Browning M2 .50-Cal. Heavy Machine Gun

The Browning M2 .50-calibre heavy machine gun is belt fed, recoil operated, heavy barrel, and air-cooled. The standard ammunition is C44 armour piercing tracer which is fired from a disintegrating link belt, fed from the right or left and operated and fired electrically or mechanically.

This flexible weapon can be adapted to a variety of combat vehicles and ground mounts. It may be mounted on vehicles or on a tripod for ground operations, or dismounted to provide supporting fire.

• Weight: 38 kg
• Sustained rate of fire: 40 rounds per minute
• Maximum rate of fire: 635 rounds per minute
• Maximum range of fire: 1850 m
• Effective range of fire against armour: 600 m

• .50-calibre ball cartridge
• .50-calibre linked cartridge
• .50-calibre tracer cartridge