The Probert Encyclopaedia of Warfare

BESA

The Besa (VZ-37) was a Czech designed British machine-gun produced from 1939 to 1946 by the BSA factory under licence from Brno. It was chambered for the 7.92 mm Mauser cartridge and was belt fed, and could be adjusted to two rates of fire; 500 or 700 rounds per minute. It was adopted by Britain for use in armoured vehicles during the Second World War.
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