Browning, M2 Cal .50 Heavy Barrel, Flexible Mount Tripod machine gun
1/72 equipment Machine Gun MG
Mini World 7217
Material: Brass
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The M2 Machine Gun or 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", as a GI phonetic slang 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 M2 machine gun has been in production longer than any other machine gun.
The Browning .50 caliber machine gun has been used extensively as a vehicle weapon and for aircraft armament by the United States from the 1930s to the present. It was heavily used during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Falklands War, and during theIraq War and War in Afghanistan in the 2000s and 2010s. 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.
| Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB | |
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 M2HB heavy machine gun |
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| Type | Heavy machine gun |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1933 – present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars |
World War II Korean War First Indochina War Suez Crisis Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Six-Day War Dhofar Rebellion Yom Kippur War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Falklands War South African Border War Namibian War of Independence Invasion of Grenada Invasion of Panama Persian Gulf War Somali Civil War Yugoslav Wars War in Afghanistan Iraq War |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1918 |
| Manufacturer |
Current: General Dynamics, Fabrique Nationale, U.S. Ordnance, and Manroy Engineering (UK) Former: Sabre Defence Industries, Colt's Patent Fire Arms Company, High Standard Company, Savage Arms Corporation, Buffalo Arms Corporation, General Motors Corporation (Frigidaire, AC Spark Plug, Saginaw Steering, and Brown-Lipe-Chappin Divisions), Kelsey Hayes Wheel Company, Springfield Armory, Wayne Pump Company, ERMCO, and Ramo Manufacturing, Rock Island Arsenal |
| Produced | 1921 – present (M2HB) |
| Number built | 3 million |
| Specifications | |
| Weight |
38 kg (83.78 lb) 58 kg (127.87 lb) with tripodand T&E |
| Length | 1,654 mm (65.1 in) |
| Barrel length | 1,143 mm (45.0 in) |
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| Cartridge | .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) |
| Action | Short recoil-operated |
| Rate of fire |
485–635 rounds/min (M2HB) 750–850 rounds/min (AN/M2) 1,200 rounds/min (AN/M3) |
| Muzzle velocity | 2,910 ft/s (890 m/s) for M33 ball |
| Effective firing range | 1,800 m (2,000 yd) |
| Maximum firing range | 6,800 m (7,400 yd) |
| Feed system | Belt-fed (M2 or M9 links) |
- Stock: 6
- Model: MINI7217
- Weight: 0.03lb
- DATE ADDED: 24/02/2014
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