12.7 mm M2HB machine gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shooting
gptkbp:action short recoil-operated
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Browning_M2HB
gptkbp:ammunitionType gptkb:.50_BMG
gptkbp:barrelLength 1,143 mm
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:12.7×99mm_NATO
gptkbp:category shooting
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:feedSystem belt-fed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 12.7 mm M2HB machine gun
gptkbp:introduced 1933
gptkbp:length 1,654 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:FN_Herstal
gptkb:General_Dynamics
gptkbp:notableFeature air-cooled
crew-served
heavy barrel
gptkbp:notableUser gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:notableVariant gptkb:AN/M2
gptkb:M2A1
gptkb:M3
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:primaryUse anti-aircraft
infantry support
anti-vehicle
fortification defense
gptkbp:range 6,800 m
1,830 m
gptkbp:rateOfFire 450–600 rounds/min
gptkbp:replacedBy Browning M1921
gptkbp:service 1933–present
gptkbp:successor XM806 (not widely adopted)
gptkbp:touristAttraction iron sights
optical sights (optional)
gptkbp:type gptkb:train
aircraft mount
vehicle mount
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:NATO
gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
over 90 countries
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:Type_75_155_mm_self-propelled_howitzer
gptkb:Type_74
gptkb:Ariete_main_battle_tank
gptkb:Ariete_MBT
gptkb:M48A5
gptkb:Type_60_Self-propelled_106_mm_Recoilless_Gun
gptkb:Type_74_Main_Battle_Tank
gptkb:Type_75_130_mm_Multiple_Rocket_Launcher
gptkb:Type_75_self-propelled_howitzer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7