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The 48M SMG was a Hungarian copy of the Soviet PPSh-41 sub-machine-gun. The 48M SMG looked and performed exactly the same as the PPSh-41, and was well made with a good finish.
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The AAT-F1 is a French general purpose machine-gun produced since 1952 in 7.5 mm French service and 7.62 mm NATO calibres. It operates with a delayed blowback operation and fires 700 rounds per minute from a 50-round belt feed.
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The AKSU-74 is a Russian sub-machine-gun produced from 1975 as a shortened version of the AK74, intended for use by armoured troops, special forces and others requiring a compact weapon. The AKSU-74 is chambered for the 5.45 mm Soviet cartridge which it takes from a 30-round magazine and fires at a rate of 700 rounds per minute, or single-shot selectable by a lever on the right side of the receiver, with a muzzle velocity of 735 meters-per-second..
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The Alfa is a gas-operated machine-gun designed in Spain during the Second World War when their stock of machine-guns required replacement, and no outside source was available. It was originally chambered for the 7.92 mm Mauser cartridge, but in 1955 a new model was put into service using the 7.62 mm NATO cartridge. The Alfa has a rate of fire of 800 rounds-per-minute. Production of the Alfa ceased in 1962.
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The Ameli is a Spanish light machine-gun, similar in appearance to the German MG42, produced since 1982 and chambered for the 5.56 mm NATO cartridge. It uses a roller-locked delayed blowback operation and fires 850 or 1200 rounds per minute from a belt feed system. The Ameli is equipped with a quick-change barrel and can be used on a bipod for squad support or on a tripod for sustained fire.
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The Armalite AR-10 was an American light machine-gun produced from 1958 to 1961. It was chambered for the 7.62 mm NATO cartridge which it took from a 20-round magazine and had a rate of fire of 700 rounds per minute. The Armalite AR-10 light machine-gun was produced in Holland under license as the American inventors didn't have production facilities.
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The Armalite AR-18S was an American sub-machine-gun based upon the Armalite AR-18 rifle, but with a shorter 257 mm long barrel, and a fore pistol grip, and produced in both a fixed and folding butt version. The Armalite AR-18S was chambered for the 5.56 mm round which it took from a 20- or 30-round magazine and fired with a cyclic rate of 800 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 780 meters per second to an effective range of 330 meters. The Armalite AR-18S was fitted with a cylinder foresight and an aperture rearsight and could also take a telescopic sight.
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The Armscor BXP is a South African compact blowback operated sub-machine-gun selectable for single shot or fully automatic by trigger pressure. The
Armscor BXP is chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it takes from a 22- or 32-round magazine and fires at a rate of 1000 rounds-per-minute.
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The ASP is an American 30 mm cannon chambered for the 30 mm ADEN/DEFA round which is fired at a rate of 450 rounds per minute from a disintegrating link belt feed. ASP was designed as a combat support weapon as a substitute for the .50 heavy machine-gun.
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The Atchisson M16 is a series of three blowback operated sub-machine-guns based upon the M16A1 rifle converted to take the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge.
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The Atchisson Model 1957 was an American blowback operated sub-machine-gun chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it took from a 32-round box magazine. The Atchisson Model 1957 had selective fire and a muzzle velocity of 366 meters per second and an effective range of 200 meters. It had a 203 mm long barrel and a retractable stock.
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The Austen Mk I (Australian Sten) was an Australian sub-machine-gun produced from 1942 to 1945. It was a blend of the British Sten and the German MP40 and was chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it took from a 28-round magazine and fired with a blowback operation at a rate of 500 rounds per minute or single-shot with a muzzle velocity of 366 meters-per-second to an effective range of 200 meters. The Austen Mk I had a 198 mm long barrel and was fitted with a blade foresight and an aperture rearsight set for 100 yards.
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The Austin-Putilov was a very rugged, British designed armoured car of the Great War, chiefly produced and used in Russia. The Austin-Putilov was manned by a crew of five and armed with two Maxim machine-guns. An Austin petrol engine provided a top speed of 50 kmh and a range of 200 km.
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