The LSAT light machine gun is a component of the Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) program. The purpose of the program was to develop a lighter, yet highly reliable light machine gun (LMG).

A light machine gun (LMG) is a light-weight machine gun designed to be operated by a single infantryman, with or without an assistant, as an infantry support weapon. LMGs firing cartridges of the same caliber as the other riflemen of the same combat unit are often referred to as squad automatic weapons .

The LMG design is a traditionally (non-bullpup) laid-out machine-gun. It has many of the capabilities of other light machine guns, such as a quick-change barrel, a vented fore-grip, belt-fed ammunition, an ammunition pouch, and a roughly 600 rpm rate of fire.

2010年9月1日 · Colt’s early experimental models began in the late 1960s with the M16 Rifle HBAR M1 and as of 2009 Colt Defense introduced the Infantry Automatic Rifle (IAR6940). Prototype LMG as designed by Coltís Henry Tatro. Note the rear sights as this design would eventually be carried over to the M16A2 program. Notice this is all pre-M16A2 enhancements.

Since its introduction, the Light Machine Gun has provided the infantry squad with portable support firepower beyond that of the traditional frontline rifle. There are a total of [ 66 ] Light Machine Guns (LMG) entries in the Military Factory. Entries are …

2024年12月23日 · The QJB-201 is a significant addition to the new series of small arms designed to modernize the Chinese PLA ground forces. It is intended to replace the QJB-95 and QJY-88 light machine guns and is China's response to the US SAW.

2019年6月4日 · The Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) program is a ongoing United States military joint-service initiative seeking to develop the next-generation of infantry small arms and their applicable ammunition types.

2024年1月16日 · The increased speed of mobility that a lighter LMG delivers was amply demonstrated by one of Johnson’s favorite tricks, firing the M1941 LMG one-handed with his arm fully extended, as shown in the photograph.

2023年8月10日 · The AUG-LMG is categorized as a "light-support machine gun" and can be used by infantry squads to suppress enemy positions or support offensive-minded infantry actions. Beyond its lengthened heavy-duty barrel, the major difference between the AUG assault rifle and the AUG-LMG is its automatic firing action from an open bolt.

1998年11月1日 · The first LMG prototype chambered for the 7.92 x 57 mm round was finished in the summer of 1925. In comparative trials arranged during the late part of 1925, the L/S-26 was fired against the Madsen, Swiss Ferrer MG 25, Colt-made BAR 1918, Anglo-French design Vickers-Berthier, French Hotchkiss and Italian Breda.