AA-52 machine gun

-The AA-52 heavy machine gun (Arme Automatique Transformable Modèle 1952, "Transformable automatic weapon model 1952") is one of the first French produced guns of the post World War II era

The AA-52 heavy machine gun



-The AA-52

The AA-52 mounted on a military vehicle


-The AA-52 machine gun
AA-52 heavy machine gun




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The AA-52 is used on vehicles like this


-The AA-52 can be used as a LMG with a bipod or HMG with a tripod



AA-52 heavy machine gun


-The AA-52

AA-52 tank machine gun

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AA-52 heavy machine gun spec's

-In service - 1952-2008(france)
-Wars - Indochina, Gulf War 1, Bosnia

-Designed - 1952
-Variants - NF-1

-Weight - 9.75 kg
-Length - 1080 mm
-Barrel length - 600 mm
-Cartridge - 7.5x54mm French
-Action - Lever-delayed blowback
-Rate of fire - 900 round/min
-Muzzle velocity - 830 m/s
-Feed system - Belt
Video of heavy machine gun fire from an avenger vehicle