12.7 mm M2 HB machine gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/12.7_mm_M2_HB_machine_gun

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	shooting
gptkbp:action	short recoil
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Browning_M2
gptkbp:barrelLength	1143 mm heavy barrel
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:12.7×99mm_NATO
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:feedSystem	belt-fed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	12.7 mm M2 HB machine gun
gptkbp:introduced	1933
gptkbp:length	1650 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:FN_Herstal gptkb:U.S._Ordnance gptkb:General_Dynamics
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity	890 m/s
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Ma_Deuce
gptkbp:notableUser	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:France gptkb:Germany gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableVariant	gptkb:AN/M2 gptkb:M2A1 gptkb:M3 gptkb:M2_QCB
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:primaryUse	anti-aircraft infantry support anti-vehicle fortification defense
gptkbp:range	1800 m 6800 m
gptkbp:rateOfFire	450–600 rounds/min
gptkbp:service	1933–present
gptkbp:touristAttraction	iron sights optical sights
gptkbp:type	gptkb:train shooting aircraft mount vehicle mount
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:NATO gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces over 60 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
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:BOV_M65
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7