AA-52 / AANF1
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FranceManufacturer: MAS / MAC
«Arme Automatique Transformable Modèle 1952»
Medium machine gunFrance1952Historic
French general-purpose machine gun with lever-delayed blowback action, originally chambered in 7.5×54 mm and later rebarreled in 7.62×51 NATO as the AANF1.
Medium machine gun//France
ID — AANF1
Designation
AA-52 / AANF1
MAS / MAC
Caliber
7.62×51 mm NATO (AANF1)
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Identity
- Designation
- AA-52 / AANF1
- Alias
- Arme Automatique Transformable Modèle 1952
- Manufacturer
- MAS / MAC
- Country
- France
- Year
- 1952
- Category
- Medium machine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.62×51 mm NATO (AANF1)
- Muzzle velocity
- 840 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~700 rpm
- Effective range
- 800 m
- Maximum range
- 3200 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 600 mm
- Overall length
- 990 / 1145 mm
- Empty weight
- 11.4 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Blowback ritardato a leva
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore semi-rigido
Feed
- System
- Nastro a maglie disintegrabili
- Standard capacity
- undefined rounds
Fire modes
SafeAuto
Historical profile
Developed in haste by MAS after the Indochina experience to provide a domestic GPMG and reduce reliance on Browning M1919 and former-German MG 42.
Uses an uncommon lever-delayed blowback action, similar to the Spanish CETME, chosen for cost reasons; the lightweight barrel must be swapped frequently.
Rebarreled in 1960 to 7.62×51 NATO as the AANF1, it remained in front-line service with the Armée de Terre into the 2000s, replaced by the FN MAG and Minimi.
Variants
AA-52 (7.5×54)AANF1 (7.62×51 NATO)
Main users
France · Morocco · Tunisia · Senegal · Ivory Coast
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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