The M2 machine gun or Browning .50 caliber machine gun (informally, "Ma Deuce") [13] [14] is a heavy machine gun that was designed near the end of World War I by John Browning. While similar to Browning's M1919 Browning machine gun, which was chambered for the .30-06 cartridge, the M2 uses Browning's larger and more powerful .50 BMG (12.7 mm ...

2024年11月12日 · The belt-fed M2 .50-caliber machine gun is a short-recoil design. That means the barrel and bolt remain locked together as a unit at the moment of firing. The barrel cycles back with the bolt for a short distance before they separate, to then effect extraction and ejection.

The Browning M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, Heavy barrel is an automatic, recoil operated, air-cooled machine gun with adjustable headspace and is crew transportable with limited amounts of...

2023年8月31日 · Originally designed for the trenches of World War I, all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces still use the heavy machine gun over 100 years later. One weapon has continually served the U.S....

2021年5月20日 · That sound that gun is, of course, the Ma Deuce. Though it is perhaps the least forgotten weapon of all time, Ian McCullom featured its form, history, and function in the video Ma Deuce: The Venerable Browning M2 .50 Caliber HMG on Forgotten Weapons. Check it out below!

2025年3月21日 · The M2 .50 caliber machine gun’s remarkable performance during World War II solidified its place as one of the most effective heavy machine guns in military history. Its reliability, versatility, and firepower made it a crucial asset across land, air, and sea operations.

2017年3月21日 · One of his most enduring and effective designs is the heavy machine gun that proudly bears his name, the awesome .50 Browning – also known to millions of servicemen and women as the “Browning M2” or simply the “Ma Deuce.”

2017年2月23日 · Browning’s magnificent M2 machine gun—chambered in the .50 Browning Machine Gun (BMG) cartridge—gave America and her allies the priceless gift of global air superiority. Nothing else came...

2022年12月16日 · According to field surveys, soldiers have rated the M2 Browning .50 caliber among the most effective guns in their arsenal – and for good reason. The heavy machine gun is a belt-fed, closed-bolt, air-cooled weapon with a range of 1,830 meters .

2022年10月20日 · Since its adoption, the basic design of the M2 .50 Caliber has not changed much. It is a short recoil-operated belt-fed machine gun that fires from a closed bolt. When it fires, the barrel recoils a short distance, which imparts force on the bolt and bolt carrier.