A type of [[machine gun]] designed to be operated by a single person, with or without an assistant.

Early LMG designs were typically [[magazine (weapon)|magazine]]-fed and they fire full-powered [[rifle cartridge]], such as the .303 British [[Bren lmg|Bren]]. Modern post-[[World War II]] designs fire intermediate [[ammunition|round]], and they can be either [[ammunition belt|belt-fed]] or magazine-fed (e.g. the 5.56×45mm NATO [[M249]]). They are also known as the [i]squad automatic weapon[/i].
Some LMGs are based on the existing service [[assault rifle|(assault) rifle]], such as the [[RPK]]. 

[expand= List of light machine guns]
* [[Bren LMG|Bren]]
* [[CETME Ameli]]
* [[Chauchat]]
* [[Daewoo K3]]
* [[DP-27]]
* [[FM 24/29]]
* [[FN Minimi]] / [[M249]]
* [[IMI GALIL|Galil ARM]]
* [[IMI Negev]]
* [[H&K HK23]]
* [[H&K MG36]]
* [[H&K MG4]]
* [[KK 62]]
* [[KAC LAMG|Knight's Armament Company LAMG]]
* [[Lahti-Saloranta M/26]]
* [[Lewis gun]]
* [[M1918 BAR]]
* [[M1941 Johnson LMG]] 
* [[Madsen machine gun]]
* [[Type 88 LMG]]
* [[RPD]]
* [[RPK]]
* [[RPK-74]]
* [[RPK-16]]
* [[Stoner 63]]
* [[Type 11 light machine gun]]
* [[Type 96 light machine gun]]
* [[Type 99 light machine gun]] 
* [[Valmet M78/83]]
* [[ZB-26]] [/expand]

h4. See also
* [[heavy machine gun]]
* [[List of Weapons]]
軽機関銃 軽機 分隊支援火器 LMG