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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 mm ...
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.
When the US Army Air Force .30-caliber machine gun was superseded by the .50-caliber machine gun mid-war, all .30-caliber ammunition began to be belted in M1 250-round belts for infantry use or M3 100-round woven belts for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.
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.
Standard Military Vehicle Data Sheets. Ordnance Tank Automotive Cmd. 1959. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014; TM 9-500 Data Sheets for Ordnance Type Material (PDF). US Dept. of the Army. 1962; TM 9-2800 Standard Military Motor Vehicles. US Dept. of the Army. 1943
AN/M2 (also spelled as AN-M2) is a US military designation from the WW2 era that was used by multiple aircraft guns. AN/M2 may refer to: .30 in (7.62 mm), AN/M2, a version of the M1919 Browning machine gun meant for aircraft use.50 in (12.7 mm), AN/M2, a version of the M2 Browning machine gun meant for aircraft use
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.
It supports crew served weapons, like the M2 .50 caliber machine gun or Mk-19 grenade launcher, with the Gunner's Protection Kit (GPK) or RWS. [77] [78] M1279 Utility – The JLTV-UTL carries a two-man crew for cargo delivery and supports a payload of 5,100 lb (2,300 kg). [77]