.50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	shooting
gptkbp:action	short recoil
gptkbp:barrelLength	1,143 mm
gptkbp:caliber	12.7 mm
gptkbp:cartridge	gptkb:.50_BMG
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:enteredService	1933–present
gptkbp:feedSystem	belt-fed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	.50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun
gptkbp:length	1,654 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:FN_Herstal gptkb:U.S._Ordnance gptkb:General_Dynamics
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity	890 m/s
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Ma_Deuce
gptkbp:notableFeature	shooting air-cooled crew-served
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:range	1,800 m 6,800 m
gptkbp:rateOfFire	450–600 rounds/min
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:M2A1_machine_gun
gptkbp:type	gptkb:train aircraft mount vehicle mount
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:NATO gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Iraq_War gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight	38 kg (gun only)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:M44_Self-Propelled_Howitzer
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6