RT GPSMG
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| RT GPSMG | |
|---|---|
 An RT GPSMG | |
| Type | General-purpose machine gun |
| Place of origin | Erebonian Empire Gallia-Bruhl |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1958–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Ernst Vandemeer and Oscar Erickson |
| Designed | 1950 |
| Manufacturer | Theimer Works Rainford Group Theimer Works Rubrum BSAF |
| Produced | 1958–present |
| No. built | 1,000,000 |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 11.8 kg (26.01 lb) |
| Length | 1,263 mm (49.7 in) |
| Barrel length | 630 mm (24.8 in) |
| Width | 118.7 mm (4.7 in) |
| Height | 263 mm (10.4 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm GAL |
| Action | Gas-operated long-stroke piston, open bolt |
| Rate of fire | 650–1,000 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 840 m/s (2,756 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | 800 m (875 yd) (bipod) 1,800 m (1,969 yd) (tripod) |
| Maximum firing range | 3,500 m (3,828 yd) |
| Feed system | Non-disintegrating DM1 or disintegrating M13 linked belt |
| Sights | Folding leaf sight with aperture and notch, front blade |
The RT GPSMG is a joint Erebonian-Gallian 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Randgriz Ordnance by Erebonian Engineer Ernst Vandemeer and Gallian Engineer Oscar Erickson. It has been widely used by numerous nations. Under license, it was produced by several factories outside Gallia and Erebonia by the Birmingham Small Arms Factory and Theimer Works Rubrum. It gained its reputation as a widely used and reliable weapon with features inherited from the Lucian Brnfield LMG, TM18 Automatic Rifle, and the Erebonian MG36 GPMG.
The weapon's name is an abbreviation for General Purpose Support Machine Gun. The GPSMG is available in three primary versions: the standard, infantry Model GPSMG Mk. I machine gun, the GPSMG Mk. II coaxial machine gun for armoured fighting vehicles and the GPSMG Mk. III aircraft variant.
Development
Combat Service
Variants
GPSMG Mk. I
GPSMG Mk. II
GPSMG Mk. III
Users
Alteria: Standard Issue
Altissia: Standard Issue
Basel-Ebel: Standard Issue
Esthar and Balamb: Standard Issue
Erebonian Empire: Standard Issue
Gallia-Bruhl: Standard issue, alternatively used over the Galmetall MG 3
Guinea Islands: Standard Issue
Jutland-Gimli: Standard Issue
Lestallum: Standard Issue
New Akiba: Standard Issues
Nibelheim-Saxe-Hanover: Standard issue, alternatively used over the Galmetall MG 3
Nihhon-koku: Standard Issue
Rubrum: Standard issue; designated as RT RGMG
Taoyuan: Standard issue
Tenebrae and Solheim: Standard issue
United Kingdom: Standard issue
Zanarkand: Standard issue; designated as RT RG88