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V1 A [[gun]] built for sustained automatic fire. Machine guns are distinguished from [[assault rifle]]s and [[battle rifle]]s by size and ammunition capacity.

Machine guns are divided into three categories:

* [[Light machine gun]]s use intermediate-power cartridges, and are usually operated by one person.
* Medium machine guns use full-power rifle cartridges and serve in both infantry and emplaced roles. Unlike light machine guns, these guns require a crew to operate, due to their bulk.
* [[Heavy machine gun]]s fire large-caliber cartridges-between 12 and 15 mm. Because of their size, they are typically restricted to stationary positions.

h4. See also

* [[gun]]
* [[List of weapons]]
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