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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 ...
When the US Army Air Force .30-caliber machine gun was superseded by the .50-caliber machine gun mid-war, all .30-caliber ammunition began to be belted in M1 250-round belts for infantry use or M3 100-round woven belts for use in vehicles and tanks.
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.
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.
Belt-fed (M2 or M9 links) [1] 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.
The Mk 211 is a very popular .50 caliber sniper round used in the Barrett M82 rifle and other .50 BMG rifles. [4] It is also often used in heavy machine guns such as the M2 Browning, but not the M85. Due to its popularity, several U.S. arms manufacturers produce the round under license from NAMMO Raufoss AS. [6]
The weapon was tested on the XM-1 Abrams, but not fitted to the production M1 Abrams, and was replaced by the M2 machine gun on the improved AAVP-7. An attempt was also made to make a version of the M85 that would replace the M2 in the infantry role was designated the M85C, and features standard spade grips and can be fitted to the M3 heavy ...
The 14-inch M1920 railway gun was the last model railway gun to be deployed by the United States Army.It was an upgrade of the US Navy 14"/50 caliber railway gun.Only four were deployed; two in the Harbor Defenses of Los Angeles and two in the Panama Canal Zone, where they could be shifted between the harbor defenses of Cristobal (Atlantic) or Balboa (Pacific).