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 · Despite being more than a century old, the Ma Deuce still rides proudly atop every American M1 Abrams tank in service. Supply trucks and self-propelled artillery pieces all feature the obligatory .50-caliber up top as well.

2018年9月11日 · Used as a medium infantry support weapon, anti-aircraft gun, anti-boat gun, and even a sniper rifle, the ‘Ma Deuce’ is a historic firearm. If you’re looking to restore an M2, check out these parts that other ‘Ma Deuce’ M2 .50 Cal Machine Gun owners have needed.

2017年3月21日 · After further development by John M. Browning in the immediate post WWI-era, the resulting gun was approved for production and called the M1921 water-cooled .50-cal. machine gun, and it formed the basis for today’s M2 model, the fabled “Ma Deuce.”

2022年10月20日 · Have you ever wondered just how long the M2 Browning .50 caliber Heavy Machinegun, affectionally known as “Ma Deuce”, has been hanging around the battlefield? Whenever the .50 caliber is mentioned, those talking about it do so in what would best be described as reverent, awe-inspired tones.

2024年12月28日 · The Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun, known as "Ma Deuce," has served the U.S. military for over 100 years with unparalleled firepower, reliability, and range.

2022年12月9日 · The M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun has touched the battlefields of every major American conflict since the Second World War. Over the decades, the M2 — affectionately known among troops as “Ma Deuce” — has proved to be a highly versatile weapon.

2021年5月20日 · 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!

The Browning .50 caliber machine gun is officially called the M2, but veterans from WWII to today know it as “Ma Deuce.” The M2 was designed near the end of WWI by master weapons designer John Browning. The M2 will soon see its 100th birthday, as it has been in production since 1921!

2018年6月6日 · By 1921, the Army adopted an experimental, water-cooled .50 caliber machine gun based on the Browning design that was the “father” of the Ma Deuce. After Browning’s death, other weapons designers corrected flaws in the M1921, such as its lightweight barrel.