Vickers-Berthier
Sign in to saveThe Vickers–Berthier (VB) is a light machine gun that was produced by the British company Vickers-Armstrong. It was adopted by the British Indian Army and saw combat during World War II.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Vickers–Berthier
- Weapon.image
- D50-2 Nr 135 (e) (1941-01-02) 7,7 mm leichtes Maschinengewehr 135 (e) - Vickers-Berthier Light Machine Gun (Bild).png
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.origin
- France/United Kingdom
- Weapon.type
- Light machine gun
- Weapon.is_ranged
- yes
- Weapon.is_UK
- yes
- Weapon.used_by
- See users
- Weapon.wars
- Chaco WarSpanish Civil WarWorld War II
- Weapon.designer
- André Virgile Paul Marie Berthier
- Weapon.design_date
- 1910 (first version)1925 (Vickers-Berthier)
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Vickers-Armstrong, Rifle Factory Ishapore
- Weapon.production_date
- 1933-1942
- Weapon.weight
- 24.4 lb (11.1 kg)
- Weapon.length
- 45.5 in (1.156 m)
- Weapon.caliber
- .303 British, 7.65×53mm Mauser
- Weapon.action
- Gas-operated, tilting breech-block
- Weapon.rate
- 450-600 round/min
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Berthier machine gun
- Vickers–Berthier machine gun
- Appearance and design
- Use
- Users
- Failed bids
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
The Vickers–Berthier (VB) is a light machine gun that was produced by the British company Vickers-Armstrong. It was adopted by the British Indian Army and saw combat during World War II.
==History== === Berthier machine gun === The Vickers–Berthier was based on a French design of just before World War I. It was proposed for use with infantry as Fusil Mitrailleur Berthier Modèle 1910, Modèle 1911, Modèle 1912, Modèle 1916 and Modèle 1920. It was also proposed in 1918 to US Army which finally refused it. A later version, the Fusil Mitrailleur Berthier Modèle 1922 from Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault, competed for the replacement of the Chauchat LMG in the French army but the Fusil Mitrailleur modèle 1924 was adopted.