.50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns
E96562
aircraft machine gun
belt-fed machine gun
heavy machine gun
infantry support weapon
vehicle-mounted weapon
The .50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun is a heavy, belt-fed automatic weapon widely used by U.S. forces in World War II and beyond for aircraft, vehicle, and infantry armament due to its power, reliability, and long effective range.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aircraft machine gun
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belt-fed machine gun → heavy machine gun → infantry support weapon → vehicle-mounted weapon → |
| action |
short recoil operation
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| caliber |
.50 inch
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12.7 millimeter → |
| cartridge |
.50 BMG
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12.7×99mm NATO → |
| coolingSystem |
air-cooled
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| designer |
John Browning
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| effectiveRange |
approximately 1,800 meters
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| feedSystem |
belt-fed
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| inService |
1933–present
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| introduced |
1930s
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| maximumRange |
over 6,000 meters
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| mountingOption |
aircraft wing mount
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flexible aircraft mount → tripod mount → turret mount → vehicle pintle mount → |
| muzzleVelocity |
approximately 2,900 feet per second
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approximately 890 meters per second → |
| notableFeature |
high reliability
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high stopping power → long effective range → |
| notableVariant |
AN/M2
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M2HB → M3 aircraft machine gun → |
| primaryRole |
anti-personnel weapon
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| rateOfFire |
approximately 450–600 rounds per minute
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| secondaryRole |
anti-aircraft weapon
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anti-vehicle weapon → |
| serviceEntry |
1933
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| usedAs |
coaxial tank machine gun
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door gun on helicopters → primary armament on some armored vehicles → |
| usedBy |
NATO member states
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United States Air Force → United States Army → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy → |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
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Iraq War → Korean War → Vietnam War → War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) → World War II → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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B-29 Superfortress
→
LAV-R (".50 caliber M2 machine gun") → |
armament |
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M4 Sherman tank
(".50 cal M2 Browning machine gun")
→
M46 Patton tank (".50 cal M2 Browning machine gun") → |
secondaryArmament |