Besa machine gun
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besa-machine-gun-192-8549949
title:
Besa machine gun
text:
The Besa machine gun was a British version of the Czechoslovak ZB-53 air-cooled, belt-fed machine gun. The name came from the Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA), who signed an agreement with Československá zbrojovka to manufacture the gun in the UK. The War Office ordered the weapon in 1938 and production began in 1939, after modifications. It was used extensively by the armed forces of United Kingdom during the Second World War as a mounted machine gun for tanks and other armoured vehicles as
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description:
Tank-mounted medium machine gun
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besa_machine_gun
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date modified:
2024-03-10T18:23:39Z
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