MAS MG-64
| Maschingevär Modell 1964 | |
|---|---|
 MG4M on a vehicle pintle mount | |
| Type | General Purpose Machine Gun |
| Place of origin |  Acrea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1964-Present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Johannes Kruthier |
| Designed | 1951-1958 |
| Manufacturer | Manufacture d'armes de Suresnes S.A. |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 11 kg |
| Length | 1,263 mm |
| Cartridge | 7.62x51mm |
| Action | Gas-operated long-stroke piston |
| Rate of fire | approx. 600 rounds/min |
| Maximum firing range | 3,500 metres |
The MG-64, officially the Maschingevär Modell 1964, is an Acrean 12.7x104mm general purpose machine gun designed by Johannes Kruthier for the Acrean Armed Forces. Manufactured by the Manufacture d'armes de Suresnes S.A. (MAS S.A.) in Suresnes in the province of Vienne, the MG-64 is the first standard infantry weapon adopted by the Acrean Army to be fully designed and manufactured in Acrean Venetia. Designed as an alternative to the ubiquitous Stuhr MG-50, Kruthier sought to address key shortcomings of the gun in infantry usage. The version of the MG-64 first tested in 1959 proved to be extremely effective; the MG-64 managed to exceed and best the MG-50's extreme ruggedness, its substantially lower rate of fire was judged favourably and provided an increase in sustained fire, and it was more accurate. Despite high marks in testing, the MG-64 was initially refused for widespread adoption, and supplemented the MG-50 in select infantry units until 1964 when it was chosen to replace the MG-50 in some units and supplement it in others. Despite the label of being a "general purpose machine gun", the MG-64 in Acrean usage has remained almost solely an infantry gun, with the MG-50 preferred for use on vehicles.