M2 Browning

designed by John Browning

Machine gunsUnited StatesIn service since 1933

M2 Browning — Photo: Photo Courtesy of PEO Soldier · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Origin: United States
Caliber: .50 BMG
Action: Short recoil
Rate of fire: 450–600 rds/min
Muzzle velocity: 887 m/s
Effective range: 1,800 m
Maximum range: 7,400 m
Weight (empty): 38.00 kg
Length: 1,654 mm
Barrel length: 1,143 mm
Designer: John Browning
Designed: 1918
Production start: 1933
Units produced: 3,000,000

Ammunition

.50 BMGRifle · United States · 1921

Compatible gear

No optics or accessories are linked to this weapon yet.

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

World War IImost notable Korean War Vietnam War Iran–Iraq War Falklands War Gulf War Yugoslav Wars War in Afghanistan Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War

Sources

Wikipedia: M2 Browning, Wikipedia