Breda Mod. 5C
Breda Mod.5C | |
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Breda Meccanica Bresciana | |
No. built | 2.000 |
Variants | Breda Mod.5G |
Specifications | |
Mass | 9.22 Kg |
Length | 940 mm |
Barrel length | barrel 450 mm |
Cartridge | 6.5×52mm Carcano |
Caliber | 6.5 mm |
Rate of fire | theoretic: 450-500 shots/min; practice:150-180 shots/min |
Effective firing range | 400 m |
Feed system | non detachable Magazine with 20 rounds, stripper clip with 20 rounds |
The Breda 5C was an Italian medium machine gun, which was adopted by the Royal Italian Army and used in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and in World War II.
History
Breda 5C, together with
Description
The weapon displayed multiple features that would go on to be used in the Breda Mod. 30. The weapon sported a quick-change barrel which separated from the carrier sleeve with a half-turn. Operation was via recoil, firing from a closed bolt. The weapon was fed by a side-mounted, non-detachable twenty-round box magazine, which was opened on a hinge, filled via a twenty-round charger, then closed, in a similar manner to the Modello 30. The 5C also sported range-adjustable ironsights and a heavy, 28.6 kg (63 lb) tripod that doubled as a transportation saddle for the weapon. [2]
Other versions
Breda 5G
This version is essentially the same weapon, with the same operation, but adapted to light machine gun size. The knobs are replaced by a stock with a lower removable tip and a wooden grips and a trigger. The tripod is eliminated and replaced by a bipod attached to the barrel holder sleeve.
Bibliography
- Mitragliatrice Breda Mod 5C e 5G, Società Ernesto Breda Costruzioni Meccaniche, 1930.
- Nicola Pignato, Armi della fanteria italiana nella seconda guerra mondiale, Ermanno Albertelli Editore, 1979.
Note
- ^ Pignato, Nicola (1979). Armi della fanteria italiana nella seconda guerra mondiale. Ermanno Albertelli Editore.
- ^ "Official Manual of the weapon".