Beschreibung
Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 28. Chapters:.50 BMG, 12.7×108mm, 6P62, Afanasev A-12.7, Berezin UB, CIS 50MG, DShK, GAU-19, Ho-103 machine gun, Kord machine gun, M1921 Browning machine gun, M2 Browning, M85 machine gun, MAC-58, NSV machine gun, Rheinmetall RMG.50, Rolls-Royce Experimental Machine Gun, Type 77 Heavy Machine Gun, Type 90 machine gun, Vickers.50 machine gun, W85 heavy machine gun, XM312, XM806, Yak-B 12.7mm machine gun, Zastava M02 Coyote, Zastava M87. Excerpt: The M2 Machine Gun, Browning.50 Caliber Machine Gun, is a heavy machine gun designed towards the end of World War I by John Browning. It is very similar in design to Browning's earlier M1919 Browning machine gun, which was chambered for the.30-06 cartridge. The M2 uses the much larger and much more powerful.50 BMG cartridge, which was developed alongside and takes its name from the gun itself (BMG standing for Browning Machine Gun). The M2 has been referred to as "Ma Deuce", or "the fifty" in reference to its caliber. The design has had many specific designations; the official designation for the current infantry type is Browning Machine Gun, Cal.50, M2, HB, Flexible. It is effective against infantry, unarmored or lightly armored vehicles and boats, light fortifications and low-flying aircraft. The Browning.50 caliber machine gun has been used extensively as a vehicle weapon and for aircraft armament by the United States from the 1920s to the present. It was heavily used during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in the 2000s (decade). It is the primary heavy machine gun of NATO countries, and has been used by many other countries. The M2 has been in use longer than any other small arm in U.S. inventory except the.45 ACP M1911 pistol, also designed by John Browning. The M2HB is manufactured in the United States by General Dynamics and U.S. Ordnance for use by the United States government, and for US Foreign Allies via FMS sales. FN Herstal has manufactured the M2 machine gun since the 1930s. U.S. Ordnance developed their M2 Quick Change Barrel system after years of manufacturing machine guns for the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. allies. The United States did not have many machine guns when it entered World War I, and most were old technology. The machine gun was heavily used in World War I, and weapons of larger than rifle caliber were appearing. Both the British and French had large caliber machi
