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The Valmet M 62 is a Finnish gas-operated light machine-gun based upon the Czechoslovakian VZ-26 machine-gun. The Valmet M 62 is chambered for the 7.62 mm x 39 cartridge which it takes from a 100-round continuous link belt and fires with a muzzle velocity of 730 meters per second at a cyclic rate of about 1050 rounds per minute with a practical cyclic rate of 300 rounds per minute to an effective range of between 350 and 450 meters. The Valmet M 62has a 470 mm long barrel and is fitted with a pillar foresight and an aperture rearsight. The Valmet M 62 entered service with the Finnish armed forces in 1966 and was subsequently supplied to the government of Qatar.
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The Valmet M78 is a Finnish gas-operated selective fire light machine-gun based on the Valmet M76 assault rifle. The Valmet M78 is produced in 7.62 mm and 5.56 mm calibres and takes a 15-, 30-round box magazine or 75-round drum magazine. It has a muzzle velocity of 719 meters per second and a rate of fire of 650 rounds per minute. The main differences between the Valmet M78 and the Valmet M76 are a longer and heavier barrel and the provision of a bipod.
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The Vickers 'K' was a gas-operated .303 inch calibre aircraft machine-gun fitted to British aircraft during the Second World War. It was fed with ball ammunition from a 96 round drum magazine and had an effective range of 550 meters.
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The Vickers .303 Mk 1 was British a belt-fed .303 inch calibre short recoil automatic water cooled machine-gun derived from the Maxim gun and which first entered service in 1912, and was produced from 1912 to 1945, still in use by some countries in 1972. The Vickers .303 Mk 1 was fed by a 250-round cloth belt and fired with a cyclic rate of between 450 and 500 rounds per minute in 25 round bursts with a muzzle velocity of 777 meters per second. The Vickers .303 Mk 1 had a 724 mm long barrel and was fitted with a blade foresight and a leaf aperture rearsight.
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The Vickers Machine-gun Mark III was a 0.5 inch calibre naval anti-aircraft machine-gun, often mounted in a quad mount with three others. It entered service in 1926, being fitted to almost all British warships at the time. It had a rate of fire of 700 rounds per minute and an effective range of 735 meters.
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The Vickers-Berthier was a British gas operated selective fire light machine-gun designed by Adolphe Berthier and bought by Vickers. It was produced from 1928 to 1945, and adopted by the Indian army. The Vickers-Berthier was chambered for the .303 inch cartridge which it took from a 30-round box magazine and fired at a cyclic rate of 600 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 744 meters per second to an effective range of 600 meters. The Vickers-Berthier had a 597 mm long quick change barrel and was fitted with a blade foresight and an aperture leaf rearsight.
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The Vz-23 SMG was a Czechoslovakian blowback operated, selective fire sub-machine-gun produced from 1949 onwards. The Vz-23 SMG was chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it took from a 24- or 40-round box magazine and fired at a cyclic rate of 650 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 381 meters per second. The Vz-23 SMG had a wooden stock and was in service with the Czechoslovakian army until 1952.
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The Vz-24 SMG was a Czechoslovakian blowback operated, selective fire sub-machine-gun produced from 1949 onwards. The Vz-24 SMG was chambered for the 7.62 mm X 25 Pistol 'P' cartridge which it took from a 32-round box magazine and fired at a cyclic rate of 650 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 550 meters per second. The Vz-24 SMG had a wooden stock and was in service with the Czechoslovakian from 1952 until 1962.
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The Vz-25 SMG was a Czechoslovakian blowback operated, selective fire sub-machine-gun produced from 1949 onwards. The Vz-25 SMG was chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it took from a 24- or 40-round box magazine and fired at a cyclic rate of 650 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 381 meters per second. The Vz-25 SMG had a folding metal stock and was in service with the Czechoslovakian army until 1952.
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The VZ-26 was a Czechoslovakian light machine-gun made by the Zbrojovka Brno factory from 1928 to 1945. It was an immediate success and was adopted by 25 countries, including Britain as the Bren (in a modified version, the ZGB33 chambered for the British .303 round), and Germany as the MG 26(t). The VZ-26 took a 7.92 mm Mauser calibre round from a 30-round box magazine and had a cyclic rate of fire of 500 rounds per minute automatic, or single shot with a muzzle velocity of 762 meters per second and an effective range of 700 meters. The VZ-26 had a 602 mm long barrel and was fitted with a blade foresight and a tangent aperture rearsight. The VZ-26 was modified to make the VZ-27 model and later the VZ-30 model, both which had the same specifications as the original VZ-26.
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The Vz-26 SMG was a Czechoslovakian blowback operated, selective fire sub-machine-gun produced from 1949 onwards. The Vz-26 SMG was chambered for the 7.62 mm X 25 Pistol 'P' cartridge which it took from a 32-round box magazine and fired at a cyclic rate of 650 rounds per minute with a muzzle velocity of 550 meters per second. The Vz-24 SMG had a folding metal stock and was in service with the Czechoslovakian from 1952 until 1962.
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The VZ-37 was a Czechoslovakian medium machine-gun made by the Zbrojovka Brno factory from 1937 to 1945, and intended as a heavy support weapon to accompany the VZ-26. It was chambered for the 7.92 mm Mauser cartridge and was belt fed, firing with a muzzle velocity of 793 meters per second to an effective range of 1000 meters. It could be adjusted to two cyclic rates of fire; 450 and 700 rounds per minute, and was adopted by Britain, and manufactured under licence under the name 'Besa'. The VZ-37 had a 678 mm long barrel and was fitted with a blade foresight and a graduated leaf rearsight.
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The Vz-52 was a Czechoslovakian gas-operated light machine-gun made by the Zbrojovka Brno factory as a successor to the Vz-26. The Vz-52 was originally chambered for the Czechoslovakian 7.62 mm x 45 cartridge, and later modified to take the Soviet 7.62 mm M43 round. The Vz-52 could be belt fed or magazine fed and fired with a muzzle velocity of 755 meters per second and a cyclic rate of 1200 rounds per minute when belt fed and 900 rounds per minute when magazine fed. The Vz-52 had a 581 mm long barrel and was fitted with a blade foresight and a tangent rearsight with a U.
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The VZ61 is a modern Czechoslovakian machine pistol. It takes a 7.62 mm round from a 10/20-round box. It has a cyclic rate of 700 rounds-per-minute and a muzzle velocity of 294 meters-per-second.
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