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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.
The Greek alphabet version of the headstamp, with the manufacturer's code (ΕΠΚ) at 12 o'clock and the caliber or cartridge name at 6 o'clock. GPC ("Greek Powder and Cartridge Company") - The English language version of the headstamp. HXP Pyrkal (1950s–2004) – Athens, Greece. Manufactures cartridges and disintegrating belt links.
In 1938, the unstained, 150 grains (9.7 g), flat-base bullet combined with the .30-06 case became the M2 ball cartridge. The M2 ball specifications required 2,740 feet per second (835.2 m/s) minimum velocity, measured 78 feet (24 m) from the muzzle. [23] M2 ball was the standard-issue ammunition for military rifles and machine guns until it was ...
Made by the Greek vehicle manufacturer ELBO, includes 90 upgraded Leonidas I. [24] [73] 1,995 M113A1/1E United States: 1,034 M113A1, 313 M113A1G (German variant of the M113A1) and 648 M113A2. Most equipped with a M2 Browning heavy machine gun, a number will be equipped with a GMG grenade launcher. A wider modernization program is being ...
Internationally, it became known as the "Greek Powder and Cartridge Company" (GPCC) in English, and "Poudrerie et Cartoucherie Hellénique" (PCH) in French. Starting with the production of 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer ammunition for the Mannlicher–Schönauer rifle, the company expanded beyond ammunition and explosives to engage in a ...
Ball propellant (trademarked as Ball Powder by Olin Corporation and marketed as spherical powder by Hodgdon Powder Company [1]) is a form of nitrocellulose used in small arms cartridges. Ball propellant can be manufactured more rapidly with greater safety and less expense than extruded propellants.
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. [29] The early M2 water-cooled AA guns had a cyclical rate of around 450–600 rpm. [30] The AN/M2 aircraft gun has a cyclic rate of 750–850 rpm; this increases to 1,200 rpm for AN/M3 aircraft guns.
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing is an Australian-owned, American manufacturer of firearms and ammunition located in Christiana, Tennessee.It was founded in 1982 by Ronnie G. Barrett for the purpose of building semi-automatic rifles chambered for the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) ammunition, originally developed for and used in M2 Browning machine guns.