Cartridge 15 x 104 Besa and its variants. Synonyms; History; Dimensions; Variants

Over 3,200 15 mm Besa were manufactured until it was declared obsolete in 1949. [8] It fired a 75 grams (1,160 gr) bullet from a 15×104 mm cartridge with a muzzle velocity of 818.3 m/s (2,685 ft/s) at a rate of 450 rounds per minute. [9]

In substance, the Besa 15 mm heavy machine gun was an enlargement of the 7.92 mm gun and was based on the Czech ZB 60. It did, however, differ in that it could be fired on repetition (single shot) and had a cyclic rate of fire of 450 rpm.

Jul 26, 2011 · The 15mm Besa round had a brass unbelted case 104mm in length and was designated 15mmx104. The Besa rounds also had different headstamping and primer. 15mmx104 Besa cases were manufactured in brass and both service and drill rounds had unbelted cases.

Oct 24, 2021 · Cartridges 1 & 2 are meant for the pre-WW2 designed Czech 15x104mm ZB vz/60 MG heavy machine gun, built and used in licence in the UK as the Besa MkII, as spoils of war in German service as the 15mm FlaMg 38(t) or -when captured in Yugoslavia- …

The 15mm ZB60 was essentially an enlarged version of the ZB53, scaled up to use the 15mm cartridge. It was a large, heavy weapon weighing over 125lbs and over two metres long. A number of guns...

Jun 20, 2019 · Over 3,200 15 mm Besa were manufactured until it was declared obsolete in 1949.[5]It fired a 75 gramme bullet from a 15×104 mm cartridge with a muzzle velocity of 818.3 m/s (2,685 ft/s) at a rate of 450 rounds per minute.[6]

Sep 14, 2019 · The BESA was used as captured/recovered stocks of German 15mm ammunition had been exhausted. The gun was fired from directly astern at 200 yards range; 100 rounds were fired, with 90 striking the airframe, in bursts of 5 or 10.

Details of the World War 2 - Britain BESA Machine Gun 15mm including a full gun details database showing manufacturing year and other characteristics together with shell details and penetration figures.

15mm Mod. 1938 Stručně o historii náboje 15 x 104 Besa Náboj byl vyvinut kolem roku 1938 ve Zbrojovce Brno a pro těžký kulomet montovaný do obrněných vozidel.