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FN-BAR..............
Calibre: 7,92 mm x 57 JS
Length: 1060 mm
Barrel length: 550 mm
Weight: 9,5 kg
Fire-rate: 350 or 600/minute
Magazine: box: 20
Official abbreviations: "7,92 pk/FN" and "792 PK FN"
Country of origin: Belgium
Prototype: Further development from B.A.R. m/1918
Production: At 1939 and again after WW2.
Finnish use: Issued first to fortification troops and later to coastal troops during Continuation War (1941 - 1944).
Year 1930 FN started manufacturing M30 light machinegun for Belgian Army. Just like Swedish M/21 also FN M30 light machinegun was based to Browning Automatic Rifle (B.A.R.). FN manufactured M30 LMG in 7.65mm and 7.92mm calibre and exported it to several countries (like China and Chile) in 1930's. In late 1930's FN improved the design more durable for automatic fire automatic fire by making its barrel quickly changeable. As all light machineguns belonging to B.A.R. family tree also this light machinegun was gas-action, but its structure was easier to disassemble and assemble for maintenance. The weapon also had had two rates-of-fire (FN designed friction-using slowing-mechanism was used for slower fire-rate), which could be easily changed in the field. However, when German Army invaded Belgium in 1940 all this wasn't enough to convince them to keep it in production. As far as the Germans were concerned FN D was one serious disadvantage when compared to their own MG-34 - its magazine capacity was too small. Like earlier B.A.R. versions also FN D used box magazines of only 20 rounds. After World War 2 this last and best version of Browning Automatic Rifle was already was already too old-fashioned for success. The production of FN D did continue after WW2 and it was sold to several countries (clients including Egyptian and Belgian Armies), but it never become a large scale success.
Finnish shortage of military equipment included light machineguns, so Finland bought 700 FN D LMG that were delivered in February of 1940. They were not issued during Winter War, but during Continuation War they were first issued to fortification troops and later mainly to coastal troops. They were the most numerous light machinegun model in use of coastal troops, who used them until end of the war. After the war these LMG were warehoused until being sold to abroad in 1960.
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Best of the BAR family
China, Finland, Belguim, Poland, Chile and Egypt all picked up the FN-BAR.
Calibre: 7,92 mm x 57 JS
Length: 1060 mm
Barrel length: 550 mm
Weight: 9,5 kg
Fire-rate: 350 or 600/minute
Magazine: box: 20
Official abbreviations: "7,92 pk/FN" and "792 PK FN"
Country of origin: Belgium
Prototype: Further development from B.A.R. m/1918
Production: At 1939 and again after WW2.
Finnish use: Issued first to fortification troops and later to coastal troops during Continuation War (1941 - 1944).
Year 1930 FN started manufacturing M30 light machinegun for Belgian Army. Just like Swedish M/21 also FN M30 light machinegun was based to Browning Automatic Rifle (B.A.R.). FN manufactured M30 LMG in 7.65mm and 7.92mm calibre and exported it to several countries (like China and Chile) in 1930's. In late 1930's FN improved the design more durable for automatic fire automatic fire by making its barrel quickly changeable. As all light machineguns belonging to B.A.R. family tree also this light machinegun was gas-action, but its structure was easier to disassemble and assemble for maintenance. The weapon also had had two rates-of-fire (FN designed friction-using slowing-mechanism was used for slower fire-rate), which could be easily changed in the field. However, when German Army invaded Belgium in 1940 all this wasn't enough to convince them to keep it in production. As far as the Germans were concerned FN D was one serious disadvantage when compared to their own MG-34 - its magazine capacity was too small. Like earlier B.A.R. versions also FN D used box magazines of only 20 rounds. After World War 2 this last and best version of Browning Automatic Rifle was already was already too old-fashioned for success. The production of FN D did continue after WW2 and it was sold to several countries (clients including Egyptian and Belgian Armies), but it never become a large scale success.
Finnish shortage of military equipment included light machineguns, so Finland bought 700 FN D LMG that were delivered in February of 1940. They were not issued during Winter War, but during Continuation War they were first issued to fortification troops and later mainly to coastal troops. They were the most numerous light machinegun model in use of coastal troops, who used them until end of the war. After the war these LMG were warehoused until being sold to abroad in 1960.
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Best of the BAR family
China, Finland, Belguim, Poland, Chile and Egypt all picked up the FN-BAR.
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