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AA-52 machine gun

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The AA-52, formally the Arme Automatique Transformable Modèle 1952, is a French general-purpose machine gun and one of the first French-produced firearms of the post-World War II era, manufactured by the government-owned Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Etienne. It remains in use today as a vehicle-mounted weapon due to large quantities still in service, though it was replaced in the helicopter role by the Belgian FN MAG and has been largely phased out of infantry use in favor of the lighter FN Minimi.

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.62x51mm NATO 1
Caliber
7.5x54mm 1
Caliber
7.5×54mm French 2
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
General-purpose machine gun 1
Introduced Year
1952 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Connections

Operated By

French Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: AA-52 machine gun

Used In

Bosnian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: AA-52 machine gun
Gulf War, Wars
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Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
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Syrian Civil War, Wars
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In the Other Atlases

Manufactured By

Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: AA-52 machine gun
Sources
1. Wikipedia: AA-52 machine gun
  • Lead, first sentence
    full designation in French: Arme Automatique Transformable Modèle 1952
  • Lead section
    The AA-52 (full designation in French: 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.
  • Article text
    The general adoption of the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge reduced the opportunity for export sales, and the gun was adapted for this standard NATO calibre.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    7.5×54mm French 7.62×51mm NATO
  • Infobox: service
    1952-present
  • Article text
    F1 at Modern Firearms The AA-52 (full designation in French: 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.
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox: wars
    Algerian War Chadian Civil War Shaba II Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Bosnian War War in Afghanistan Ivorian Civil Wars 2011 Libyan uprising Syrian Civil War Centrafrican Civil War Operation Serval Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Used In: Bosnian War, Infobox: wars
    Algerian War Chadian Civil War Shaba II Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Bosnian War War in Afghanistan Ivorian Civil Wars 2011 Libyan uprising Syrian Civil War Centrafrican Civil War Operation Serval Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox: wars
    Algerian War Chadian Civil War Shaba II Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Bosnian War War in Afghanistan Ivorian Civil Wars 2011 Libyan uprising Syrian Civil War Centrafrican Civil War Operation Serval Russo-Ukrainian War
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox: wars
    Algerian War Chadian Civil War Shaba II Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Bosnian War War in Afghanistan Ivorian Civil Wars 2011 Libyan uprising Syrian Civil War Centrafrican Civil War Operation Serval Russo-Ukrainian War
  • In Group: General-Purpose and Medium Machine Guns, Infobox: type
    General-purpose machine gun
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2. Wikidata: AA-52 machine gun
Wikidata Q280565, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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