Machine Gun

A machine gun (often abbreviated MG) is a rifled small arm designed to deliver a high volume of fire. While many are actually selective-fire weapons, its defining characteristic in our collective psyche is its ability to spew forth hundreds of rounds per minute of fully automatic fire. Generally mounted on vehicles or large, fixed emplacements, heavy machine guns tend to fire larger calibers and have the ability to engage lightly-armored vehicles. Light machine guns are portable by a single soldier and intended to fill the role of the squad automatic weapon; many of these fire assault rifle ammunition, and often are merely modified assault rifles, given heavier barrels and sturdier receivers to cope with the higher volume of fire expected of them. General purpose machine guns lie between the two, being man-portable but firing full-powered rifle ammunition, and able to fill either role. Most larger and many smaller machine guns are belt fed, but some light machine guns can be fed from drum or even standard assault-rifle magazines.

Heavy Machine Guns

 * KORD
 * M1919 Browning
 * MG42 (a general purpose gun in the heavy role)
 * PKM (a general purpose gun in the heavy role)
 * XM312

Light Machine Guns

 * DP
 * M249
 * M60 (a general purpose gun in the light role)
 * MG3 (a general purpose gun in the light role)
 * MG36
 * PKM (a general purpose gun in the light role)
 * QBZ-95
 * QJY-88
 * RPK-74
 * Type 99
 * XM8 LMG