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The M122A1 tripod. Modern U.S. machine guns, such as the M60, M249 and M240 series machine guns, use slightly updated versions of the M2, designated the M122 tripod. The M60 was originally going to be used on an experimental M91 tripod, but the M122 was selected over it in the 1950s. The M122 weighs 16 pounds (7.3 kilograms). [1]
Marines with a tripod-mounted M240G. In active service (some branches, secondary or limited roles) ... (M1 and M2, 5.56×45mm) T161 (7.62×51mm ... Wikipedia® is a ...
The M2 has varying cyclic rates of fire, depending on the model. The M2HB air-cooled ground gun has a cyclical rate of 450–575 rounds per minute. [30] The early M2 water-cooled AA guns had a cyclical rate of around 450–600 rpm. [31] The AN/M2 aircraft gun has a cyclic rate of 750–850 rpm; this increases to 1,200 rpm for AN/M3 aircraft guns.
The M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun and MK19 automatic grenade launcher (40 mm) are available for use by dismounted infantry, though they are more commonly vehicle-mounted. Precision fire is provided by the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System and M40A3, A5, A6 bolt-action sniper rifle.
The M63 ground mount is a four-legged anti-aircraft weapon mount used on the M2HB Browning machine gun.. The tripod itself weighs 65 kg (144 lb) and has a height of 106.7 cm (42 in) with M2.
This is a list of United States Army fire control, and sighting material by supply catalog designation, or Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group "F".The United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalog used an alpha-numeric nomenclature system from about the mid-1920s to about 1958.
M2 tripod, a weapon mount; Mauser M2, semi-automatic handgun made by Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH; M2 Aiming Circle, an optical survey device to measure deflection angles and elevation off a predefined azimuth; M2 compass (Brunton compass), used for mortars and field artillery; uses 6400 mils as opposed to 360 degrees; M2 howitzer, the WW2 ...
M. M1 carbine; M1 Garand; M2 tripod; M3 tripod; M4 carbine; M9 armored combat earthmover; Beretta M9; M14 rifle; M16 rifle; M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle; M40 field protective mask