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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,080 mm (43 in)[source]
collapsed
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AA-52 machine gun | Barrett REC10 |
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| Type | General-purpose machine gun[source] | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | French Fourth Republic[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1952–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Users[source] | — |
| Wars | Algerian War Chadian Civil War Shaba II Lebanese Civil War Gulf War Bosnian War War in Afghanistan Ivorian Civil Wars 2011 Libyan uprising Syrian Civil War Centrafrican Civil War Operation Serval Russo-Ukrainian War |
34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Barrel length
Single source600 mm (24 in)[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source830 m/s (2,700 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | 1952[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne (MAS)[source] | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] |
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| Variants | NF-1 M.A.C. 58[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 7.5×54mm French 7.62×51mm NATO[source] | — |
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| Action | Lever-delayed blowback[source] | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic[source] |
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| Rate of fire | 900 round/min[source] | — |
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| Feed system | 50-round non-disintegrating belt[source] | — |
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| Sights | Iron Removable APX (SOM) telescopic sights IR scope[source] | — |
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