Characteristics of the M2 .50 caliber Machine Gun
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The M2 .50 caliber machine gun is a crew served, belt fed, air-cooled, recoil operated machine gun capable of firing in single shot or fully automatic.
| weight of total gun with tripod | 128lb |
| weight of receiver | 60lb |
| weight of barrel | 24lb |
| weight of tripod | 44lb |
| length of gun | 65in |
| length of barrel | 45in |
| muzzle velocity | 3050fps~888m/s |
| bore diameter | .50cal~12.7mm |
| maximum effective range | 2000m |
| maximum range | 6800m~4.2miles |
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