Forgotten Hope 2 is an award-winning World War II modification for Battlefield 2TM and is based on the original Forgotten Hope, a modification for Battlefield 1942TM, one of the most popular multiplayer games ever. Battlefield 1942TM featured land, sea and air combat in a way never before seen. It was the goal of the development team to maximize the game experience by adding both a realistic and enjoyable gameplay to FH and now to FH2.
In 1919, FN acquired the licence to produce and sell commercial variants of the Browning Automatic Rifle. By 1921 FN was producing BARs for the Swedish military, where they would be known as the Kg m/21. Another military contract would follow later in the decade, this time for the gun that became the Polish RKM wz.1928. Apart from the military contracts, FN also became the exclusive vendor for the Colt R75 and Monitor variants. FN, with the help of gunsmith Dieudonné Saive, modified the R75 to feature a new gas valve and a mechanical fire rate reducer. The Fusil-Mitrailleur Modèle 1930 was born, and promptly adopted by the Belgian army.
Production of the FM30 ran from 1930 to 1933, with 5,126 guns made. With the general mobilisation of 1939, production was restarted. All branches of the standing army, and part of the active reserve would eventually be equipped with the new guns. The second-line reserve would continue to use the Chauchat 15-27. Mostly used as an infantry weapon fired from the bipod, it was also pressed into the medium machine gun role from a tripod, and used as a light anti-aircraft gun. It could also be found mounted in the turrets of the T-13 tank destroyer.
The FM30 was well liked by the troops, although they noted a tendency to overheat. This critique would eventually lead to the development of the 1932 FN-D (Démontable) with a quick-change barrel. A small number would also see service in the German army after the surrender as the 7,65 mm leMG 127(b). Ours was made by Ashton and RedRogueXIII.
Free Belgium!
Beautiful work as always