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Re: "Best of the Best" - 1.13 Weapon Comparison Guide[message #199735] Wed, 22 October 2008 19:00 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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I think you have a few terms confused.

HBAR (Heavy Barrel) is used to denote a rifle (usually seen in M16s/AR15s) with a heavier than normal barrel. For example, the M16A1 has a "pencil" barrel, its very, very thin (I'd say dropping down to 1/2"-5/8") and light, the A2 has a "government" barrel, its heavier in front of the front sight (3/4") and cuts down to ~5/8" under the handguards. An HBAR is considered to be a rifle with 3/4" or larger for its entire length. This does aid in rapid fire, but its used more for its accuracy (better barrel harmonics) when you do not have to carry the rifle in a 20km road-march. Some ARs have barrels up to 1.5" in diameter for match/competition use.

LMG (light machine gun) or AR (automatic rifle) is usually a beefed-up assault rifle in the Eastern Bloc but the West commonly uses purpose-built guns (they'll almost always fire an assault rifle cartridge, 5.56 or 7.62x39, etc) designed for sustained rapid fire. RPK, M249, HK23E, Shrike, Steyr AUG with LMG barrel, etc fit into this catagory. Bipods are common, tripods are not.

GPMG (general purpose machine gun) is a medium-caliber MG that can be used as either a light or medium MG while still being man-portable. These will fire 7.62x51 or 7.62x54R and are for example, the MG42, HK21E, M240, PK/PKM, 1919A6. A bipod is a requirement due to the weight and recoil but usually includes provisions for mounting on a tripod for more effective employment.

HMG (heavy machine gun) are either large caliber (.50bmg, 12.7 or 14.5) or designed for sustained firing and limited mobility (water-cooled .30-06 1917s). These are much too heavy for a single person to employ in battle, they are always mounted on a tripod and require 2-3 crewmen.

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