AA-52

Name: AA-52
Model: Arme Automatique Transformable Modèle 1952 (Transformable automatic weapon model 1952)
Caliber: 7.5x54mm French
Type: heavy machine gun
Scale: character
Skill: firearms
Ammo: 100+
Ammo Container: belt
Weight: 9.75kg
Cost: $4,800
Ammo Cost per Round: $0.80
Availability: 4
Fire Mode: fully automatic
Rate of Fire: 75 per round
Range: 1-62 / 312 / 624 m
Damage: 5D+2

Capsule: The AA-52 (Arme Automatique Transformable Modèle 1952, "Transformable automatic weapon model 1952") is one of the first French-produced guns of the post World War II era. It was manufactured by MAS (Manufacture d'Armes St. Etienne, one of several government-owned arms factories in France). The AA-52 is still used today as a vehicle-mounted weapon due to large quantities in service, but has been replaced by the Belgian FN MAG for helicopter use, starting with the EC 725 Caracal of the Special Operations units and the Air Force Search and Rescue teams. The AA-52 had been phased out for infantry use in favour of the lighter FN Minimi for a few years; the replacement of the AA-52 by the FN MAG or modernisation of AA-52 as the standard infantry GPMG is not taking place (in 2008).