ZB vz. 30
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The ZB-30 and ZB-30J were Czechoslovakianlight machine guns that saw extensive use during World War II.
Bestand:Romanian Patriotic Guards Training 1.jpgA license-built Romanian ZB-30 used after the war by the Patriotic Guards.
Bestand:Aleksandar Simić, fotografije Ravnogorskog pokreta (21).jpgYugoslav Royalist fighter with M37, domestic built variant of ZB-30.
History
The Zb 30 and Zb 30J were the later versions of the famous Czechoslovak machine gun, the ZB-26. However, the ZB-30 had some design differences, making it similar to the later ZGB-33, which was an early prototype of the Bren gun.[6] Like the ZB-26, the Wehrmacht adopted the ZB-30 after the occupation of Czechoslovakia, renaming it the MG30(t); it was used in the same role as the MG34, as a light machine gun. In the opening phases of World War II, the ZB-30 in 7.92 mm Mauser caliber was used in large numbers by elements of the German Waffen-SS, who did not initially have full access to standard Wehrmacht supply channels.[1]
Comparison of original ZB vz.26 and modifications:
| Machine gun | ZB vz.26 | ZB vz.30 | ZB vz.30J (note) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caliber (mm) | 7.92 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Length (mm) | 1165 | 1180 | 1204 |
| Weight (kg) | 8.84 | 9.10 | 9.58 |
| Magazine (rounds) | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Rate (round/min) | 500 | 550-650 | 500-600 |
| Velocity (m/s) | 750 | 750 | 750 |
Note - The ZB 30J was a late design iteration of the ZB 30 for sale to Yugoslavia (originally spelled with a J) that featured an adjustable gas system so that commonly available light and heavy 7.92mm ball ammunition would cycle the mechanism.[7]
Users
Kingdom of Afghanistan: 2,000 in 7.92mm Mauser caliber shipped in 1938[8]
Algeria: used by the National Liberation Army.[9]- Bestand:Flag of Biafra.svg Biafra[10]
- Bestand:Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia: 3,350 in 7.65mm Mauser between 1932 and 1937,[8] used in the Chaco War[2]
Bulgaria: used as aircraft gun on Kaproni Bulgarski KB-11 Fazan[citation needed]
Czechoslovakia[11]
Republic of China: Imported and produced under license.[12]
Ecuador 750 7.92mm Mauser in 1935-1936[8]
Ethiopia: 400-450 in 7.92mm Mauser ZB vz.30 bought in 1934, used by the Kebur Zabagna[3][8]
Nazi Germany
Guatemala: 50 in 7mm Mauser, delivered in 1937[13][8]- Bestand:State Flag of Iran (1925).svg Iran:[14] produced under license. Modified to fire the .30 cartridge.[15]
Kingdom of Italy: An unspecified number were captured in Ethiopia and in Yugoslavia. By July 1942, 936 were listed in the Regio Esercito's inventory. Experiments were conducted in converting them to the 8×59mm Rb Breda cartridge. In March 1943, they were issued to territorial units in Lazio, Liguria, and Tuscany.[16]
Japan: used captured Chinese guns.[17]
Latvia: 11 in 7.92mm Mauser received in 1936[8]
Manchukuo[18]
Nicaragua: 5 in 7mm Mauser supplied in 1937[8]
Peru: 1,257 in 7.65mm, delivered from 1932 to 1938[8] Some converted to 7.62 NATO.[19]
Romania: Produced under license.[1][20] 17,131 were imported from Czechoslovakia from 1933[8][21] and 10,000 were license-produced at Cugir,[22] with a production rate of 250 pieces per month as of October 1942.[23]- Bestand:Flag of Spain (1938–1945).svg Spain: 20,000 7.92mm Mauser caliber guns ordered[1] but only a few hundred actually delivered. Copied as the Fusil ametrallador Oviedo.[24]
Turkey: 9,805 7.92mm Mauser caliber supplied in 1935–1939.[8] Produced under license[1]
Uruguay: 80 in 7mm received in 1937[8]
Venezuela: 110 in 7mm Mauser caliber ZB-30J received in 1937[8]
Vietnam: Used by the Việt Minh, supplied by both Nationalist and Communist Chinese[25]
Yugoslavia: The ZB Model 30J was produced under license as, Пушкомитраљез 7.9mm модел 1937".[26][27] 15,500 were bought in 1936.[8]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 Grant 2013, p. 65.
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Alejandro de Quesada (20 november 2011). The Chaco War 1932-35: South America's greatest modern conflict. Osprey Publishing, pp. 24. ISBN 978-1-84908-901-2.
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 ZB VZ 30. iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museum.
- ↑ de Quesada, Alejandro (20 januari 2015). The Spanish Civil War 1936–39 (2): Republican Forces. Osprey Publishing, p. 38. ISBN 9781782007852.
- ↑ 1919-1941 | Zastava-arms. Gearchiveerd op 22 december 2017. Geraadpleegd op 4 juli 2018.
- ↑ ZB 26. Modern Firearms (October 27, 2010).
- ↑ Brno Zb-30J – Marstar Canada. marstar.ca. Geraadpleegd op 22 november 2020.
- ↑ 8,00 8,01 8,02 8,03 8,04 8,05 8,06 8,07 8,08 8,09 8,10 8,11 8,12 (cs) Fencl, Jiří, Nejprodávanější československá zbraň. Militaria, Elka Press (1991). Geraadpleegd op 12 March 2019.
- ↑ StG-44 in Africa after WWII. wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com (27 september 2015).
- ↑ Jowett, Philip (2016). Modern African Wars (5): The Nigerian-Biafran War 1967-70. Osprey Publishing Press, Oxford, p. 22. ISBN 978-1472816092.
- ↑ Grant 2013, p. 10.
- ↑ Jowett, Philip S. (1997). Chinese Civil War Armies 1911-49. Osprey Publishing, p. 36. ISBN 1855326655. Geraadpleegd op 24 april 2014.
- ↑ (es) Perutka, Lukáš (September 2014). Checoslovaquia, Guatemala y México en el Período de la Revolución Guatemalteca: Ibero-Americana Pragensia - Supplementum 32/2013. Karolinum Press, p. 36. ISBN 978-80-246-2429-7.
- ↑ Luafout in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration op regel 2058: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)
- ↑ Smith 1969, p. 463.
- ↑ Riccio, Ralph (2013). Italian small arms of the first & second world wars. Schiffer Publishing, p. 161. ISBN 9780764345838.
- ↑ Smith 1969, p. 498.
- ↑ Jowett, Philip S. (2010). Rays of the rising sun : armed forces of Japan's Asian allies, 1931-45, Vol. 1: China & Manchukuo. Helion, p. 15. ISBN 9781906033781.
- ↑ Ezell, Edward (1988). Small Arms Today. Stackpole Books, pp. 304. ISBN 0811722805.
- ↑ Smith 1969, p. 535.
- ↑ Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, p. 29
- ↑ John Walter, Greenhill Books, 2004, Guns of the Third Reich, p. 86
- ↑ Mark Axworthy, London: Arms and Armour, 1995, Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European War, 1941–1945, p. 75
- ↑ (es) Fusil Ametrallador Oviedo (FAO): otro capítulo más de nuestra gloriosa historia armera. arma.es (24 March 2017).
- ↑ Windrow, Martin (20 september 2018). French Foreign Légionnaire vs Viet Minh Insurgent: North Vietnam 1948–52. Osprey Publishing, 24–25. ISBN 9781472828910.
- ↑ 1919-1941 | Zastava-arms. www.zastava-arms.rs. Gearchiveerd op 12 juni 2013.
- ↑ Smith 1969, p. 320.
- McNab, Chris: Twentieth-century Small Arms, Grange Books, 2004; ISBN 1-84013-381-3
- Grant, Neil (2013). The Bren Gun. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1782000822.
- Smith, Joseph E. (1969). Small Arms of the World, 11th. The Stackpole Company, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ISBN 9780811715669.
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