M2 Browning

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/M2_Browning

GPTKB entity

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:action	recoil-operated
gptkbp:barrel_length	45 inches (1,140 mm)
gptkbp:barrel_type	.50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:.50_BMG
gptkbp:cooling_system	air-cooled
gptkbp:current_status	in service
gptkbp:designed_by	gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:feed_system	belt-fed
gptkbp:firing_mechanism	recoil-operated
gptkbp:first_introduced	1933
gptkbp:historical_significance	widely used in various conflicts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	M2 Browning
gptkbp:length	65 inches (1,650 mm)
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Browning_Arms_Company
gptkbp:mounting_options	tripod, vehicle-mounted, aircraft-mounted
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity	853 m/s (2,800 ft/s)
gptkbp:notable_users	gptkb:Singapore_Armed_Forces gptkb:Iraqi_Armed_Forces gptkb:Qatari_Armed_Forces gptkb:Colombian_Army gptkb:Japanese_Self-Defense_Forces gptkb:Jordanian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Egyptian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Georgian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Canadian_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:Brazilian_Army gptkb:British_Armed_Forces gptkb:French_Armed_Forces gptkb:Philippine_Army gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force gptkb:Kuwaiti_Armed_Forces gptkb:Taiwanese_Armed_Forces gptkb:German_Armed_Forces gptkb:Mexican_Army gptkb:New_Zealand_Defence_Force gptkb:Afghan_National_Army gptkb:Ukrainian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Bahraini_Defence_Force gptkb:Vietnamese_People's_Army
gptkbp:operating_system	gas-operated
gptkbp:range	1,800 meters (2,000 yards) 2,000 yards (1,800 m)
gptkbp:rate_of_fire	450-600 rounds per minute 450–1,200 rounds per minute sustained fire 40 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil	heavy recoil
gptkbp:sights	iron sights
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:M2_A1_Browning
gptkbp:used_by	gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:M2_A1 gptkb:M3_Browning gptkb:M2_HB
gptkbp:weight	84 pounds 84 pounds (38 kg)
gptkbp:year_established	1933
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:The_United_States_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4