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 Dave Bender |
Century Old LMGs Retire |
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Posts: 6394 ( 8-Apr-2008 18:25:17) |
http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htweap/articles/20080407.aspx
Not something you see every day. The Madsen LMG must be a pretty decent weapon. Never mind the "professional" opinions that the Madsen was not a proper machinegun. |
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Sachmle |
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Posts: 36 ( 8-Apr-2008 18:34:40) |
Somehow, "They just don't make 'em like they used to." doesn't quite cover it.
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CliffS |
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Posts: 503 (22-Apr-2008 02:24:01) |
It had to be the ugliest - and most impractical in theory - LMG ever designed. But it certainly withstood the test of time. I think that, like the Bren, it was
a rugged, reliable weapon which never let anyone down - it's been used in every climatic zone from the Arctic circle to the South China Sea. I don't
think that strange cam-plate action was ever used on any other design.
Cheers, Cliff |
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