A type of machine gun designed to be operated by a single personnel, with or without an assistant. Early LMG designs are typically magazine-fed and fires full-powered rifle cartridge, such as the .303 British Bren.
Modern post-World War II designs fire intermediate round, and they can be either belt-fed or magazine-fed (e.g. the 5.56×45mm NATO M249). Some LMGs are based on the existing service rifle, such as the RPK.

List of light machine guns

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• Bren
• CETME Ameli
• Chauchat
• Daewoo K3
• DP-27
• FM 24/29
• FN Minimi / M249
• Galil ARM
• H&K HK23
• H&K MG36
• H&K MG4
• IWI Negev
• KK 62
• Knight's Armament Company LAMG
• Lahti-Saloranta M/26
• Lewis gun
• M1918 BAR
• M1941 Johnson LMG
• Madsen machine gun
• Type 88 LMG
• RPD
• RPK
• RPK-74
• RPK-16
• Stoner 63
• Type 11 light machine gun
• Type 96 light machine gun
• Type 99 light machine gun
• Valmet M78/83
• ZB-26

See also

• general-purpose machine gun
• heavy machine gun
• List of weapons

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