Brnfield LMG
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| Brnfield Light Machine Gun | |
|---|---|
 Brnfield Mk. 1 | |
| Type | Light machine gun |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1938-Present |
| Used by |  United Kingdom |
| Wars | Second Europan War War of Lorican Aggression Post-War of Lorican Aggression Crisis Second Lucis Civil War Imperial Crisis |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | RSAF |
| Produced | 1938-Present |
| Variants | See Marks |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | Mk1 & Mk2: 22.83 lb (10.35 kg), 25 lb (11.25 kg) loaded. Mk3 & Mk4: 19.15 lb (8.68 kg), 21.6 lb (9.75 kg) loaded. |
| Length | 42.9 in (1,156 mm), Mk IV |
| Barrel length | 25 in (635 mm) |
| Crew | 2, gunner and assistant |
| Cartridge | .303 |
| Action | Gas-operated, tilting bolt |
| Rate of fire | 500–520 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | 2,440 ft/s (743.7 m/s) |
| Effective firing range | 600 yd (550 m) |
| Maximum firing range | 1,850 yd (1,690 m) |
| Feed system | 20-round E1A1 SLR magazine 30-round detachable box magazine 100-round detachable pan magazine |
| Sights | Iron |
The Brnfield LMG (nicknamed the Burny) is a series of light machine guns (LMG) made in Great Lucis in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. It is best remembered for its role as the primary infantry light machine gun deployed by Lucis Commonwealth forces' during the Second Europan War and in the early stages of the War of Lorican Aggression. While fitted with a bipod, it can also be mounted on a tripod or as a vehicle-mounted weapon. It is widely considered to be the best light machine gun of the Second Europan War.
The Brnfield LMG was a licensed version of the Alterian LK33 light machine gun which, in turn, was a modified version of the LK 26, which Lucis Army officials had tested during a firearms service competition in the 1930s. The later Brnfield featured a distinctive top-mounted curved box magazine, conical flash hider, and quick change barrel. The name Brnfield was derived from Brnun, the Alterian city in Southern Alteria, where the LK 26 was designed and Elfield, site of the Lucis Royal Small Arms Factory. The designer was Josef Strnad, a gun inventor and design engineer. The captured samples of the Brnfield were highly praised by the Imperial Quenminese Army that they copied a design under the designation Trinh-Hoang 96 light machine gun.
It remained in service until 1957 and was replaced by the Erebonian-Gallian made RT GPSMG but remained as a supplement until 1965.
Development
History
Combat History
Users
Current Users
Alteria
Altissia
Basel-Ebel
Bethausia
Concordia and the Soryu
Dalmasca and Nabradia
Erebonian Empire: Still in use by the Thors Military Academy, Railway Military Police and in reserves. .
Gallia-Bruhl: Still in use by the Royal Gallian Militia as a standard issue light machine gun
Joyonghea
Jutland-Gimli: In limited use
Lestallum
New Akiba: In limited use
Nibelheim-Saxe-Hanover: In limited use
Nihhon-koku: Still in use by the Nihhonese Home Guard
Rubrum: In limited use. Used widely by cadets and the Royal Rubrumian Arctic Force.
Taoyuan
Tenebrae and Solheim
United Kingdom: In limited use. Used widely by cadets.
Zanarkand: In limited use