.50 caliber M2 machine gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/.50_caliber_M2_machine_gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	shooting
gptkbp:action	short recoil
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Browning_M2
gptkbp:barrelLength	1,143 mm
gptkbp:caliber	12.7 mm
gptkbp:cartridge	gptkb:.50_BMG
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:enteredService	1933
gptkbp:feedSystem	belt-fed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	.50 caliber M2 machine gun
gptkbp:length	1,654 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:FN_Herstal gptkb:U.S._Ordnance gptkb:General_Dynamics
gptkbp:notableUser	gptkb:British_Armed_Forces gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:French_Armed_Forces gptkb:Egyptian_Armed_Forces gptkb:German_Bundeswehr gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Japanese_Self-Defense_Forces gptkb:Pakistan_Armed_Forces gptkb:Philippine_Armed_Forces gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_Armed_Forces gptkb:South_African_National_Defence_Force gptkb:South_Korean_Armed_Forces gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force gptkb:Brazilian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces Royal Thai Armed Forces
gptkbp:notableVariant	gptkb:AN/M2 gptkb:M2A1 gptkb:M2HB gptkb:M3
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:range	6,800 m 1,830 m
gptkbp:rateOfFire	450–600 rounds/min
gptkbp:type	gptkb:train aircraft mount vehicle mount
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:NATO gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:usedFor	anti-aircraft infantry support naval defense anti-vehicle fortification defense
gptkbp:usedIn	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:M1_Assault_Breacher_Vehicle gptkb:M1A1
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6