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Breda 30

Machine Guns And Automatic Weapons

The Breda 30, officially the Fucile Mitragliatore Breda modello 30, was the standard light machine gun of the Royal Italian Army during World War II. It was issued at the squad level to give Italian rifle squads extra firepower and was fed by 20 round stripper clips. The weapon suffered from significant issues including jamming and overheating, but despite these faults it formed the main base of fire for infantry units during the war. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.35x51mm Carcano 1
Caliber
6.5×52mm Mannlicher-Carcano 2
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Machine gun 1
Introduced Year
1930 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Machine Gun 1
Connections

Operated By

Wehrmacht, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: Breda 30

Used In

Spanish Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Breda 30
World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Breda 30
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Manufactured By

Breda

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Source Wikidata: Breda 30
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Breda 30
  • Infobox: production_date
    1930-1945
  • Article text
    In 1938, the Italian Army introduced the 7.35×51mm Carcano cartridge in an attempt to improve the lethality of its service rifles and light machine guns, but ultimately, only a few were converted to the new cartridge.
  • Infobox: service
    1930-1945
  • Used In: Spanish Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Spanish Civil War'
  • Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
  • Operated By: Wehrmacht, Wikipedia article text
    The Wehrmacht adopted the Breda 30 in small numbers after the occupation of Northern and Central Italy following the Italian armistice of 1943 with the Allies, as the MG 099(i).
  • In Group: Light Machine Guns, Infobox: type
    Light machine gun
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2. Wikidata: Breda 30
Wikidata Q2028879, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Breda 30 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q2028879 (P729 service entry): 1930
Quote, Wikidata Q2028879 (P729 service entry): 1930
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1930.
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