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Cartridge S.A, .30 ball MK 3z: This was the designation for an experimental round designed in 1945 for Royal Navy use that was based on the .30-06 ball M2. It was not adopted for service. Cartridge S.A, .30 ball MK 4z: This is a boat-tailed cartridge with a 150-grain full metal jacketed bullet. It is marked with a purple annulus.
T1EGO = 1500 cartridges .30-06 Ball M2 (Grade R), 20-round cartons, 75 cartons per metal-lined wooden chest M1917. Gross Weight: 106 lbs. Volume: 1.5 cubic feet. T1EHS = 480 rounds .30-06 Ball M2, in 20-round cartons, 12 cartons per M8 ammo can (240 rounds), 2 x M8 cans per wooden M9 crate. Gross Weight: Volume: 0.7 cu ft.
By comparison, the .30-06 M2 cartridge for M1 Garand rifle fired a ball bullet weighing 152 grains (9.8 g) at a muzzle velocity of 2,805 ft/s (855 m/s) and 2,655 ft⋅lb f (3,600 joules) of muzzle energy. Therefore, the M1 carbine is significantly less powerful than the M1 Garand.
It loaded cartridges made at the Evansville-Chrysler plant across town and then packed them in shipping crates for shipment. In November, 1943 it was the first plant to package ammo in vacuum-packed metal cans. In the Spring and Summer of 1944 it was employed in inspecting and repacking .45 ACP and .30 Carbine ammunition.
.30 carbine, used in the M1/M2/M3 carbines, is sometimes called the 7.62×33mm. 300 AAC Blackout (7.62×35mm) , also known as 300 BLK, is designed for the M4 carbine and STANAG magazine . Soviet 7.62×39mm , also known as 7.62 mm Soviet, M43, or occasionally .30 Short Combloc , is designed for the SKS and used in the AK-47 , AKM , RPK and RPD ...
The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") [13] [14] is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by John Browning. While similar to Browning's M1919 Browning machine gun, which was chambered for the .30-06 cartridge, the M2 uses Browning's larger and more powerful .50 BMG (12.7
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All of the various .30 M2 models saw service in the early stages of World War II, but were phased out beginning in 1943, as hand-trained rifle-caliber defensive machine guns became obsolete for air warfare (the .50 in/12.7 mm AN/M2 Browning and 20 mm AN/M2 automatic cannon had replaced the .30 in as offensive air armament as well). The .30 in ...