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== Description ==
''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

* {{Specs-Link|sw_strv_m31}}

== General info ==
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=== Available ammunition ===
''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''

=== Comparison with analogues ===
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== Usage in battles ==
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=== Pros and cons ===
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== History ==
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== Media ==
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== See also ==
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{{Tank machine guns}}

[[Category:Tank machine guns]]

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 == General info ==
 <!--''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''-->
-A water-cooled machine gun firing 6.5 mm caliber rounds, the Ksp m/14-29 leaves a lot to be desired as a machine gun in a vehicle-dominated battlefield.
+A water-cooled machine gun firing 6.5 mm calibre rounds, the Ksp m/14-29 leaves a lot to be desired as a machine gun in a vehicle-dominated battlefield.
 === Available ammunition ===
 <!--''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''-->
-The Ksp m/14-29 comes with only one belt preset composing of ball and tracer bullets in alternating fashion. The maximum penetration the belt provides is 5 mm at 10 meters from a 0 degree angle-of-attack.
+The Ksp m/14-29 comes with only one belt preset composing of ball and tracer bullets in alternating fashion. The maximum penetration the belt provides is 5 mm at 10 m from a 0 degree angle-of-attack.
 === Comparison with analogues ===
 <!--''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''-->
-* [[Vickers (7.7 mm)]] - A similar British water-cooled machine gun that was pressed into a secondary tank armament role.
+* [[Type 91 (6.5 mm)]] - A Japanese machine gun that also possess a lighter rifle-calibre cartridge, with similar armour-penetration performance as the Ksp m/14-29.
 == Usage in battles ==
 <!--''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''-->
-Equipped onto the reserve Swedish tank, the [[Strv m/31]], the Ksp m/14-29 is lacking even as is. The machine gun ammunition, being a little smaller than the usual at 6.5 mm, has only a maximum penetration value of 5 mm at point-blank range. This penetration value is not even enough to penetrate flat steel armour that some lightly-armored trucks posses.
+Equipped onto the reserve Swedish tank, the [[Strv m/31]], the Ksp m/14-29 is lacking even as is. The machine gun ammunition, being a little smaller than the usual at 6.5 mm, has only a maximum penetration value of 5 mm at point-blank range. This penetration value is not even enough to penetrate flat steel armour that some lightly-armoured trucks possess.
 The low rate of fire also makes fire saturation rather difficult, so some precise aiming is needed to make sure the machine gun rounds hit onto target.
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 From 1914 onwards, the Swedish have the Ksp m/14 Schwarzlose machine gun for use. However, the Schwarzlose machine gun was not suitable for aircraft mounts as it could not be synchronized to the plane propeller for firing. To fill the role, [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)|Browning M1919]] machine guns were purchased in 1920s for aircraft use. Experience with the Browning machine guns showed promise to the Swedish military, which saw praise in the Browning's overall simple design and the prospect of being more cheaply procured than the Schwarzlose. This led to the adoption of the water-cooled Browning machine gun design, the M1917A1, in 1929. The gun itself was designated the m/29, though it was attached with the tripod design for the m/14,<ref name="GAHSKsp">Janson 2020</ref> and so the designation for the overall weapon was the '''Ksp m/14-29'''. Up to 274 units were produced by the {{annotation|Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori|Rifle Factory of Carl Gustaf's Town}} between 1930 to 1936.<ref name="SegelSAR">Segel 2012</ref>
-In 1932, the new 8x63mm sk ptr cartridge m/32 round was adopted by the Swedish military.<ref name="SegelSAR"/><ref name="ForgottenWeapons">McCollum 2012</ref> Starting in 1936, the Ksp m/14-29 were upgraded to fire the new 8 mm cartridge. The machine guns firing the new round were redesignated as the [[Ksp m/36 (8 mm)|Ksp m36]] and these were placed on either the new Lavett soft mounts or the m/14 tripods.<ref name="SegelSAR"/>
+In 1932, the new 8x63 mm sk ptr cartridge m/32 round was adopted by the Swedish military.<ref name="SegelSAR"/><ref name="ForgottenWeapons">McCollum 2012</ref> Starting in 1936, the Ksp m/14-29 were upgraded to fire the new 8 mm cartridge. The machine guns firing the new round were redesignated as the [[Ksp m/36 (8 mm)|Ksp m36]] and these were placed on either the new Lavett soft mounts or the m/14 tripods.<ref name="SegelSAR"/>
 == Media ==
-''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''
+''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==
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 * ''other literature.''-->
 === References ===
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-[[File:Ksp m-14-29.png|600px|thumb|right|The Ksp m/14-29 inside of the Strv m/31 machine gunner area.]]
+[[File:Ksp m-14-29.png|550px|thumb|right|The Ksp m/14-29 inside of the Strv m/31 machine gunner area]]
 == Description ==
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-[[File:Ksp m-14-29.png|550px|thumb|right|The Ksp m/14-29 inside of the Strv m/31 machine gunner area.]]
+[[File:Ksp m-14-29.png|600px|thumb|right|The Ksp m/14-29 inside of the Strv m/31 machine gunner area.]]
 == Description ==
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-[[File:Ksp m-14-29.png|350px|thumb|right|The Ksp m/14-29 inside of the Strv m/31 machine gunner area.]]
+[[File:Ksp m-14-29.png|550px|thumb|right|The Ksp m/14-29 inside of the Strv m/31 machine gunner area.]]
 == Description ==
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 == Description ==
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 The '''6.5 mm Ksp m/14-29''' is a Swedish machine gun based off the Browning M1917A1 machine gun.