M2 Browning .50 caliber machine guns

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/M2_Browning_.50_caliber_machine_guns

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:action	recoil-operated
gptkbp:barrel_length	45 inches
gptkbp:barrel_type	less than 1 minute .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:.50_BMG
gptkbp:cooling_system	air-cooled
gptkbp:designed_by	gptkb:John_Browning
gptkbp:feed_system	belt-fed
gptkbp:firing_mechanism	semi-automatic fully automatic
gptkbp:first_introduced	1933
gptkbp:height	23 inches
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	M2 Browning .50 caliber machine guns
gptkbp:is_accessible_by	gptkb:vehicles
gptkbp:length	65 inches
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity	853 m/s
gptkbp:produced_by	gptkb:Browning_Arms_Company
gptkbp:range	1,830 meters 2,000 yards
gptkbp:rate_of_fire	450-600 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil	heavy recoil
gptkbp:replaced_by	gptkb:M2_A1_Browning
gptkbp:safety	manual safety
gptkbp:sights	iron sights optical sights
gptkbp:used_by	gptkb:NATO_forces gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:used_in	gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom gptkb:War_on_Terror gptkb:Operation_Joint_Guardian gptkb:Bosnian_War gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Operation_Allied_Force gptkb:Iraq_War gptkb:Operation_Noble_Eagle gptkb:Operation_Unified_Protector gptkb:Operation_Inherent_Resolve gptkb:Operation_Provide_Comfort gptkb:Operation_Restore_Hope gptkb:Operation_Southern_Watch gptkb:Operation_Odyssey_Dawn gptkb:Operation_Freedom's_Sentinel gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:M2_A1 gptkb:M3 gptkb:M2_HB M2 A2
gptkbp:weight	84 pounds
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:USCGC_Westwind
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8