Lyoktmasinegevear 1943 machine gun

The Lyoktmasinegevear 1943 (Tipsprek: 𐌻𐍅𐍉𐌺𐍄𐌼𐌰𐍃𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌲𐌴𐍁𐌴𐌰𐍂 1943), translated literally as "light machine rifle 1943" and abbreviated as '''l.Mgv. 1943''', was a manufactured by Rjinders Armorers. It was fielded by the Tiperyn Realm Defence as a section-level automatic weapon in commando and special operations units from 1943 to 1960 and by the Kayan Colonial Marines from 1943 to 1984. Due to this service, it gained an image as the Crown Concordant's special forces machine gun during the Great Kesh War.

The l.Mgv. 1943 was a side-loaded, magazine-fed light machine gun chambered in the Kayan .275 Cho light rifle round — an enlarged version of the .275 Song pistol cartridge intended for use in light carbines. With this cartridge, it was rated to have an effective range of about 350 meters depending on conditions. It is considered the first Tiperyn small arm to operate via roller-delayed blowback, a system that would be adapted by the same designer to the Stoarmkarabyn 1965 rifle over 20 years later. The machine gun further featured a quick-change barrel and integral bipod, intended to be a lightweight alternative to the heavier Masinegevear 1932 machine gun for amphibious and airborne operations. It did not see widespread service in conventional forces due to it being chambered in a non-standard cartridge, but remained in service with special forces until after the Great Kesh War upon its complete replacement by the new 6.5×42mm intermediate cartridge.

The servicemembers who used the l.Mgv. 1943 generally regarded it favorably, although it was not without flaws. It was most effective in urban environments, close country (such as wooded areas and in the jungle), during amphibious landings, and during paradrops. Its relatively light weight and short profile when compared to other contemporary machine guns afforded greater mobility and allowed it to be crewed by a single man, although it was often employed with a two man crew to allow for greater ammunition carriage and ease of reloads. Its magazine feed also reduced the likelihood of debris ingress when compared to contemporary belt-fed designs of the 1940s and 1950s. However, the l.Mgv. 1943 was considered inadequate at longer ranges due to it being chambered in essentially an enlarged pistol cartridge. This was most apparent in the mountainous terrain of South Nasiria, where during Operation Albion Bend in the early 1950s Tiperyn paratroopers were forced to revert back to the Mgv. 1932 chambered in a full rifle cartridge. The relatively short effective range of .275 Song with no clear alternatives was one factor that led to the development of .256 Rjinders (6.5×42mm), which combined both low recoil impulse and long-range capabilities.

Former

 * Agrana y Griegro: Used by special operations forces during the Great Kesh War.
 * Guurdalai: Provided as military aid by Tiperyn.
 * Kaya: Used by Colonial Marines until the mid-1980s and by the Special Naval Landing Force until the 1960s.
 * Ramay: Provided to the Ramay Popular Partisans' Front by Tiperyn Fleet Expeditionary Special Action Troop advisers during its civil war and carried over into national service post-independence.
 * Tiperyn: Used by Fleet Expeditionary Special Action Troops and Realm Guard Paratroopers until 1960.