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It was a very strong machine gun even if it needed 4-6 crew members to operate it.
It could fire 400-600 small calibe rounds per minute.
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Was the browning M1919 machine gun used in World War 1?
No. The predecessor to the M1919 - the water cooled Browning M1917 - was used, but the M1919 was named for the year it went into service - 1919, which was the year after the First World War had ended.
Dates of Manufacture Browning M2 Heavy Machine gun serial number 66418?
A Browning M2 Heavy Machine gun with a 66418 serial would have been manufactured around 1958. Over 3 million M2 .50 cal machine guns have been manufactured.
What are the three most used weapons in world war 2?
The M1 Garand rifle, Oerlikon 20mm naval cannon, Browning .303 aircraft machine gun.
How many types of guns were used in ww1?
Some as falows: Rifles M1903 Springfield M1892-99 Springfield M1917 Enfield Lee-Enfield (AEF soldiers in Commonwealth units) M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle Winchester Model Lee 1895 (Used by the Navy) Winchester Model 1895 Winchester Model 1907 Remington Model 8 Berthier rifle (AEF soldiers in French units) Machine Guns M1917 Browning Machine Gun Chauchat Lewis Gun Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gun Hotchkiss M1914 machine gun M1895 Colt-Browning machine gun Vickers machine gun Shotguns Winchester M1897 Winchester M1912 Browning Auto-5 Remington Model 10 Grenades F1 Grenade Mk 1 grenade Mk 2 grenadebr Mills bomb
What machine gun was used by America in world war 2?
Submachine Guns * Thompson M1928, M1928A1, M1, M1A1 * M3/A1 'Grease Gun' * M50 Reising submachine gun Machine Guns* Browning M1919 Medium Machine Gun * Browning M1917A1 Heavy Machine Gun * Browning M2 Heavy Machine Gun
Who made the tripod machine gun that was used in world war 2?
Browning m1917 water cooled browning m1919 air cooled browning m2 .50 caliber machine gun
What is the world's most powerful light machine gun mmg medium machine gun and hmg heavy machine gun?
light machine gun is the m249 a medium machine gun is the m240 and the heavy machine gun is the browning m2 50. cal machine gun
What were the primary uses of the machine gun in world war 1?
The machine gun was very affective in slaughtering many soldiers as they advanced across open ground towards the enemy.
What is the most powerful man-portable gun in the world?
My guess is the M1917 Browning machine gun in 30/06
Which machine gun was nick named Brownie?
Browning M 1917 machine gun
Is the BAR gun better then the browning machine gun?
The BAR machine gun is recommended for its accuracy and portability whereas with the browning you sacrifice these qualities for greater fire rate, ammo capacity and bullet penetration. Actually, the Browning Automatic Rifle (aka Browning Machine gun) IS the BAR; they are one and the same. BAR is an acronym for Browning Automatic Rifle.
How many guns did the Sherman tank have?
On the top of the turret it had one browning m2 50. cal machine gun in the turret it had one 75mm tank gun and one browning 30. cal machine gun and in the body it had another browning 30. cal machine gun
What types of machine guns were used in World War 2?
In World War 2 there were three types of machine guns used: squad support weapon, medium machine gun, and Heavy Machine gun such as the Browning M2, and the M1919
Who invented the M1917A1 machine gun?
John Browning
Who patented the machine gun?
I believe it was John Browning ??
What is M2?
An M2 is a machine made back in WWII by John Browning Hence the name Browning Machine gun, John Browning was the gun maker which the united states still uses today such as the M1911 and the M2.
M2 browning 50cal machine gun?
The M2 Machine Gun, Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun, is a heavy-machine-gundesigned towards the end of world-war-iby john-browning. It is very similar in design to Browning's earlier m1919-browning-machine-gun, which was chambered for the 30-06-springfieldcartridge. The M2 uses the larger and more powerful 50-bmgcartridge, which was named for the gun itself (BMG standing for Browning Machine Gun). The M2 has been referred to as "Ma Deuce",m2-browning-machine-gunor "the fifty" in reference to its caliber. The design has had many specific designations; the official designation for the current infantry type is Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB, Flexible. It is effective against infantry, unarmored or lightly armored vehicles and boats, light fortifications and low-flying aircraft.The Browning .50 caliber machine gun has been used extensively as a vehicle weapon and for aircraft armament by the united-statesfrom the 1920s to the present. It was heavily used during world-war-ii, the korean-war, the vietnam-war, and during operations in iraqand afghanistanin the 2000s (decade). It is the primary heavy machine gun of natocountries, and has been used by many other countries. The M2 has been in use longer than any other small-armsin U.S. inventory except the 45-acpm1911-pistol, also designed by John Browning.The M2HB is manufactured in the United States by general-dynamics-corporationm2-browning-machine-gunand u-s-ordnance-incm2-browning-machine-gunfor use by the United States government, and for US Foreign Allies via FMS sales. fabrique-nationale-de-herstalhas manufactured the M2 machine gun since the 1930s.m2-browning-machine-gun[verification needed] U.S. Ordnance developed their M2 Quick Change Barrel system after years of manufacturing machine guns for the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. alliesSource of information: m2-browning-machine-gun
