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Light Machine Gun

Lewis Gun

シンガポールで飛行場や海岸の防空壕を守るために使われた、円形のドラム缶のような弾倉を持つ軽機関銃です。

Singapore 導入年 1914 Birmingham Small Arms Company役割: 歩兵分隊用機関銃

仕様

重量
28 pounds
発射速度
550 rounds per minute
口径
.303 British
弾倉
47-round drum
有効射程
880 yards
The Lewis Gun of Singapore

歴史

Lewis Gunは第一次世界大戦中に開発され、第二次世界大戦を通じて重要な防衛兵器として使用されました。シンガポールでは、地元の義勇軍や沿岸防衛大隊がこの空冷式機関銃を設置し、海岸や滑走路、市街地の道路を守りました。

この銃は、独特な銃身冷却カバーと、上に載った円形のドラム缶のような弾倉が特徴です。義勇兵たちは1942年2月の戦いで、島が陥落する前に迫りくる日本軍の航空機や上陸部隊と戦うため、Lewis Gunの訓練を熱心に行いました。

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使用された戦争

戦闘勲章と褒賞

Bintang Temasek, Valor decoration, Singapore medal
Valor decoration

Bintang Temasek

1962

Singapore's highest national medal awarded for extreme bravery in times of great danger.

Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera), Distinguished service decoration, Singapore medal
Distinguished service decoration

Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang (Tentera)

1981

Singapore's highest distinguished military command award for outstanding leadership and defense service.

Pingat Bakti Setia (Tentera), Service medal, Singapore medal
Service medal

Pingat Bakti Setia (Tentera)

1962

Singapore's prestigious quarter-century Long Service Medal presented for 25 continuous years of honorable military service.

Pingat Gagah Berani, Valor decoration, Singapore medal
Valor decoration

Pingat Gagah Berani

1962

Singapore's second-highest valor medal for conspicuous bravery in combat operations.

Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera), Distinguished service decoration, Singapore medal
Distinguished service decoration

Pingat Jasa Gemilang (Tentera)

1962

A prestigious military medal honoring exceptional performance and service to Singapore's national defense.

Singapore Armed Forces Good Service Medal, Service medal, Singapore medal
Service medal

Singapore Armed Forces Good Service Medal

1975

Awarded to personnel who complete five years of faithful full-time military or national service.

Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal, Service medal, Singapore medal
Service medal

Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (10 Years) Medal

1980

Recognizes a full decade of loyal and honorable regular military service in the armed forces.

Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (20 Years) Medal, Service medal, Singapore medal
Service medal

Singapore Armed Forces Long Service and Good Conduct (20 Years) Medal

1985

Honors two decades of distinguished and dedicated duty in the Singapore military.

Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Service Medal, Campaign medal, Singapore medal
Campaign medal

Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Service Medal

1991

Awarded to servicemen who deploy overseas on operational, combat support, or humanitarian missions.

Tsunami Relief Operation Medal, Campaign medal, Singapore medal
Campaign medal

Tsunami Relief Operation Medal

2005

Special operational medal awarded for massive disaster relief efforts after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

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