PKM and PKT a General Purpose Machine Gun used by Indian Army

PKM general purpose machine gun

The PK is a general-purpose machine gun designed in the Soviet Union and currently in production in Russia. PK machine guns used in Indian army in Russian T-90S Bhishma, T-72M Ajeya and BMP-2S Sarath and used as general purpose machine gun. PKM is also used by PARA Special Forces as section LMG. PKTS are Manufactured at Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli under license.

M2 Browning : Heavy Machine Gun used by Indian army

The M2 Machine Gun or Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun is a heavy machine gun designed towards the end of World War I by John Browning.

The M2HB (heavy barrel) air-cooled ground gun has a cyclical rate of 450-575 rounds per minute.The AN/M2 aircraft gun has a cyclic rate of 750–850 rpm; this increases to 1,200 rpm or more for AN/M3 aircraft guns fitted with electric or mechanical feed boost mechanisms. The M2HB can be selected to fire single-shots or at less than 40 rounds per minute, or rapid fire for more than 40 rounds per minute. Slow and rapid firing modes use 5-7 round bursts with different lengths of pause between bursts.

MAG General Purpose Machine Gun : MG 5A and MG 6A Indian version

Belgian army using FN MAG

The MAG is a machine gun of Belgian origin. It was developed in 1950's. The MAG became the most widely used machine gun ever developed and remains in active use today.
The MAG is a gas operated weapon that uses a long stroke gas piston. It is a belt fed weapon that feeds from left to right with the cases ejected downwards. It has a quick change barrel with the carrying handle being used when replacing the barrel. A wide variety of models was developed ranging from infantry use to aviation applications and coaxial models. MAG has been produced in so many nations various sub models with minor differences.