About: Besal

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The Besal, properly named "Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch", was a light machine gun of British origin. The weapon was intended as an alternative to the Bren gun as it was lighter, simpler, cheaper and easier to manufacture and therefore was not dependent on the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield which was within range of German bombers. As the threat to the supply of Brens receded, it was eventually deemed unnecessary and never went into mass production.

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  • The Besal, properly named "Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch", was a light machine gun of British origin. The weapon was intended as an alternative to the Bren gun as it was lighter, simpler, cheaper and easier to manufacture and therefore was not dependent on the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield which was within range of German bombers. As the threat to the supply of Brens receded, it was eventually deemed unnecessary and never went into mass production. The design was by Harry Faulkner of the Birmingham Small Arms Company, which also manufactured the larger Besa machine gun which like the Bren was a product of the pre-war Czech arms manufacturer. That weapon's name was a nickname for Birmingham Small Arms (BSA) and the Besal was to be a lighter version; a Besa-light. This was however not an official designation. (en)
  • La Besal, cuya deisgnación oficial era Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch, era una ametralladora ligera británica. (es)
  • Besal yang berarti juga ("Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch") adalah senapan mesin ringan asal Britania Raya yang didesain oleh Henry Faulkner di pabrik senjata yang juga memproduksi senapan mesin Besa yang lebih besar dari Besal. Senapan ini digunakan sebagai alternatif dari senapan Bren karena kelebihan yang dimilikinya yaitu lebih ringan, sederhana, lebih murah dan lebih mudah diproduksi, senapan ini juga produksinya tidak tergantung pada dukungan dari pabrik senjata di Enfield yang mana pabrik ini selalu mendapat ancaman dari pesawat pengebom Jerman. * l * * s (in)
  • Besal (Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner,.303-inch Mark 1) – brytyjski ręczny karabin maszynowy z okresu II wojny światowej zaprojektowany jako uproszczony Bren. Besal był produkowany w niewielkich ilościach w latach 1942–1943. (pl)
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  • Gas (en)
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  • 30 (xsd:integer)
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  • 0.303000 (xsd:double)
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  • 1940 (xsd:integer)
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  • H. Faulkner (en)
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  • Besal (en)
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  • United Kingdom (en)
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  • standby design (en)
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  • World War II (en)
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  • La Besal, cuya deisgnación oficial era Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch, era una ametralladora ligera británica. (es)
  • Besal yang berarti juga ("Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch") adalah senapan mesin ringan asal Britania Raya yang didesain oleh Henry Faulkner di pabrik senjata yang juga memproduksi senapan mesin Besa yang lebih besar dari Besal. Senapan ini digunakan sebagai alternatif dari senapan Bren karena kelebihan yang dimilikinya yaitu lebih ringan, sederhana, lebih murah dan lebih mudah diproduksi, senapan ini juga produksinya tidak tergantung pada dukungan dari pabrik senjata di Enfield yang mana pabrik ini selalu mendapat ancaman dari pesawat pengebom Jerman. * l * * s (in)
  • Besal (Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner,.303-inch Mark 1) – brytyjski ręczny karabin maszynowy z okresu II wojny światowej zaprojektowany jako uproszczony Bren. Besal był produkowany w niewielkich ilościach w latach 1942–1943. (pl)
  • The Besal, properly named "Gun, Light, Machine, Faulkner, .303-inch", was a light machine gun of British origin. The weapon was intended as an alternative to the Bren gun as it was lighter, simpler, cheaper and easier to manufacture and therefore was not dependent on the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield which was within range of German bombers. As the threat to the supply of Brens receded, it was eventually deemed unnecessary and never went into mass production. (en)
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  • Besal (en)
  • Ametralladora Besal (es)
  • Besal (in)
  • Karabin maszynowy Besal (pl)
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