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Dror light machine gun

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli squad automatic weapon based on the m1941 johnson lmg”. Today it says “israeli light machine gun based on the m1941 johnson light machine gun”.
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The opening as it read in 2025

Dror light machine gun (Hebrew for "Sparrow") was an Israeli light machine gun based on the M1941 Johnson light machine gun . Some Drors are on display at the IDF History Museum.

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli squad automatic weapon based on the m1941 johnson lmg”. Today it says “israeli light machine gun based on the m1941 johnson light machine gun”. Read the current article and compare.
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What Wikipedia says this is

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Then

israeli squad automatic weapon based on the m1941 johnson lmg

Now

israeli light machine gun based on the m1941 johnson light machine gun

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