Madsen-Saetter machine gun

The Madsen-Saetter machine gun was a Danish general-purpose machine gun designed in the early 1950s by Eric Larsen-Saetter.

Madsen-Saetter machine gun
Indonesian Army Madsen-Saetter
Type	General-purpose machine gun
Place of origin	Denmark
Service history
Used by	Indonesia El Salvador
Production history
Designer	Eric Larsen-Saetter
Designed	1952–1960
Manufacturer	DISA
Specifications
Mass	11 kilograms (24 lb)
Length	1,190 millimetres (47 in)
Barrel length	660 mm (26.0 in)
Cartridge	7.62×51mm NATO .30-06 Springfield .50 BMG
Action	gas-operated
Rate of fire	700–1000 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	838 m/s (2,749 ft/s)
Feed system	belt
Sights	blade foresight and a tangent notch rearsight

Service history

The machine gun was tested by the British Army but the FN MAG was preferred.^[1] Indonesia produced the Mark II version^[2] in .30-06^[3] under license at Pindad.^[4] Salvadoran Army also received Madsen-Saetters in .30-06, some being latter locally modified to fire 7.62×51mm NATO rounds.^[5]

Variants

Madsen-Saetter .50 cal on naval twin mount

• Madsen-Saetter Mk I^[3]
• Madsen-Saetter Mk II^[3]
• Madsen-Saetter Mk III: more reliable and shorter version, developed from 1959^[3]
• Madsen-Saetter Mk IV: new version, shorter and lighter^[3]
• Madsen-Saetter tank machine gun: tank-mounted version, has no bipod and buttstock. Could be converted for field use by using special lightweight tripod. Manufactured in limited numbers.^[6]
• Madsen-Saetter cal. 50 machine gun: prototype of a .50 BMG version. Could be mounted on tanks and armored vehicles, anti-aircraft wheeled mount (similar to DShK wheeled mount), and anti-personnel light tripod.^[7]

See also

• Madsen machine gun