Browning M2

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Browning_M2

GPTKB entity

Properties (63)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	machine gun
gptkbp:armament	.50 caliber ammunition
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:.50_BMG
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:firstIntroduced	1933
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Browning M2
gptkbp:length	65 inches (1,650 mm)
gptkbp:lensType	aircraft-mounted tripod vehicle-mounted
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:General_Dynamics gptkb:Browning_Arms_Company gptkb:Colt's_Manufacturing_Company
gptkbp:notable_player	recoil-operated
gptkbp:notableUsers	gptkb:Vietnam_People's_Army gptkb:Singapore_Armed_Forces gptkb:Italian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Japanese_Self-Defense_Forces gptkb:Spanish_Armed_Forces gptkb:Venezuelan_Armed_Forces gptkb:Egyptian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Brazilian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Argentine_Army gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Colombian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces gptkb:South_African_National_Defence_Force gptkb:British_Armed_Forces gptkb:French_Armed_Forces gptkb:NATO gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates_Armed_Forces gptkb:Israel_Defense_Forces gptkb:Peruvian_Army gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force gptkb:Chilean_Army gptkb:Philippine_Armed_Forces gptkb:Bangladeshi_Armed_Forces gptkb:Thai_Armed_Forces gptkb:German_Armed_Forces gptkb:Pakistani_Armed_Forces gptkb:New_Zealand_Defence_Force gptkb:South_Korean_Armed_Forces gptkb:Malaysian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Mexican_Armed_Forces gptkb:Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:operationalRange	1,800 meters (2,000 yards)
gptkbp:rateOfFire	450–1,200 rounds per minute
gptkbp:replacedBy	none
gptkbp:services	belt-fed
gptkbp:sights	iron sights
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Iraq_War War_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:M3 M2HB M2A1
gptkbp:weight	84 pounds (38 kg)