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Old September 20th, 2015, 00:52   #15
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An MG36 is about as much of a full time LMG as an RPK or M27 IAR (the HK416 one).
IMO it's not allowed to have a box mag or highcap unless it's belt-fed and has a quick change barrel.
In RS terms, there's a difference between a rifle that's just meant to put a bit of full auto down range, and a rifle that's designed to hammer out multiple 200 rounds belts in a single engagement.

Because the lines on this are REAL fuzzy, even by the RS nomenclature. If the RPK and MG36's are LMG's for the purpose of having a highcap, then so are the M1918 BAR, INSAS, L86, SAR21, etc.
All mag fed rifles capable of full auto that are designated as being LMGs, if you didn't get the familiarity there. Also none of which are belt fed, and I'm not entirely sure if any of them have quick change barrels.

For the purpose of airsoft, none of it matters. But if you want realism, then it's something to think about.
That and the LMG36 is my pet peeve since it was never actually a full fledged service LMG. It was literally the M27 IAR to the G36 line. Just a G36 with a bit heavier barrel meant to maintain a bit more full auto.
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