This video analyzes the Breda Modello 30, the standard Italian light machine gun of World War II, critically examining its numerous design flaws. The content highlights the gun's over-complicated machining, susceptibility to jamming due to its short recoil action and oiling mechanism in dusty environments, and a permanently attached 20-round magazine that was cumbersome to reload and prone to rendering the weapon inoperable if damaged. The video contrasts it with other contemporary machine guns and discusses its chambering in 6.5 Carcano and a smaller number in 7.35 Carcano, with a notably slow rate of fire. It concludes that the Breda Modello 30 is a strong contender for the "worst machine gun ever."
This video explores the M1915 Villar Perosa, one of the earliest military machine guns, originally designed as an aircraft weapon. It details its unique dual-barreled configuration, high rate of fire, and its feed system using 25-round magazines of 9mm Glisenti cartridges. The description highlights its obsolescence in aerial combat with the advent of improved armaments and its unsuccessful adaptations for ground combat. The video also touches upon its later conversion into shoulder-fired submachine guns by Beretta and Villar Perosa, making intact original models rare.
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