DPyper. Comparison with the MG42 is not fair. The MG42 needed the huge Lafiette mount plus optics. For AA use the separate Drayfuss mount was used. Large tool kit ,spare barrel cases and cleaning gear. Plus a huge ammount of ammo. Each gun needed a team of eight to serve it. The Brengun only needs one or two soldiers to serve it!

One of the many reasons the Brengun did not remain in service in 5.56mm was the RSAF could not supply parts after 1986. The decision had already been made by Bae and the Tory government to finish mass produced gun making in the UKicon. RSAF in Nottingham only worked for about five years producing the POS SA80 and LSW. Bae also owned H&K. H&K had a managemaent buy out. The SA80 is now repaired in Germanyicon. In the trials for a new LMG ,the FN Minimi was better than the LSW.The trails were fixed so the LSW won. Several years later the Minimi is now the standard issue LMG! The requirement for the SA80 and LSW was to pierce the then standard issue Bundeswere steel helmet at 300m. Not a proper design requirement. Most retired soldiers prefer the large calibre rounds .303,7.62mm,30-06 or 7.92mm depending on which army paid the wages!