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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: M2 Machine Gun
		The M2 is an air-cooled, belt-fed, machine gun that fires from a closed bolt, operated on the short recoil principle.
		The M1919 Browning.30 calibre machine gun was widely used during the Second World War by US forces as both a vehicle mounted weapon, and as an infantry weapon in both medium and later light machine gun configuration (the former by fitting the weapon to a tripod, the latter by fitting a bipod and buttstock).
		Machine guns were mounted in aircraft for the first time in World War I. Firing through a moving propeller was solved in a variety of ways, including the interrupter gear, metal reinforcement of the propeller or simply avoiding the problem with wing mounted guns.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/M2-Machine-Gun (5085 words)

	Modern Firearms - Browning M1921 M2 M2HB M2B-QCB heavy machine gun
		Officially adopted in 1923 as “machine gun,.50 calibre, M1921”, this water cooled, belt fed gun became the prime AA weapon for the infantry and the navy.
		On infantry guns, the cocking handle was invariably installed on the right side of the weapon, but slots were made on both sides of the receiver for tank installations which may require a left-side cocking handle.
		Therefore, if gun is fired in semi-automatic mode (single shots), for each shot the operator must first release the bolt forward by pressing the bolt latch release, located next to the thumb trigger (as the gun fires from a closed bolt).
	world.guns.ru /machine/mg04-e.htm (1234 words)

	Machine Gun - www.canadiansoldiers.com
		Machine Guns had played a minor part in Canadian military history in the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, when Gatling Guns under the command of a regular US Army officer, lent their support to the battles at Cut Knife Creek and Batoche.
		Machine Gun battalions (and independent MG companies in the armoured divisions} were employed throughout the war.
		The M1919 Browning.30 calibre machine gun was widely used during the Second World War by US forces as both a vehicle mounted weapon, and as an infantry weapon in both medium and later light machine gun configuration (the former by fitting the weapon to a tripod, the latter by fitting a bipod and buttstock).
	www.canadiansoldiers.com /mediawiki-1.5.5/index.php?title=Machine_Guns (1445 words)

	Machine Gun - Military History Wiki
		Heavy guns such as the Vickers machine gun were joined by many other machine weapons, which mostly had their start in the early 20th century.
		Machine guns were mounted in aircraft for the first time in World War I. Firing through a moving propeller was solved in a variety of ways, including the interrupter gear, metal reinforcement of the propeller or simply avoiding the problem with wing mounted guns.
		In the future, electronically controlled machine guns with ultra-high rates of fire may see use in some applications, although current small-caliber weapons of this type have found little use: they are too light for anti-vehicle use, but too heavy (especially with the need to carry a tactically useful amount of ammunition) for individual soldiers.
	www.militaryhistorywiki.org /wiki/Machine_Gun (2099 words)

	Machine Gun - MSN Encarta
		The M2 heavy machine gun, designed by American inventor John Moses Browning, was first built at the end of World War I (1914-1918).
		Many externally powered machine guns are modern motorized versions of the hand-turned Gatling gun, patented by American inventor Richard Jordan Gatling in 1862.
		The Gatling gun was used late in the American Civil War and was used in several other wars in the last half of the 19th century.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761562087_3/Machine_Gun.html (816 words)

	US Helicopter Weapons in Vietnam (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The XM296 machine gun, used on the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, is the same as an M2, except it be fired remotely using an electrical solenoid.
		The Browning M3 aircraft gun was a.50 cal. M2 machine gun that was modified for use as an aircraft gun that could be fired remotely by the pilot or gunner of a helicopter or light fixed-wing aircraft.
		It was used on the M2 armament subsystem on the OH-13 Sioux and the OH-23 Raven, and the M6 and M16 on the UH- 1B "Huey".
	www.gruntonline.com /US_Forces/US_Helicopters/us_helos_weapons3.htm (1609 words)

	M60 machine gun - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The M60 machine gun began development in the late 1940s and borrowed strongly from German designs such as the MG42 and FG42, combining the stamped sheet metal construction and belt feed mechanism of the former with the often unreliable and exceedingly complex gas-actuated operating system of the latter.
		It was gradually replaced in the late 20th Century by the M240 machine gun (a license-copy of the FN MAG), which was finally adopted by the US military in 1991.
		Another flaw with the M60 is that the barrel, removable as with most machine gun barrels, had the bipod attatched to it, instead of being attatched to the gas chamber or barrel shield.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/M-60 (2134 words)

	Machine Guns Portal @ MiniMachineGun.com (Mini Machine Gun) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The two major operation systems of modern automatic machine guns are gas operation (which uses the gas generated from the burning powder to cycle the action), or recoil operation (which uses the recoil generated from the ejecting bullet to cycle the action).
		Although the term "machine gun" is often used by civilians to describe all fully automatic weapons, in military usage the term is restricted to relatively heavy weapons fired from some sort of support rather than hand-held, able to provide continuous or frequent bursts of automatic fire for as long as ammunition lasts.
		Medium and heavy machine guns are either mounted on a tripod or on a vehicle; when carried on foot, the machine gun and associated equipment (tripod, ammunition, spare barrels) require additional crew members.
	www.minimachinegun.com (1827 words)

	USgunbible (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The gun is equipped with leaf-type rear sight, flash suppressor and a spare barrel assembly.
		This gun may be mounted on ground mounts and most vehicles as an anti-personnel and anti-aircraft weapon.
		Together with its slow rate of fire and its traversing and elevating mechanism, the M2 was used to a very limited extent as a sniper weapon during the Vietnam war at fixed installations such as firebases.
	www.usgunbible.com /mg.html (369 words)

	QUAD-50 M2 .50 CAL. MACHINE GUN
		The standard.50-cal. Browning M2 machine gun ("Ma Deuce") was supplied with a variety of mounting systems, from a post or tripod to multiple mounts that fired two or more guns in tandem.
		The gun mount, separate from the trailer, was also fitted to the M-16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, a halftrack to form a self-propelled unit and was used with other vehicles or stationary mounts.
		Following D-Day in June 1944, the M55, the quadruple.50-caliber machine guns on a trailer, were available in greater numbers than the M16 Multiple Gun Carriage halftrack with a mounted Quad-50.
	www.olive-drab.com /od_other_firearms_mg_m2_quad50.php (687 words)

	Gun Motor Carriages (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A Cal..50 Machine Gun M2 HB (flexible) on a ring mount is provided for use against low-flying aircraft.
		A cal..50 machine gun is mounted at the rear of the turret for protection against low-flying planes.
		A cal..50 Machine gun, M2, HB (flexible), on a pedestal mount on the turret, is provided.
	members.home.nl /alasoe/gun_motor_carriages.htm (1810 words)

	Machine gun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Heavy guns based on the Maxim such as the Vickers machine gun were joined by many other machine weapons, which mostly had their start in the early 20th century.
		A 7.62 mm GAU-17 gatling gun of the U.S. Navy.
		Electronically controlled machine guns with ultrahigh rates of fire, like Metal Storm's weapons may see use in some applications, although current small-caliber weapons of this type have found little use: they are too light for anti-vehicle use, but too heavy (especially with the need to carry a tactically useful amount of ammunition) for individual soldiers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Machine_gun (4109 words)

	Guns of USS Tuscaloosa - CA-37 - USS Wichita - CA-45 - WWII heavy cruisers
		She was eventually outfitted with 16 - 40mm and 19 - 20mm antiaircraft guns, replacing the machine guns.
		Although a heavy antiaircraft gun found only on cruisers or heavier ships, it was very effective because it was firing a substantial two-pound projectile and, in a quadruple mount, its rate of fire was 480 rounds per minute.
		Gun crews of an unidentified cruiser scan the skies on 15 Dec. 1944.
	home.earthlink.net /~keylimepie/guns.htm (737 words)

	M2 Weapons Rack - machine gun storage
		These Racks store the.50 inch calibre Browning-type machine gun and spare barrels in a secure upright position and permit easy transportation with a deployable base if required.
		The M2 weapon rack is constructed from tough structural steel sections to protect the firearms from rough handling during storage and transportation.
		The M2 Rack comes with a locking bar inserted through the centre of the machine gun for use with a security padlock – preventing unauthorised access or movement.
	www.weaponstorage.co.uk /M2.htm (266 words)

	Scottsdale Gun Club - The World's Largest Indoor Public Shooting Range! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The M2 version came about in 1933 with an air-cooled barrel and no oil buffer; initially only 70 or 80 rounds could be fired continuously before the barrel would need to cool down for a considerable period of time.
		The M2 is equipped with leaf-type rear sight, flash suppressor and a spare barrel assembly.
		Together with its slow rate of fire and its traversing and elevating mechanism, the M2 was used effectively during the Vietnam war at fixed installations such as firebases.
	www.scottsdalegunclub.com /mga_machineguns/m2hb.html (322 words)

	50BMG
		M2 and M9 links are used with the M2 machine gun only.
		Used by the M2 machine gun with the M19 Blank Ammunition Firing Attachment, the M85 machine gun with the M20 Blank Firing Attachment, and the M107 Long Range Sniper Rifle.
		The cartridge combines the functions of the M2 armor piercing bullet and the incendiary bullet, and is used against flammable targets and light-armored or unarmored targets, concrete shelters, and similar bullet-resisting targets.
	www.survivalmonkey.com /50BMG_ammo_Primer.htm (1416 words)

	U.S. Machine Guns
		The M-1919 Browning series.30 cal. machine gun was used as both a company level flexible light machine gun on the M-2 tripod mount and as a fixed machine gun on armored vehicles.
		The original.50 cal. machine gun was developed by John Browning in 1918.
		An improved version was adopted in 1933 as the Browning M2 water-cooled machine gun The legendary M2, with nicknames like the “Faithful 50” and "Ma Duce", is an automatic, belt-fed, recoil operated, air-cooled, crew-operated machine gun.
	www.efour4ever.com /machineguns_us.htm (214 words)

	Maintenance
		The Navy currently uses four machine guns-the M2.50 caliber Browning, the 7.62-mm M-60, the 20-mm Mk 16 Mod 5, and the 25-mm M242 chain gun.
		The.50-cal. HB M2 Browning machine gun is a belt-fed, recoil-operated, air-cooled machine gun.
		The gun is capable of alternate feed (ammunition can be fed from either the right or left side of the receiver) by repositioning some of the component parts; however, under most circumstances, the gun is fed from the left side.
	www.tpub.com /gunners/73.htm (996 words)

	Browning .50 Cal page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The.50 cal. (12.7mm) M2 (originally model No. M1923) was developed by John M. Browning at the end of World War I. After a series of early water-cooled, aircraft, and tank models were tested in the 1920s, an improved version was adopted in 1933 as the Browning M2 water-cooled machine gun.
		Subsequent models (.50 cal. M2 aircraft gun and M2 heavy barrel gun) using the same receiver, were adopted by the Army.
		The M2 machine gun was selected as the commander's weapon for use on the M1 series main battle tank.
	www.lcompanyranger.com /usweapons/50calpage2.htm (341 words)

	Individual and crew-served weapons and equipment Army - Find Articles
		The ubiquitous M2 Machine Gun is a belt-fed, air-cooled,.50-caliber Browning machine gun capable of being fed from either the right or left by repositioning certain parts.
		Standard.50-caliber ammunition types used in the M2 machine gun are the M33 ball, M17 tracer, M8 armor-piercing incendiary (API) and the M20 API tracer.
		The SLAP round provides the M2 machine gun with a more effective capability against improved armored vehicles by increasing penetration of light armor by a factor of two to three times at any given range over that of standard.50-caliber ammunition fielded by the U.S. military.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3723/is_200210/ai_n9085621 (853 words)

	Aircraft Gunnery_.50 cal.
		Two of the the improvements were a heavier bottom plate that better supported the receiver side plates and an increase in the ammunition lift capacity to 17 pounds, the latter in anticipation of longer and heavier linked ammunition belts.
		The ground gun figures and photos are shown for comparison.
		The ground Browning.50 caliber M2 HB on an M3 tripod.
	www.liberatorcrew.com /15_Gunnery/01_50cal.htm (212 words)

	M2 Rack, M2 50 caliber machine gun rack, weapons Rack, gun rack, Weapons security racks and cabinets
		Meeting or exceeding all requirements for arms storage the SecureIt M2 rack features a locking bar system that inserts though the carrier of the machine gun.
		When loaded with the full complement of machine guns (4 per rack) the M2 rack will be over 500 lbs so it will not need to be secured to the floor.
		the M2 racks are 42" or 53" wide, 15" deep, and 48" high and are available with a deployable base for easy transport with forklift or pallet truck.
	www.secureit-usa.com /M2-50cal-rack.asp (269 words)

	BMGParts.com / Browning Machine Gun Manuals
		Machine Gun, Caliber.30 Browning, M1919A4, Flexible W/E (1005-672-1643) Machine Gun, Caliber.30: Browning M1919A6 W/E (1005-611-6005) Machine Gun, Caliber.30: M37 (1005-716-2946) Mount, Tripod, Machine Gun: Caliber.30, M2, W/E (1005-322-9718).
		Machine Gun, Caliber.50: Browning, M2, Heavy Barrel, Flexible, W/E (1005-322-9715), Mount, Tripod, Machine Gun: M3, W/E (1005-322-9716), Mount,Machine Gun: Antiaircraft, M63, W/E (1005-673-3246), Machine Gun,Caliber.50: Browning Heavy Barrel, Flexible For Vehicles(1005-726-5636), Machine Gun, Caliber.50: Browning, M2, Heavy Barrel, Turret Types For: M1 Cupola (1005-693-4854), M13 Cupola(1005-606-8412), M45 Series (1005-602-2105), M48 Tank (1005-957-3893)Commander's Copula (1005-013-6944).
		Multiple Cal..50 Machine Gun Mounts M45, M45C, M45D And M45F Multiple Cal..50 Machine gun Mount M55 and Mount Trailer M20 (Formerly TM9-223).
	www.bmgparts.com /manual.html (935 words)

	Machine Gun Batteries
		The 20-mm gun was derived from the Swiss Oerlikon and mounted aboard in single and twin mounts.
		While they may not be considered true machine guns they were the replacement for the World War II era machine gun battery.
		These guns were removed during the FRAM II overhaul in 1961 and replaced with the DASH QH-50c system.
	www.dd-692.com /machinegun.htm (651 words)

	GI Gene Stuff - M2 Machine Gun
		The.50 Cal, HB, M2 Machine Gun is a belt-fed, recoil operated, air cooled, crew served machine gun, capable of firing single shot as well as automatic fire, and operates on the short recoil principle.
		Uses: Defend against low-flying hostile aircraft, support the infantryman in both attack and defense, destroy lightly armored vehicles, provide protection for motor movements, vehicle parks and train bivouacs, and reconnaissance by fire on suspected enemy positions.
		The M2 Heavy Machine Gun is the most reliable weapon in the US weapon inventory, my experience with this weapon
	www.homestead.com /gigenestuff/M2MachineGun.html (196 words)

	M2 Machine Gun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Coaxial gun or independent mounting in some tanks
		The basic M2 was deployed in US service in a number of subvariants, all with separate complete designations as per the US Army system.
		12.7 x 99 mm Browning M2HB machine gun, used as infantry weapon, IFV mounted gun and as tank's coaxial gun
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/M2_machine_gun (2194 words)

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