GPMG Flashcards
Technical data
Belgium British
1. Calibre 7.62 7.62
2. Wt 11 kg 10.75 kg
3. Wt of barrol 3 kg 2.82 kg (lt)
3.18Kg (hy)
4. Length of barrol 620 mm 672 mm
(with flash hider)
5. (without flash hider) 545 mm 597 mm
6. Muzzle velocity 2700 + 30 ft/sec same
7. Battle sight 200 m-1800m same
8. Wt of tripot 10.450 kg 14 kg
9. elevation 530 mils 300
10. Click control 30 mils 2 mils
11. Wt of wallet 5 lbs 2 lbs 4 ozs
12. Wt 10.2 kg
13. Wt of barrol 3.15 kg
14. Length of barrol 68 cm
15. Pich 12 inch
16. Rate of fire
(1) a]n^ as; ;lxt a]n^ -235 /fp))_ 8=6 s]=hl
-2_ 235 /fp)* a]n^sf] dfq 6.8 s]=hl.
-3_ hu]f k’hf{ epsf] emf]nfsf] jhg 2 kf}) 4 cf}+;
-4_ ;fo{^ 112 la=sf] jhg 6.75 s]=hl. -s]z ;lxt_
-5_ ;fo{^ 102 la=sf] jhg 2=5 s]=hl= -s]z afx]s_
-6_ ;fo{^ 102 p sf] jhg 6=6 s]=hl= -s]z ;lxt_
-7_ pldé nofdksf] jhg 4.5 s]=hl=
-8_ bz{ssf] jhg 1.35 s]=hl= ;fo^ /]lo;
-s_ vl ?kdf 787 ld=ld=
-v_ k*l ?kdf 848 ld=ld=
Advantages
a. Lt weight
b. Long range
c. Conc of fire
d. Hy volume of fire
e. Accuracy
f. Flexibility
g. Trajectory
Disadvantages
- Difficult to hide posn
- Stoppages
- Barrol to be changed
Advance
- Fixing of axis
- Protection of flanks
- Assist in clearing of minor opposition
- Provide fire sp to recce elmt
- Anti ac role
- Carry out other tasks
GPMG in Attk
- Covering fire to aslt tps
- To protect Assy A and FUP
- Protection of open flank
- Assist in reorg
- Other any tasks
Defence
- To cover bn frontage
- To cover inter bn gaps
- Anti ac role
- Protection of mine fd and obst
- Assist in c pen and ca
- Assist to screen and covering tps
- To protect open flanks
- Harassing fire
- To cover dead grnd
Withdrawl
- Part of rear party
- Provide fire sp from lay back posn
- To engage en in longer range
- To assist in deception plan in ni wdl