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	11.6 kg (25.57 lb)
Length	1,290 mm (50.8 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]
• Masen-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

References

1. Moody, J.R. (August 1998). "Madsen Saetter GPMG". Small Arms Review. Vol. 1, no. 11.
2. Smith 1969, p. 461.
3. Smith 1969, p. 342.
4. Popenker, Maxim. "Madsen-Saetter". modernfirearms.net.
5. Montes, Julio A. (May 2000). "Infantry Weapons of the Salvadoran Forces". Small Arms Review. No. 8.
6. Smith 1969, p. 342-343.
7. Smith 1969, p. 344.

• Smith, Joseph E. (1969). Small Arms of the World (11 ed.). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Stackpole Company.