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.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