Английская Википедия:Fusil ametrallador Oviedo
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The Fusil ametrallador Oviedo is a Spanish copy of the ZB vz. 26 and ZB vz. 30 Czechoslovak light machine guns.Шаблон:Sfn
History
In 1943, Francoist Spain ordered 7.92×57mm Mauser ZB vz. 30 machine guns to the German-occupied Zbrojovka Brno but received only 100 guns. It was decided to produce a copy in Oviedo. The first prototype was built in 1951 and production began. 10.508 were produced until 1958 and Egypt received 700 of them.[1] Some were modified in 1959 to use a 7.62×51mm NATO 50-round belt loaded in a drum.Шаблон:Sfn This modified variant, sometimes used on a tripod, was known as the FAO Model 59.Шаблон:Sfn
Service
The FAO was nicknamed Pepito[1] and saw service during the Ifni War against the Moroccan Army of Liberation. It was replaced by the MG 42/59 (MG1).[2]
References
External links
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