Help with British MG

[apbills]

Below is a snap of the VASL British MG tray. I am trying to figure out which module the following came from: LMG (2-8), MMG (4-10), HMG (6-12), HMG (8-16). I understand the (a) and (f) versions, but have not seen the ones without the (a). Any help is appreciated.

 

[Robin Reeve]

Korean module, I believe.

 

[Peter J]

Yes, Forgotten War for the LMG (2-8) and the US MMG/HMGs. A footnote in FW discusses how the Candains were using more US equipment than they were in WW2. I believe the LMG (2-8) is an upgraded/improved Bren.

 

[Hutch]

LMG (2-7) WoA, FKaC (Bren Mk I)
LMG (2-8) FW (Bren L4)
MMG (4-12) WoA, FKaC
MMG (4-10) FW
HMG (6-14) WoA, FKaC
HMG (6-12) FW
HMG (8-16) FW
MMG(a) (4-10) WoA, FKaC
HMG(a) (6-12) WoA, FKaC
HMG(a) (8-16) WoA, FKaC
LMG(f) 2-6 CdG
MMG(f) 4-11 CdG
HMG (f) 6-12 CdG

 

[kdalton]

The 2-8 LMG may depict the Canadian use of the M1919A6 LMG produced by the Americans in smaller numbers in WWII as a slightly more portable version of the MMG. It was equipped with a bipod and stock.

Unless there is a belt-fed Bren, that would be my guess. This weapon was introduced in the Korea module.

M1919A6 Light Machine Gun — America’s Unhappy Compromise - The Armory Life

 

[apbills]

Thanks all for their input.

 

[Hutch]

From the Bren Wiki:
"In the 1950s, many Bren guns were re-barrelled to accept the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge and modified to feed from the magazine for the L1 (Commonwealth version of the FN FAL) rifle as the L4 light machine gun"

 

[kdalton]

From the Bren Wiki:
"In the 1950s, many Bren guns were re-barrelled to accept the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge and modified to feed from the magazine for the L1 (Commonwealth version of the FN FAL) rifle as the L4 light machine gun"

Well, I learned something today.

 

[kdalton]

Per Wikipedia, 7.62x51 was adopted by NATO in 1954.

 

[Hutch]

Keith: Then you are correct about the 2-8 LMG, as the 7.62x51 would be too late for the KW.

 

[kdalton]

The counter depiction also looks belt-fed vs. magazine fed to me as well.

 

[apbills]

I love it when the collective minds can find this kind of data. Interesting to me anyway, even though the initial question for me was just to determine the source of the counters.

 

[olli]

Well, I learned something today.

When I first started on the Harrier force in the RAF the team support weapon for the harrier deployment teams was the Bren with the larger magazine, it also fitted the SLR rifle that was our personal weapon , single fire but you could modify it to fire auto , 20 rounds did not last but the Bren mag fitted the SLR so we had a greater rate of fire as everybody purloined several Bren mags to use !