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Encyclopedia > M13 Link
An M240B in the hands of a U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division Soldier in Iraq September 2006; The rounds and feed system use the M13 Link
An M60 machine gun aboard a Navy patrol craft. The USS Constellation (CV-64) is visible out in the distance; July 2002;M13 Links hold together the round and allow the rounds to be fed into the firearm.
An M60 machine gun aboard a Navy patrol craft. The USS Constellation (CV-64) is visible out in the distance; July 2002;M13 Links hold together the round and allow the rounds to be fed into the firearm.

The M13 link, formally M13 Link, is the U.S. military designation for a disintegrating metallic links for specifically designed belt-feld firearms and rounds;it was introduced in the mid- 20th century. It is the primary link type for the U.S., and among NATO for 7.62 mm ammunition. It has been in use for over 50 years as of 2007 and is used on the M60 Machine Gun, FN MAG, AA-52, and the MG3, among others. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2229x1760, 907 KB) http://www4. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2229x1760, 907 KB) http://www4. ... The M240 is a 7. ... The 4th Infantry Division (Mechanized) is a combat division of the United States Army based at Fort Hood, Texas, with one maneuver brigade stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1312, 1176 KB)020725-N-5232L-002 San Diego, CA (Jul. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1312, 1176 KB)020725-N-5232L-002 San Diego, CA (Jul. ... The M60 (formally the United States Machine Gun, Caliber 7. ... USS Constellation (CV-64), a Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the new constellation of stars on the flag of the United States. ... The M60 (formally the United States Machine Gun, Caliber 7. ... The FN MAG is a machine gun manufactured by Fabrique Nationale (FN), Belgium. ... The AA-52 (Arme Automatique Transformable Modèle 1952) is one of the first French produced guns of the post World War II era. ... The German MG3 is one of the most popular universal machine guns in the World. ...


The M13 Link replaced the M1 links used on the older M1917 Browning machine gun and M1919 Browning machine gun family, though some conversions of the M1919 to the M13 were done, such as on the U.S. Navy Mark 21 Mod 0 machine gun, which saw service in the Vietnam War. Once converted it cannot use other link types, as firearms made for the M13 Link are not backward compatible with the M1 link (or other systems). The Browning Model 1917 Machine Gun is a heavy machine gun used by the United States armed forces in World War I, World War II, Korea, and to a limited amount in Vietnam and by other nations. ... The Browning M1919 was a . ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...


In West German service the link received the designation DM-13, some other countries also redesignated it when it was adopted.


References

  • http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/ammunition/eurolinks/

See also

Located below is an extended list of small arms, ranging from pistols to machine guns and even to large handheld devices such as grenade launchers and anti-tank rifles. ...

External links

  • http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/ammunition/eurolinks/

 

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