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gptkbp:instanceOf
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machine gun
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gptkbp:action
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Short recoil, gas-operated
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:.50_BMG_ammunition
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gptkbp:barrelLength
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Less than 2 minutes
40 rounds per minute
45 inches (1,140 mm)
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gptkbp:caliber
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gptkb:.50_BMG
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gptkbp:coolingSystem
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Air-cooled
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gptkbp:designedBy
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gptkb:John_Browning
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gptkbp:firstIntroduced
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1933
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Widely used in various conflicts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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.50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun
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gptkbp:length
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65 inches (1,650 mm)
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gptkbp:lensType
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Tripod, vehicle-mounted, aircraft-mounted
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Browning_Arms_Company
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gptkbp:muzzleVelocity
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853 m/s (2,800 ft/s)
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gptkbp:notableUsers
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gptkb:Singapore_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Qatari_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Jordanian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Egyptian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Brazilian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Colombian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces
gptkb:NATO_forces
gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Omani_Armed_Forces
gptkb:South_African_National_Defence_Force
gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkb:French_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces
gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force
gptkb:Philippine_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Kuwaiti_Armed_Forces
gptkb:German_Armed_Forces
gptkb:New_Zealand_Defence_Force
gptkb:Mexican_Armed_Forces
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gptkbp:operationalRange
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1,800 meters (1,969 yards)
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gptkbp:rateOfFire
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750 rounds per minute
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gptkbp:recoil
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Heavy recoil
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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None, still in use
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gptkbp:services
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Belt-fed
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gptkbp:sights
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Iron sights
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Iraq_War
War_in_Afghanistan
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:M3
M2HB
M2A1
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gptkbp:weight
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84 pounds (38 kg)
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