Madsen-Saetter machine gun
The Madsen-Saetter machine gun was a Danish general-purpose machine gun designed in the early 1950s by Eric Larsen-Saetter.
Madsen-Saetter machine gun
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- Madsen-Saetter machine gun
- Field
- general-purpose machine gun
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- 1952
- Region
- Denmark
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The Madsen-Saetter machine gun was a Danish general-purpose machine gun designed in the early 1950s by Eric Larsen-Saetter.
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• Name — Madsen-Saetter machine gun • Origin — Denmark • Type — General-purpose machine gun • Is Ranged — yes • Used By — * Indonesia • El Salvador • Designer — Eric Larsen-Saetter • Design Date — 1952–1960 • Manufacturer — DISA • Weight — 11 kg • Length — 1190 mm • Part Length — 660 mm • Cartridge — 7.62×51mm NATO.30-06 Springfield.50 BMG • Action — gas-operated • Rate — 700–1000 rounds/min • Velocity — 838 m/s • Feed — belt • Sights — blade foresight and a tangent notch rearsight
Service history
Service history
The machine gun was tested by the British Army but the FN MAG was preferred. Indonesia produced the Mark II version in.30-06 under license at Pindad. Salvadoran Army also received Madsen-Saetters in.30-06, some being latter locally modified to fire 7.62×51mm NATO rounds.
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Variants
• Illustration — Madsen-Saetter.50 cal on naval twin mount • Madsen-Saetter Mk I • Madsen-Saetter Mk II • Madsen-Saetter Mk III: more reliable and shorter version, developed from 1959 • Madsen-Saetter Mk IV: new version, shorter and lighter • Madsen-Saetter tank machine gun: tank-mounted version, has no bipod and buttstock. Could be converted for field use by using special lightweight tripod. Manufactured in limited numbers. • Madsen-Saetter cal. 50 machine gun: prototype of a.50 BMG version. Could be mounted on tanks and armored vehicles, anti-aircraft wheeled mount (similar to DShK wheeled mount), and anti-personnel light tripod.
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1952
Madsen-Saetter machine gun first recorded.
1952
Madsen-Saetter machine gun is recorded from 1952.
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Madsen-Saetter machine gun is classified as a general-purpose machine gun. Associated with Denmark. Recorded from 1952. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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