Perino Model 1908

0:0:0 The Perino Model 1908 was an Italian machine gun designed by engineer Giuseppe Perino in 1901. It was strip-fed, water-cooled, and simultaneously recoil- and gas-operated. It also permitted fast setup and teardown, and could potentially be fired nonstop. A heavy weapon at 60 pounds, a 1910 redesign reduced the weight to 33 pounds.

The weapon was unusual in that it could be fitted with a magazine for its 20-round ammunition strips, topped off as room permitted. Although fed by a strip (like the M1909 Benét-Mercié, its spent cartridges were reattached to the strip as it was eliminated from the weapon, preventing loose cartridges from littering the battlefield.

Fearing that its design might be copied, the Italian government classified the weapon as "top secret". Thus, it was not refined as much, and used only sparingly during World War I. However, some of its design would reappear in the Breda M37 machine gun used during World War II.

Battlefield 1
"The Perino Model 1908 LMG uses a hopper system where multiple feed strips of rounds can be stacked in reserve. This system allows its ammo to be quickly be topped off when firing."

- In-game description

The Perino Model 1908 is a weapon set to be introduced in Battlefield 1: In the Name of the Tsar expansion for the Support class. The weapon is unique amongst the Light Machine Guns as it is reloaded by refilling the box magazine with one 20-round clip at a time. The feed system allows for uninterrupted fire between clips.

There are two variants of the Perino Model 1908: Low Weight and Defensive.

The Perino Model 1908 Low Weight variant is the standard version, and is fitted with a tripod. It has a magazine capacity of 120 rounds.

Trivia

 * Unlike other weapons, the Perino 1908 only completely reloads if the ammo count is currently a multiple of 20. Otherwise, two reloads are required; one to simply fill the hopper with strips, and the other to remove the strip currently being fed and add another on top.