M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf machine gun
gptkbp:action recoil-operated
gptkbp:armament gptkb:.50_BMG
gptkbp:barrelLength 45 inches
air-cooled
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:NATO
gptkbp:caliber gptkb:.50_BMG
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:firstIntroduced 1933
gptkbp:historicalSignificance iconic weapon of the 20th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun
gptkbp:length 65 inches
gptkbp:lensType tripod, vehicle, aircraft
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity 850 m/s
gptkbp:notable_player semi-automatic, fully automatic
gptkbp:notableUsers gptkb:Singapore_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Qatari_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Colombian_Army
gptkb:Jordanian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Egyptian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Israeli_Defense_Forces
gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkb:U.S._Marine_Corps
gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Omani_Armed_Forces
gptkb:South_African_National_Defence_Force
gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:Brazilian_Army
gptkb:U.S._Air_Force
gptkb:Philippine_Army
gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces
gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Kuwaiti_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Mexican_Army
gptkb:New_Zealand_Defence_Force
gptkbp:operationalRange 2000 yards
gptkbp:producedBy gptkb:Browning_Arms_Company
gptkbp:rateOfFire 450-600 rounds per minute
single shot or automatic
gptkbp:recoil heavy recoil
gptkbp:reliability high reliability
gptkbp:replacedBy none
gptkbp:safetyFeatures manual safety
gptkbp:services belt-fed
gptkbp:sights iron sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:M3_Browning_.50_caliber_machine_gun
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
War on Terror
gptkbp:weight 84 pounds