The LAD machine gun (Russian: пулемет ЛАД) is a Soviet prototype light machine gun. Although belt-fed and having a built-in bipod, it is chambered for the Tokarev pistol cartridge. The LAD machine gun was developed between 1942 and 1943 …

Apr 11, 2021 · Several months later in August 1943, LAD LMG (also LDA in some documents) completed a full test cycle at the shooting range with flying colors. The action of this automatic machine gun combined both free bolt recoil and the gas operation scheme.

The LAD machine gun (named after its designers, Vasily L yuty, Nikolai A fanasyev, and Vladimir D aykin) is a World War II-era Soviet prototype belt-fed submachine gun chambered in 7.62x25mm Tokarev.

Nov 13, 2020 · Among the interesting developments of automatic weapons created in the USSR during the Great Patriotic War, the LAD light machine gun stands out. The unusual model was designed for a pistol cartridge 7,62x25 mm (TT).

The LAD Machine Gun (Russian: пулемет ЛАД) is a Soviet protoype light machine gun. Although belt-fed and having a built-in bipod, it is chambered for the Tokarev pistol cartridge.

Jul 30, 2012 · LAD is an automatic weapon, classified by the creators as a lightweight machine gun with a supply of ammunition from the tape and using a pistol cartridge type 7.62X25 mm (used in TT pistols), is in fact an intermediate weapon between a conventional light machine gun and a submachine gun.

LAD Submachine Gun from 1942 The LAD was an experimental Belt-Fed Submachine Gun designed by Vasily Fierce Lyuty, Nikolay Mikhailovich Afanasyev & Vladimir S Daykin between 1942 and 1943,...

Mar 7, 2025 · The LAD light machine gun is more like a weapon between a submachine gun and a machine gun. It fires 7.62×25mm pistols and uses a 100-round capacity metal chain for ammunition.

Mar 7, 2025 · The LAD machine gun was only 5.3kg in an empty magazine, only 7.63kg even if 150 shots were loaded, and production was simple enough to be solved by rivet and welding.

The LAD machine gun (Russian: пулемет ЛАД) is a Soviet prototype light machine gun. Although belt-fed and having a built-in bipod, it is chambered for the Tokarev pistol cartridge. The LAD machine gun was developed between 1942 and 1943 …