Today the M2 serves as an infantry crew-served heavy machine gun, as a remote-controlled external coaxial gun on Merkava main battle tanks, as the main weapon on the Samson RCWS, and as a secondary weapon on Israeli Sea Corps gunboats and missile boats.

The Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, Heavy barrel is an automatic, recoil operated, air-cooled machine gun with adjustable headspace and is crew transportable with limited amounts of ...

Nov 12, 2024 · The M2 will punch through trees, cars, walls, and body armor with ease. The gun’s range, reliability and penetration are what made the weapon so popular for so long. A crewman of a river patrol boat scans the river bank during patrol in Vietnam.

The 1920s and 1930s saw the gradual acceptance of the M2 into every service in the U.S. military, including the Coast Guard. By the start of World War II, the M2 was the standard weapon for U.S. fighter and bomber aircraft, tanks and scout cars, and …

Dec 16, 2022 · The M2 can fire between 450 and 600 .50 caliber BMG (12.7 x 99 mm NATO) RPM. Its sheer power, combined with the .50 BMG cartridge, makes it a lethal, relentless weapon that’s extremely versatile and effective in both anti-personnel and anti-aircraft scenarios.

Aug 31, 2023 · Originally designed for the trenches of World War I, all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces still use the heavy machine gun over 100 years later. One weapon has continually served the U.S. Armed...

Mar 21, 2017 · One of his most enduring and effective designs is the heavy machine gun that proudly bears his name, the awesome .50 Browning – also known to millions of servicemen and women as the “Browning M2” or simply the “Ma Deuce.” The Browning .50 caliber was on the cover of the July 1945 issue of The American Rifleman, as WWII drew to a close. NRA photo.

Feb 28, 2009 · JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq - The M2 .50 cal machine gun is used by many 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) Soldiers during convoy operations in Iraq today. When properly maintained, this...

The M2 provides weapon suppressive fire for offensive and defensive purposes. It is capable of single-shot and automatic fire. The battle proven system can be ground or vehicle mounted and...

The M2 fires the devastating .50 BMG round out to an effective range of over a mile. The weapon can take on soft-skinned vehicles and light armour. It can punch through concrete walls and chew up a forest.