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(New page: While the confusion is understandable, given the flat pan magazine on top of the receiver, the weapon used on SAS/LRDG jeeps during WWII was the Vickers K machine gun. The weapon was chos...)
 
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[[File:Type 92 IJN.JPG|thumb|none|450px|Type 92 - 7.7×58mm Type 92. These were issued to the Imperial Japanese Navy to be mounted on IJN planes. Differences between the Type 92 and the Lewis Gun is the much larger drum magazine, a flexible mount, and had a distinctive trigger guard.]]
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=Discussion=
 
While the confusion is understandable, given the flat pan magazine on top of the receiver, the weapon used on SAS/LRDG jeeps during WWII was the Vickers K machine gun.  The weapon was chosen by David Stirling (SAS founder) due to its' availability and the high rate of fire. --[[User:Charon68|Charon68]] 17:55, 13 July 2010 (UTC)
 
While the confusion is understandable, given the flat pan magazine on top of the receiver, the weapon used on SAS/LRDG jeeps during WWII was the Vickers K machine gun.  The weapon was chosen by David Stirling (SAS founder) due to its' availability and the high rate of fire. --[[User:Charon68|Charon68]] 17:55, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Revision as of 19:02, 23 April 2013

Additional Variants=

Type 92 - 7.7×58mm Type 92. These were issued to the Imperial Japanese Navy to be mounted on IJN planes. Differences between the Type 92 and the Lewis Gun is the much larger drum magazine, a flexible mount, and had a distinctive trigger guard.

Discussion

While the confusion is understandable, given the flat pan magazine on top of the receiver, the weapon used on SAS/LRDG jeeps during WWII was the Vickers K machine gun. The weapon was chosen by David Stirling (SAS founder) due to its' availability and the high rate of fire. --Charon68 17:55, 13 July 2010 (UTC)


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