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Breda 30
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Breda30

Light Machine Guns (LMG/SAW) · Italy · 1930
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Breda30

Breda 30
Breda 30 Photo: Edo leitner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Sustained Firepower
40
Effective Range
30
Accuracy
35
Reliability
25
Portability
60
Ammunition Capacity
45
Barrel Endurance
20
Controllability
50
Versatility
30
Cost-Effectiveness
65
Origin Italy
ManufacturerBreda
CategoryLight Machine Guns (LMG/SAW)
EraInterwar Period
In service1930–1945
Operators7 countries
Quantity30,000
Data Quality88%
37
Light Machine Guns (LMG/SAW) MASS Rating
22/23
Interwar Period
74/75
All-Time
Light Machine Guns (LMG/SAW) · 10 axes scored
Sustained Firepower
40
Effective Range
30
Accuracy
35
Reliability
25
Portability
60
Ammunition Capacity
45
Barrel Endurance
20
Controllability
50
Versatility
30
Cost-Effectiveness
65
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the light machine guns (lmg/saw) category.
01 / Overview
Breda 30
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1930–1945
Quantity
30,000
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
LIGHT MACHINE GUNS (LMG/SAW) · INTERWAR PERIOD
22
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
37
light machine guns (lmg/saw) category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the light machine guns (lmg/saw) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
  • First Production Year1930
  • Service Entry Year1930
  • DesignerSocietà Italiana Ernesto Breda
  • Weight (Empty)10.6 kg
  • Currently In ServiceYes
  • Notable UsersRoyal Italian Army, Wehrmacht, Kingdom of Albania, British Empire, Dutch East Indies, Estonia, Kingdom of Greece, Kingdom of Romania, Somalia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
◈Cartridge & Calibre6MOD.6
▣Operation9MOD.9
  • Action TypeShort Recoil
  • Fire Modesautomatic
  • Select FireYes
  • Feed SystemClip
  • Magazine Capacity20
  • Cyclic Rate of Fire500
  • Practical Rate of Fire150
  • Trigger Typesingle-stage
  • Safety Typemanual
◇Ballistics3MOD.3
  • Muzzle Velocity620 m/s
  • Maximum Range2,800 m
  • Sighting Range1,000 m
◆Barrel & Sights5MOD.5
▤Construction5MOD.5
▲Production & Cost4MOD.4
  • Total Production30,000
  • Production Start1930
  • Production End1945
  • Variants4
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 1930Production started
  2. 1935First deployment: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
  3. 1945Production ended
96
years in service
15
years in production
30,000
units produced
7
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
A removable container holding multiple rounds of ammunition, used to replenish a pistol's chamber.
Integral bipod: a permanently attached, built‑in bipod that provides a two‑point support for a firearm, allowing it to be rested on a surface without separate accessories.
Adjustable metal aiming devices on firearms, consisting of a front post and rear notch, used without magnification.
Select fire is a fire selector mechanism on a firearm that lets the shooter choose the firing mode, such as semi‑automatic, burst, or fully automatic.
Short recoil is a firearm operating mechanism where the barrel and slide move together for a short distance after firing, then separate to complete extraction, ejection, and chambering.
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