HUN: Az M1919A4-es Kínában viszonylag ritkán fordult elő, főként a nacionalista elit ejtőernyős alakulatok használták. 250 lőszeres hevederből tüzelt, a 30-06-os kalibert (7.62x63mm-es Springfield) használta, és a maga 550-600 lövés per perces tűzgyorsaságával valamint kb 1000 méteres hatékony lőtávjával aktívan hozzájárult a feladat elvégzésének sikeréhez. A legnagyobb előnye a tűzgyorsaság mellett a relatíve kis súlya volt: még a tripoddal együtt is csak 18 kilogrammot nyomott, a fegyver szerkezeti felépítése pedig olyannyira végtelenül egyszerű volt, hogy egyszerű volt szétszedni és összerakni még csata közben is. Nem véletlen így, hogy a géppuska a koreai háború legkedveltebb darabja lett a PVA-s katonák körében, annak dacára, hogy lőszerutánpótlást csak az amerikai zsákmányból tudtak hozzá biztosítani, és így sosem volt képes átvenni az elsődleges (vagy ha úgy tetszik, standard) géppuska szerepét a kínaiaknál.
ENG: The M1919A4 was relatively rare in China, mainly used by the nationalist elite paratrooper units. It fired from a 250-round belt, used 30-06 caliber (7.62x63mm Springfield) ammunition, and with its rate of fire of 550-600 rounds per minute and effective range of approximately 1000 meters, it actively contributed to the success of the mission. Its greatest advantage, besides its rate of fire, was its relatively low weight: even with the tripod, it weighed only 18 kilograms, and the weapon's structural design was so simple that it was easy to disassemble and reassemble even during combat. It is no coincidence that the machine gun became the most popular weapon among PVA soldiers during the Korean War, despite the fact that ammunition supplies could only be obtained from American loot, and thus it was never able to take over the role of the primary (or, if you will, standard) machine gun used by the Chinese.
ENG: The M1919A4 was relatively rare in China, mainly used by the nationalist elite paratrooper units. It fired from a 250-round belt, used 30-06 caliber (7.62x63mm Springfield) ammunition, and with its rate of fire of 550-600 rounds per minute and effective range of approximately 1000 meters, it actively contributed to the success of the mission. Its greatest advantage, besides its rate of fire, was its relatively low weight: even with the tripod, it weighed only 18 kilograms, and the weapon's structural design was so simple that it was easy to disassemble and reassemble even during combat. It is no coincidence that the machine gun became the most popular weapon among PVA soldiers during the Korean War, despite the fact that ammunition supplies could only be obtained from American loot, and thus it was never able to take over the role of the primary (or, if you will, standard) machine gun used by the Chinese.
PVA katonák tesztelik a zsákmányolt M1919A4-eseket
PVA soldiers testing the captured M1919A4's
