows the MG 08/18 to be more infantry friendly while keeping a familiar mechanism. This comes at a trade off, making the MG 08/18 more prone to overheating than the MG 08/15.

#lMG 08: luftgekühlt Maschinengewehr 08 or “air-cooled machine gun 08”, is an aircraft machine gun version of the MG 08. The slotted air-cooling jacket retains the original dimensions of the MG 08 jacket and holds a muzzle booster in place while allowing cool air to pass over the barrel. Used in German fighter planes w/ sync gear.

#lMG 08/15: luftgekühlt Maschinengewehr 08/15 (air-cooled machine gun 08/15), is an aircraft MG variant of the MG 08/15. The slotted air-cooling jacket retains the dimensions of the MG 08/15 water-cooling jacket and holds a muzzle booster in place while enabling cool air to pass over the barrel. Used in German fighter planes w/ sync gear.

#Parabellum MG 14 (Water-Cooled): Created as a lightweight improvement of the MG 08, inverting the Maxim action upwards in a similar manner to the Vickers gun. This allows for less wasted space inside of the receiver, allowing it to be smaller and lighter than a typical Maxim. The Parabellum MG uses a thin 30mm cloth belt that is also compatible with the lMG 08 & 08/15. To reduce fire risk, a water-cooled variant was created specifically for Zeppelin use.

#Parabellum MG 14 (Air-Cooled): Typically seen on German biplanes with an air-cooled barrel. Some of these would be set up with early sync gear technology and tested as an armament in fighter planes. In German service it was typically preferred as an observer weapon in a flexible mount thanks to its maneuverability and because of its impressive cyclic rate of 700 RPM.

#Parabellum MG 14/17: An updated version of the MG 14 fitted with a thinner air-cooling jacket and a mount for a proprietary 3x telescopic sight.

One of my most memorable operations ever finished with 92 kills and the win in 1 attack.

The Frommer Stop Auto is one of the nastiest primary weapons in the game people never believe me when I tell them that it performs like the Automatico with an even faster reload time. People complained yesterday that my playstyle is too slow, I can speed it up too.

The Villar Perosa was designed in 1915 by Italian Colonel Bethel Abiel Revelli. The VP was the world’s first pistol caliber machine gun to see military service. The Villar Perosa is actually two individual 9x19mm Glisenti machine guns mounted together. Each barrel has its own independent operating system and trigger mechanism. This allows the user to fire each barrel separately or in unison depending on the situation. The VP is classified as a heavy submachine gun, meaning it’s most effective when fired from a stationary position off of a mount.

Although some historians don’t consider the Villar Perosa to be a “true submachine gun”, it could still be argued that the Italians created the world’s first practical shoulder fired submachine gun that could be carried and operated by one man. By 1915 when the Germans decided that they needed “a new type of weapon” suitable for trench combat (the eventual MP 18), Colonel Revelli had already put it in writing that his Villar Perosa double barreled LMG could be split in half and given a shoulder stock to be carried as a light assault weapon. This new project would be referred to as the Moschetto Automatico (Automatic Musket). Col. Revelli presented his idea to the Italian authorities who were so impressed that they asked competing arms manufacturers to create their own Moschetti Automatici for testing.

#Villar Perosa- Photo 1: original Italian double barreled SMG chambered in 9x19mm Glisenti. Photo 2: Made for UK trial testing, chambered .455 Webley Auto.

#Moschetto Automatico FIAT- Prototype designed in 1916 by Col. Revelli.

#Moschetto Automatico Beretta M1918- the Italian Army adopted this version of the automatic musket designed by Beretta. Single trigger semi auto “monogrillo” carbine.

#Moschetto Automatico MIDA- Fully automatic twin-trigger “bigrillo” version.

#Carabinetta Automatica O.V.P.- Full auto twin-trigger SMG made by the original manufacturer of the Villar Perosa, O.V.P. Adopted by Italian Aviation Corps.

#Moschetto Automatico Beretta M1918/30- completely redesigned action, semi auto single trigger carbine converted from original Beretta M1918 during interwar era.

Competing designs were submitted by Amerigo Cei-Rigotti, Alberto Nero, & Ansaldo Crocetti. No photographs of these models exist and it’s unclear if they survive.

#1. PPK-48 Caliber: 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Russia. Prototype for a pistol caliber AK derivative designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov himself.

#2. Rys SMG “Lynx” Caliber: 9x18mm Makarov. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Russia. One off prototype designed by Alexander Shevchenko based on AKS-74u to test the viability of an AK pattern submachine gun.

#3. Gepard PDW “Cheetah” Caliber: 9x18mm Makarov, .380 ACP, 9x19mm Parabellum, 9x19mm 7N21, 9x21mm IMI, 9x21mm Gyurza, 9x30mm. Operation: blowback/gas piston, select fire. Country of Origin: Russia. Another prototype designed by Shevchenko based on the AKS-74u. The Gepard PDW was designed with a kit of quick change internal components, allowing the user to utilize a variety of common 9mm cartridges without having to change the barrel. An armor defeating 9x30mm Grom cartridge was created for the Gepard.

#4. Mini Gepard PDW “Mini Cheetah” Caliber: 9x18mm Makarov, .380 ACP, 9x19mm Parabellum, 9x19mm 7N21, 9x21mm IMI, 9x21mm Gyurza, 9x30mm. Operation: blowback/gas piston, select fire. Country of Origin: Russia. Short barreled version of Shevchenko’s Gepard PDW.

#5. PP-19 Bizon-1 Caliber: 9x18mm Makarov. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Russia. Early versions 67 round helical magazine, later changed to 62 rounds because 9x18mm is usually ordered in packs of 16. Hooded front sight and Krink rear sight. Designed by Victor Kalashnikov.

#6. PP-19 Bizon-2 Caliber: 9x18mm Makarov. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Russia. 2nd pattern Bizon SMG, most commonly seen variant of Bizon. Updated sights.

#7. PP-19 Bizon-2-01 Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Russia. 2nd pattern Bizon SMG, top folding stock. 9x19mm magazine has the same dimensions as the 9x18mm magazine but holds only 53 rounds due to the slightly larger proportions of the cartridge.

#8. PP-19 Bizon-2-07 Caliber: 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Russia. 2nd pattern Bizon, 35rd PPSH-41 magazine.

#9. PP-19-01 Vityaz Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Russia. Upgraded version of Bizon SMG. Feeds from conventional 30rd stick magazine. The original Vityaz has a smooth top cover and a Warsaw Pact side rail.

#10. PP-19-01 Vityaz-SN Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Russia. The Vityaz-SN features a railed top cover.

#11. PP-19-01 Vityaz-MO Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Russia. The Vityaz-MO is an update to early pattern AK-12 standards, featuring an adjustable stock & railed handguard for accessories.

#12. PPK-20 Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Russia. A modernized Vityaz upgraded to current AK-12 design. The PPK-20 features an ambidextrous safety.

#13. Type 79 Caliber: 7.62x25mm Tokarev. Operation: gas piston, select fire. Country of Origin: China. A submachine gun based on the Chinese Type 56 AK. The earliest Kalashnikov type SMG to see military service.

#14. RATMIL Model 1996 Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Romania. A submachine gun based on the Romanian PM Md. 63, a licensed version of the AKM.

#15. Zastava Master FLG Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: gas piston, select fire. Country of Origin: Serbia. A submachine gun based on the Yugoslavian Zastava M70 while taking some inspiration from the German MP5.

#16. Zastava Master FLG K Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: gas piston, select fire. Country of Origin: Serbia. A short barreled version of the Zastava Master FLG inspired by MP5k.

#17. Vytis-2 SMG Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Lithuania. A local submachine gun created for mass production by Algirdas Petrusevičius to defend the newly independent Lithuania.

#18. IMI Magal Caliber: .30 Carbine. Operation: gas piston, semi auto. Country of Origin: Israel. An Israeli police carbine based on the Galil. Feeds from 30 rd M1/M2 Carbine mags.

#19. FEG KGP-9 Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Hungary. A Hungarian submachine gun based on the AK-63, their native licensed AKM.

#20. SN7P Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, select fire. Country of Origin: Vietnam. A Vietnamese reverse engineered copy of the PP-19 Bizon, the helical magazine holds up to 50 rounds for the 9x19mm variant or up to 33 rounds for the 7.62x25mm variant.

#21. Century NAK9 Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, semi auto. Country of Origin: Romania. A commercial 9mm AK made by Romanian company Nova Modul for US civilian market. Feeds from standard Glock magazines.

#22. Century Draco 9s Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum Operation: blowback, semi auto. Country of Origin: Romania. Variant of the NAK-9 set up to feed from Scorpion Evo 3 curved magazines.

#23. KUSA KR-9 Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum Operation: blowback, semi auto. Country of Origin: USA. US made clone of the Saiga-9, which is a civilian legal version of the PP-19 Vityaz. Made by Kalashnikov USA (out of business).

#24. PSA AK-V Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, semi auto. Country of Origin: USA US made civilian legal 9mm AK inspired by the Russian PP-19 Vityaz. Made by Palmetto State Armory (still produced).

#25. STINC STizon Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, semi auto. Country of Origin: USA. The STizon is a kit made by STINC that allows US civilians to convert their 9mm AK into PP-19 Bizon configuration. Shown in the picture is a converted PSA AK-V.

#26. STINC Gepard Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, semi auto. Country of Origin: Romania/USA. The STINC Gepard is a kit that allows US civilians to convert their Century NAK-9 into Gepard PDW configuration.

#27. STINC BPK-9S Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, semi auto. Country of Origin: Romania/USA. Bullpup conversion kit for Century Draco 9S.

#28. STINC BPK-NAK9 Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum. Operation: blowback, semi auto. Country of Origin: Romania/USA. Bullpup conversion kit for Century NAK9.

The Villar Perosa was designed in 1915 by Italian Colonel Bethel Abiel Revelli. The VP was the world’s first pistol caliber machine gun to see military service. The Villar Perosa is actually two individual 9x19mm Glisenti machine guns mounted together. Each barrel has its own independent operating system and trigger mechanism. This allows the user to fire each barrel separately or in unison depending on the situation. The VP is classified as a heavy submachine gun, meaning it’s most effective when fired from a stationary position off of a mount.

Although some historians don’t consider the Villar Perosa to be a “true submachine gun”, it could still be argued that the Italians created the world’s first practical shoulder fired submachine gun that could be carried and operated by one man. By 1915 when the Germans decided that they needed “a new type of weapon” suitable for trench combat, Italian Colonel Revelli had already put it in writing that his Villar Perosa double barreled LMG could be split in half and given a shoulder stock to be carried as a light assault weapon. This new project would be referred to as the Moschetto Automatico (Automatic Musket). Col. Revelli presented his idea to the Italian authorities who were so impressed that they asked competing arms manufacturers to create their own Moschetti Automatici for testing.

#Villar Perosa- original double barreled SMG chambered in 9x19mm Glisenti.

#British Villar Perosa- Made for UK trial testing, .455 Webley Auto.

#Moschetto Automatico FIAT- Prototype designed in 1916 by Col. Revelli.

#Moschetto Automatico Beretta M1918- the Italian Army adopted this version of the automatic musket designed by Beretta. Semi auto single-trigger carbine.

#Moschetto Automatico MIDA- Fully automatic twin-trigger version of Beretta.

#Carabinetta Automatica O.V.P.- Full auto twin-trigger SMG made by the original manufacturer of the Villar Perosa, O.V.P. Adopted by Italian Aviation Corps.

#Moschetto Automatico Beretta M1918/30- completely redesigned action, semi auto single trigger carbine converted from original Beretta M1918 during interwar era.

Competing designs were submitted by Amerigo Cei-Rigotti, Alberto Nero, & Ansaldo Crocetti. No photographs of these models exist and it’s unclear if they survive.

I’ve been using SMGs more lately the Automatico has been one of my favorites.

The Japanese were early adopters of the machine gun, licensing the French Hotchkiss Mle 1897 as early as 1901. During the Russo-Japanese War, they would become one of the first nations to use machine guns in a large scale conflict. This experience paved the way for Kijiro Nambu, the premier gun designer of Japan, to make improvements to this new type of weapon. The Japanese issued a variety of different cartridges, including 6.5x50mmR Arisaka (special load for MGs), .303 British, & 7.7x58mmSR which was developed into 7.7x58mm Arisaka rimless.

#Hotchkiss Types

1. Type 38- MMG, 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka, 30rd feed strip, modification of Mle 1897.

2. Type 3- MMG, 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka, 30rd feed strip, upgraded Type 38.

3. Type 92- MMG, 7.7x58mmSR or 7.7x58mm Arisaka, 30rd feed strip.

4. Type 1- MMG, 7.7x58mmSR or 7.7x58mm Arisaka, 30rd feed strip, simplified Type 92.

5. Type 93- HMG, 13.2x99mm Hotchkiss, 30rd detachabe mag, licensed copy of Hotchkiss M1930 anti-aircraft gun.

6. Type 11- LMG, 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka, hopper feed 6x 5rd Type 38 clips, inspired by M1909 Benet-Mercie.

#Vickers Types

7. Type 89- Aircraft MMG, 7.7x58mmSR, belt-fed, air-cooled, licensed copy of Vickers Class E (Army version).

8. Type 97- Aircraft MMG, .303 British (7.7x56mmR), belt-fed, air-cooled, copy of Vickers Class E (Naval version).

9. Type 98- MMG, 7.7x58mmSR, belt-fed or feeds from 30rd strip, water-cooled, experimental design based on Vickers Gun.

#Browning Types

10. HO-103/Type 1- Aircraft HMG, 12.7x81mmSR Breda, belt-fed, unlicensed copy of M2 Browning.

11. Type 3- Aircraft HMG, 13.2x99mm Hotchkiss, belt-fed, unlicensed copy of M2.

#Nambu Types

12. Type 96- LMG, 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka, 30rd detachable mag.

13. Type 99- LMG, 7.7x58mm Arisaka, 30rd detachable mag.

#Vehicle Mounted LMGs

14. Type 97 Tank Machine Gun- LMG, 7.7x58mm Arisaka, 20rd detachable mag, based on ZB vz. 26.

15. Type 98 Kou- LMG, 7.92x57mm Mauser, 75rd saddle drum mag, licensed copy of German MG 15 (early Army version).

16. Type 92- LMG, .303 British (7.7x56mmR), 97rd detachable pan mag, licensed copy of Lewis Gun.

#Nambu Submachine Guns

17. Nambu Type 1- SMG, 8x22mm Nambu, 50rd detachable mag, experimental.

18. Nambu Type 2- SMG, 8x22mm Nambu, 30rd detachable mag, experimental.

19. Type 100/40- SMG, 8x22mm Nambu, 30rd detachable mag, early model.

20. Type 100/44- SMG, 8x22mm Nambu, 30rd detachable mag, late model.

The United States was the first country to formally issue a modern combat shotgun. Innovations by John Browning made it possible for repeating & self-loading shotguns to become reliable weapons suited for war. Thanks to this head start in shotgun development the US adopted various “trench guns” to be used for close quarters combat, which can identified by their heat shield & bayonet lug. These trench shotguns were so effective that the Germans protested their use as a war crime and threatened to execute any prisoners caught with shotgun shells. The 12 gauge was adopted as the preferred bore diameter for shotguns in US service and become the de-facto global standard for the next century. The US Military continues their tradition to the present, maintaining the world’s largest arsenal of modern shotguns.

#1. Winchester M1897: pump action, designed by John Browning. WW1-Vietnam.

#2. Remington Model 10-A: pump action, designed by John Pederson. WW1.

#3. Winchester Model 12: pump action, designed by T.C. Johnson based on Browning’s patent. WW1-Vietnam.

#4. Ithaca Model 37: pump action, designed by Harry Howland based on Browning’s patent. WW2-Vietnam.

#5. Remington Model 11: recoil operated, based on John Browning’s Auto-5 self loading shotgun. WW1 & WW2.

#6. Stevens Model 620: pump action, designed by John Browning. WW2-Vietnam.

#7. Savage Model 720: recoil operated, based on John Browning’s Auto-5 self loading shotgun. WW2.

#8. Remington M870 MCS: pump action, designed by L. Ray Crittendon, Phillip Haskell, Ellis Hailston, and G.E. Pinckney, Vietnam War-present.

#9. Mossberg 590A1: pump action, designed by Carl Benson, 1987-present.

#10. Benelli M1014: gas operated, designed by Marco Vignarolli, 1999-present.

In the 1950s, the IDF adopted the Belgian FN FAL as their standard issue rifle. During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the Israelis found that the FN FAL was prone to malfunction when desert sand got into the action. Their adversaries were armed with AK rifles that ran flawlessly in adverse conditions. This experience in the Yom Kippur War inspired the IDF to develop a Kalashnikov rifle of their own chambered in a NATO cartridge. This design was developed around a Finnish RK 62 receiver by Yisrael Balashnikov (changed his last name to Galili because it sounded too similar to Kalashnikov).

#1. Galil AR- rifle, 5.56x45mm, 18.1” barrel, Galil mag.

#2. Galil ARM: lmg, 5.56x45mm, 18.1” barrel, Galil mag.

#3. Galil SAR: carbine, 5.56x45mm, 13.1” barrel, Galil mag.

#4. Galil MAR: compact carbine, 5.56x45mm, 8.3” barrel, Galil mag.

#5. Galil ARM: lmg, 7.62x51mm, 18.1” barrel, 7.62 Galil mag.

#6. Galatz Sniper: dmr, 7.62x51mm, 20” barrel, 7.62 Galil mag.

#7. Galil ACE 23: rifle, 5.56x45mm, 18.1” barrel, Galil mag.

#8. Galil ACE-N 23: rifle, 5.56x45mm, 18.1” barrel, STANAG mag.

#9. Galil ACE 52: rifle, 7.62x51mm, 16.1” barrel, 7.62 Galil mag.

#10. Galil ACE-N 52: rifle, 7.62x51mm, 16.1” barrel, SR-25 mag.

#11. Galil ACE 32: rifle, 7.62x39mm, 16.1” barrel, AK mag.

#12: Galil ACE 22: carbine, 5.56x45mm, 13.2” barrel, Galil mag.

#13. Galil ACE-N 22: carbine, 5.56x45mm, 13.2” barrel, STANAG mag.

#14. Galil ACE 21: compact carbine, 5.56x45mm, 8.5” barrel, Galil mag.

#15. Galil ACE-N 21: compact carbine, 5.56x45mm, 8.5” barrel, STANAG mag.

#16. Galil ACE 53: rifle, 7.62x51mm, 20.1” barrel, 7.62 Galil mag.

#17. Galil ACE 5.45: rifle, 5.45x39mm, 16.1” barrel, AK-74 mag.

#18. AK Alfa: carbine, 7.62x39mm, 12.4” barrel, AK mag.

#19. Galil ACE Gen II: rifle, 5.56x45mm, 16.1” barrel, STANAG mag.

#20. Galil ACE Gen II: rifle, 7.62x51mm, 16.1” barrel, SR-25 mag.

#21. Galil ACE Gen II: rifle, 7.62x39mm, 16.1” barrel, AK mag.

#Rifles

1. G3: 7.62x51mm NATO, 20rd magazine, 17.7” barrel, flip-up sight, wood stock.
2. G3A1: 7.62x51mm NATO, 20rd mag, 17.7” barrel, Introduced drum rear sight.
3. G3A3: 7.62x51mm NATO, 20rd mag. 17.7” barrel, polymer stock.
4. G3A4: 7.62x51mm NATO, 20rd mag. 17.7” barrel, collapsing buttstock.
5. G3KA4: 7.62x51mm NATO, 20 rd mag, carbine 12.7” barrel, collapsing stock.
6. HK32A2: 7.62x39mm, 30rd mag, 15.35” barrel, fixed stock.
7. HK33A2: 5.56x45mm NATO, 40rd mag, 15.35” barrel, fixed stock.
8. HK33A3: 5.56x45mm NATO, 30rd mag, 15.35” barrel, collapsing stock.
9. HK33KA3: 5.56x45mm, 30rd mag, carbine 13.1” barrel, collapsing stock.
10. HK53: 5.56x45mm NATO, 30rd mag, carbine 8.3” barrel, collapsing stock.
11. G41: 5.56x45mm NATO, 30rd STANAG, 17.7” barrel, fixed stock.
12. G41A2: 5.56x45mm, 30rd STANAG, 17.7” barrel, collapsing stock.

#Marksman Rifles

1. PSG1: 7.62x51mm NATO, 5rd magazine, 25.6” barrel, Hensoldt 6x42 optic.
2. MSG90: 7.62x51mm NATO, 20rd mag, 23.6” barrel, Hensoldt 10x42 optic.
3. HK33SG/1: 5.56x45mm NATO, 25rd mag, 15.4” barrel, Hensoldt 4x24 optic.
4. G3SG/1: 7.62x51mm NATO, 20rd mag, 17.7” barrel, Schmidt & Bender 1.5-6x.

#Machine Guns

1. HK21: 7.62x51mm NATO, belt-fed.
2. HK23: 5.56x45mm NATO, belt-fed.
3. HK11: 7.62x51mm NATO, 20rd mag.
4. HK13: 5.56x45mm NATO, 30rd mag.

#Submachine Guns (9x19mm)

1. MP5: 8.9” barrel, early sight, fixed stock.
2. . MP5A2: drum sights, fixed stock.
3. MP5A3: collapsing stock.
4. MP5A2N: Navy ambidextrous trigger group, fixed stock.
5. MP5A4: 3rd burst trigger, fixed stock.
6. MP5SD6: integrally suppressed, 3rd burst trigger group, collapsing stock.
7. MP5SD1: 15rd magazine, integrally suppressed, no stock.
8. MP5K: short 4.5” barrel, no stock.
9. MP5KA4: short 4.5” barrel, 3rd burst trigger group, no stock.
10. MP5K-PDW: short 5.5” threaded barrel, folding stock.

The Villar Perosa was designed in 1915 by Italian Colonel Bethel Abiel Revelli. The VP was the world’s first pistol caliber machine gun to see military service, paving the way for future submachine guns.

#PU-1 (Image 1): The PU-1 prototype was presented to Soviet military officials in 1976 based on a modified RPK-74. It features a housing on the left hand side of the receiver to contain a belt-feed mechanism, although it was primarily designed to be fed from a 100rd pan style drum mag. It fires from a closed bolt position. The PU-1 performed well in several tests, but the Soviets were already satisfied with the RPK-74.

#PU-2 (Image 2): The PU-2 was an all new iteration of the dual feed machine gun tested in 1977. It was designed from the ground up with the intent to primarily be fed from belts, with magazines being supplementary. The new PU-2 prototype features a stamped steel receiver inspired by the Kalashnikov PK and long stroke gas system that was flipped on the upside down part of the barrel just like a PK machine gun. It fires from an open bolt and features a belt-feed system on the top of the receiver that can feed ambidextrously from either side. There is a trapdoor on the left hand side of the receiver to accept standard AK-74/RPK-74 mags.

#PU-21 (Image 3): The PU-2 was deemed unsatisfactory during testing due to issues with its complicated belt-feed system. As a result, the PU-21 was reengineered in 1978 as an improved version of the PU-2. The PU-21 features a redesigned feeding mechanism that deletes the ambidextrous loading capability. It fires from a 200 rd belt loaded through a feedway on the left hand side of the receiver and has the same trapdoor mag compartment as the PU-2. The PU-21 has an improved bipod mounted above the barrel for additional stability. The PU-21 was benchmarked against the RPK-74 as part of the “Poplin” R&D program and performed quite favorably in testing.

The PU-21 was the final development in the PU series despite the strong performance of the prototypes. The plan was canceled due to the high cost of the system and the fact that it was seen as only a marginal improvement over the RPK-74. The lack of a quick change barrel for the PU machine gun gave it limited suppressive fire capability when compared against the PKM.