Britain - BESA Machine Gun 7.92mm

Showing the details of the shells used(where known)   Weapon Details BESA Machine Gun 7.92mm (Machine Gun) History Developed by BSA from the Czechoslovak ZB vz.53 heavy machine gun which used the German 7.92×57mm Mauser ammunition. It was mostly used as the main armament of the Light Tank Mk VIC and Armoured cars such as the Humber Mk I to Mk III. This 7.92mm gun was used in the armoured divisions as their supply lines were separated from the infantry who used .303 bullets. Once the British started capturing German ammunition this could be immediately used in these tank machine guns. Manufactured 1939 - 1966 Calibre 7.92mm Length L/93 Rate of Fire 450 rpm   Cartridge SA, 7.92(AP) 7.92mm 0.012Kg 785M/Sec Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.15 Penetration(mm@30°) 2 Penetration(mm@0°) 3 Hit Probability(%) 98 Vehicles in our database using this gun Vehicle Name Common Name   AEC Armoured Car Mark I     AEC Armoured Car Mark II     AEC Armoured Car Mark III     Cruiser Mk VIII Centaur I     Cruiser Mk VIII Centaur III     Cruiser Mk VIII Centaur IV     Cruiser Mk VIII Centaur O.P.     Humber Armoured Car Mk I, II, III     Cruiser Mk II A10     Cruiser Mk IIA A10     Cruiser Mk IIA C.S. A10     Cruiser Mk IV A13 Mk II     Cruiser Mk IVA A13 Mk II     Cruiser Mk III A13     Cruiser Mk V Covenanter I     Cruiser Mk V Covenanter C.S.     Cruiser Mk V Covenanter II     Cruiser Mk V Covenanter III     Cruiser Mk V Covenanter IV     Cruiser Mk VI Crusader II     Cruiser Mk VI Crusader III     Cruiser Mk VII Cavalier     Cruiser Mk VI Crusader I     Cruiser Mk VI Crusader I C.S.     Cruiser Mk VI Crusader III C.S.     Cruiser Mk VIII Cromwell I/II/III     Cruiser Mk VIII Cromwell IV/V     Cruiser Mk VIII Cromwell VI     Cruiser Mk VIII Cromwell VII/VIII     Cruiser Mk VIII Cromwell II Mk I     Cruiser Tank Comet A34     Inf Tank Mk III Valentine IV

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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