.50 cal M2 Browning machine gun

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf machine gun
gptkbp:armament gptkb:.50_BMG_ammunition
gptkbp:barrelLength 45 inches
quick-change barrel
gptkbp:built 1932
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:.50_BMG
gptkbp:coolingSystem air-cooled
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:fieldOfUse anti-aircraft, anti-vehicle
gptkbp:firstIntroduced 1933
gptkbp:historicalSignificance iconic weapon in modern warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label .50 cal M2 Browning machine gun
gptkbp:length 65 inches
gptkbp:lensType tripod, vehicle, aircraft
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 850 m/s
gptkbp:notable_player semi-automatic, fully automatic
gptkbp:notableFeature high stopping power
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:NATO_forces
gptkbp:operatingHours recoil-operated
gptkbp:operationalRange 2000 yards
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Browning_Arms_Company
gptkbp:produces ongoing production
gptkbp:rateOfFire 450-600 rounds per minute
single shot or automatic
gptkbp:recoil heavy recoil
gptkbp:reliability high reliability
gptkbp:services belt-fed
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:M2A1_Browning
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Somali_Civil_War
gptkb:Bosnian_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Libyan_Civil_War
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Operation_Spartan_Shield
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Operation_Freedom's_Sentinel
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Inherent Resolve
Operation Iraqi Freedom
War on Terror
Yemeni Civil War
Operation Noble Eagle
Operation Unified Protector
Operation Restore Hope
Operation New Dawn
Operation Odyssey Dawn
Operation Vigilant Resolve
War_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:variant M2HB, M2A1
gptkbp:weight 84 pounds