Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Browning_M2_.50_caliber_machine_gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	machine gun
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:.50_BMG_cartridges
gptkbp:barrelLength	45 inches
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:.50_BMG
gptkbp:coolingSystem	air-cooled
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:firstIntroduced	1933
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	iconic heavy machine gun
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun
gptkbp:length	65 inches
gptkbp:lensType	aircraft-mounted tripod vehicle-mounted
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Browning_Arms_Company
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity	853 m/s
gptkbp:notable_player	automatic
gptkbp:notableUsers	gptkb:Singapore_Armed_Forces gptkb:Qatari_Armed_Forces gptkb:Austrian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Italian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Jordanian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Spanish_Armed_Forces gptkb:Egyptian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Bahraini_Armed_Forces gptkb:Brazilian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Colombian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces gptkb:NATO_forces gptkb:UAE_Armed_Forces gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Omani_Armed_Forces gptkb:South_African_National_Defence_Force gptkb:British_Armed_Forces gptkb:French_Armed_Forces gptkb:Norwegian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces gptkb:Finnish_Defence_Forces gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Swedish_Armed_Forces gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force gptkb:Danish_Armed_Forces gptkb:Philippine_Armed_Forces gptkb:Kuwaiti_Armed_Forces gptkb:German_Armed_Forces gptkb:New_Zealand_Defence_Force gptkb:Mexican_Armed_Forces gptkb:Swiss_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:operationalRange	2000 yards
gptkbp:productionCompany	in production
gptkbp:rateOfFire	450-600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil	yes
gptkbp:replacedBy	M2A1 in some roles
gptkbp:safetyFeatures	manual safety
gptkbp:services	belt-fed
gptkbp:sights	iron sights optical sights
gptkbp:successor	M2A1
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:weight	84 pounds