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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]
The M60B was a short-lived variant designed to be fired from helicopters, with limited deployment made in the 1960s and 1970s. Nicknamed the "Free Gun" by aircrew door gunners, [26] it was not mounted, just held, and was soon replaced by the pintle-mounted M60D. The 'B' model differed most noticeably in that it had no bipod and featured 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 M192 Lightweight Ground Mount is a tripod fielded by the United States armed forces. It was designed and developed by Capco, Incorporated under contract through Picatinny Arsenal to replace the M122 tripod. [1] The United States Army named the tripod one of 2005's top ten inventions. [1] It was designed for use with the M249, M240B, and M240L.
Ordnance crest "WHAT'S IN A NAME" - military education about SNL. This is a historic (index) list of United States Army weapons and materiel, by their Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group and individual designations — an alpha-numeric nomenclature system used in the United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalogues used from about 1930 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
The M2 tripod was a component of the M1919 Browning system. The later M122 used with the M60 is an aluminum (IIRC) version of the steel M2. I changed the link because it was originally pointed at the M2 Browning machine gun (which uses an M3 tripod) and felt that, if someone was really looking for a picture of the M2 tripod they'd at least find ...