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The Browning M2 .50 caliber (12.7mm) Machine Gun, is a World War II era automatic,
belt-fed, recoil operated, air-cooled, crew-operated machine gun.
It is currently fielded by 20 different militaries around the world.
The M2 is crew transportable with limited amounts of ammunition over short
distances. This Browning machine gun has a back plate with spade grips, trigger,
and bolt latch release. The gun is equipped with leaf-type rear sight, flash
suppressor and a spare barrel assembly. By repositioning some of the component
parts, ammunition may be fed from either the left or right side. A disintegrating
metallic link-belt is used to feed the ammunition into the weapon. The gun
is
capable of single-shot (ground M2), as well as automatic fire.
The M2 HB machine gun is used to engage dismounted infantry, crew-served
weapons, ATGM teams, light-armor vehicles, and aircraft. The M2 fires from
the
closed-bolt position and is belt fed, recoil operated, air cooled, and crew
operated. The gun is capable of single shot and automatic fire. The AN/TVS-5
night-vision sight can be used with the M2.
The preferred combat ammunition mix for the M2 HB machine gun is four (API-M8)
and one (API-T-M20). Maximum effective range is 1,830 meters.
-Specifications-
| M2 Machine Gun Builder | Saco Defense, Numerous manufacturers originally produced the M2 Heavy Machine Gun |
| M2 Length | 61.42 inches (156 centimeters) |
| Weight Gun | 84 pounds (38 kilograms) |
| M3 Tripod (Complete) | 44 pounds (19.98 kilograms) |
| Total | 128 pounds (58 kilograms) |
| Bore diameter | .50 inches (12.7mm) |
| M2 Maximum effective range | 2000 meters with tripod mount |
| M2 Maximum rang | 4.22 miles (6.8 kilometers) |
| M2 Maximum effective range | 1,830 meters |
| Cyclic rate of fire | 550 rounds per minute |
-Ammo Chart-
| M2 AMMUNITION | USE |
| M2 Ball | In marksmanship training against personnel and light, materiel targets. |
| M1 Tracer | To aid in observing fire. Secondary purposes are for incendiary effect and signaling. |
| M2 Armor-piercing | Against armored aircraft, light-armor vehicles, concrete shelters, and other bullet-resisting targets. |
| M1 Incendiary | Incendiary effect, especially against aircraft. |
| M8 Armor-piercing | Combined armor-piercing and incendiary effect. |
| M20 Armor-piercing | Combined armor-piercing and incendiary effect, with the additional tracer feature. |
| M903 SLAP | Saboted, light-armor penetrating. |
| M962 SLAP | Saboted, light-armor penetrating, with tracer. |
| M1 Blank | For simulated fire (contains no bullet). |
| M2 Dummy | For training (completely inert). |
The official technical manual for the M2 machine
gun is the TM 9-1005-213-10
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