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The lightweight "Army/Navy" prefixed AN/M2 "light-barrel" version of the Browning M2 weighing 60 pounds (27 kg) was also developed, and became the standard .50-caliber aviation machine gun of the World War II–era for American military aircraft of nearly every type, [28] [better source needed] readily replacing Browning's own air-cooled .30 ...
Within the table of organization and equipment for both the United States Army and the U.S. Marine Corps, these two classes of weapons are understood to be crew-served, as the operator of the weapon has an assistant, who carries additional ammunition and associated equipment, acts as a spotter, and is also fully qualified in the operation of ...
The .50 BMG (.50 Browning Machine Gun), also known as 12.7×99mm NATO, and designated as the 50 Browning by the C.I.P., [1] is a .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber cartridge developed for the M2 Browning heavy machine gun in the late 1910s, entering official service in 1921.
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Field Service Regulations, United States Army, 1914, corrected to April 15, 1917. (Changes Nos. 1 to 6) 15 April 1917 [42] [49] [50]...Field Service Regulations, revised by the General Staff... De facto: These FSR supersede FSR, 21 May 1913. Leonard Wood INACTIVE: FSR 1914 (B) (incl. C1 – C6) Field Service Regulations, United States Army, 1914
T1IBB = 350 cartridges .50 AP M2 in 10-round cartons, 35 Cartons per wooden chest M1917. Gross Weight: 112 lbs. Volume: 1.5 cubic feet. T1IBS = 240 cartridges .50 AP M2 in 10-round cartons, 6 cartons per waxed cardboard box (60 rounds), 4 × waxed cardboard boxes per wooden crate. Gross Weight: 77 lbs. Volume: 1.2 cubic feet.
The M45 Quadmount was a towed anti-aircraft gun consisting of four .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns mounted in pairs on either side of an armored open-top gunner's compartment with electrical laying.
A36 Cal. .50 aircraft machine gun basic, M2; A37 Cal. .50 water cooled machine gun, AA, M2; A38 Cal. .50 machine gun AN/M2 (aircraft) A39 Cal. .50 machine gun heavy, aircraft fixed, M2; A40 Cal. .22 machine gun trainer M1; A41; A42 M3 and M3A4 hand cart, general utility [2] M3 and M3A4 hand cart, general utility.