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Browning M2 .30 Caliber

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Browning M2 .30 Caliber
Quick Overview
Overview

The Browning M2 .30 caliber is an aircraft variant of John Browning's M1919 machine gun series. It was designed for fixed and flexible mounting on American military aircraft. The AN/M2 differs from the ground M1919 in having a thinner profile barrel for cooling and a higher rate of fire. It fires the .30-06 Springfield cartridge from a disintegrating metal link belt. The AN/M2 was the standard American aircraft machine gun at the start of World War II.

Calibers & Ammunition
Dimensions
Overall Length
994 mm
Barrel Length
610 mm
Weight
11.0 kg
Mechanical
Action Type
Short recoil
Trigger Type
Automatic only
Sights Type
Ring-and-bead aircraft sight
Magazine Capacity
Belt-fed (250 rounds typical)
Additional Information
action
Short recoil
barrel
610 mm
length
994 mm
weight
11.0 kg

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