M2 carbine

designed by Fred Humeston, William C. Roemer, David Marshall Williams

CarbinesUnited StatesIn service since 1944

M2 carbine — Photo: Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Rama · CC BY-SA 3.0 · background removed

Key specs

Origin: United States
Caliber: .30 Carbine
Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire: 750 rds/min
Muzzle velocity: 607 m/s
Effective range: 300 m
Magazine: 30 rounds
Weight (empty): 2.36 kg
Length: 904 mm
Barrel length: 451 mm
Designer: Fred Humeston, William C. Roemer, David Marshall Williams
Designed: 1941
Production start: 1944
Units produced: 6,121,309

Ammunition

.30 CarbineRifle · United States · 1941

Compatible gear

No optics or accessories are linked to this weapon yet.

Users & conflicts

Conflicts

Vietnam War Six-Day War

Variants

M1 Carbine1942M2 carbine1944

Sources

M1 carbine, Wikipedia
Wikipedia: List of Korean War weapons, Wikipedia
Wikipedia: List of World War II infantry weapons, Wikipedia
Wikipedia: M1 carbine, Wikipedia