12.7 mm firearms

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Chapters: 12.7 mm machine guns, M2 Browning machine gun, .50 BMG, Barrett M82, DShK, Gepard anti-materiel rifle, Vidhwansak, CIS 50MG, GAU-19, NSV machine gun, XM312, 12.7x108mm, Afanasev A-12.7, Barrett M95, Kord machine gun, Zastava M93 Black Arrow, .50 Beowulf, Vickers .50 machine gun, PGM Hecate II, M85 machine gun, Barrett M99, Steyr HS .50, Accuracy International AW50F, VKS sniper rifle, XM806, Accuracy International AS50, .510 DTC EUROP, Armalite AR-50, Barrett XM500, Yak-B 12.7mm machine gun, KSVK 12.7, 6P62, 80.002, JTL-E .500 S&W Magnum 12", WKW Wilk, Rheinmetall RMG.50, Harris Gun Works M-96, Rolls-Royce .50 Cal Experimental Machine Gun, CZW-127, Bushmaster BA50 Rifle, EDM Arms Windrunner, MAC-58, Zastava M87, Ho-103 machine gun, Zastava M02 Coyote, Kalekalip AMR, Robar RC-50, TDI Disraptor, VB Berapi LP05, M1921 Browning machine gun, Type 77 Heavy Machine Gun, W85 Heavy Machine Gun, EXACTO, OSV-96, AMR-2. Excerpt: The M2 Machine Gun, Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun, is a heavy machine gun designed towards the end of World War I by John Browning. It is very similar in design to John Browning's earlier M1919 Browning machine gun, which was chambered for the .30-06 cartridge. The M2 uses the larger and more powerful .50 BMG cartridge, which was named for the gun itself (BMG standing for Browning Machine Gun). The M2 has been referred to as "Ma Deuce", or "the fifty" in reference to its caliber. The design has had many specific designations; the official designation for the current infantry type is Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB, Flexible. It is effective against infantry, unarmored or lightly armored vehicles and boats, light fortifications, and low-flying aircraft. The Browning .50 caliber machine gun has been used extensively as a vehicle weapon and for aircraft armament by the United States from the 1920s to the present day. It was heavily used during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, as well as during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan in the 2000s. It is the primary heavy machine gun of NATO countries, and has been used by many other countries as well. With the exception of the .45 ACP M1911 pistol, the M2 has been in use longer than any other small arm in U.S. inventory. The M2HB is currently manufactured in the United States by General Dynamics and US Ordnance for use by the United States government, and for US Foreign Allies via FMS sales. FN Herstal has manufactured the M2 machine gun since the 1930s. US Ordnance developed their M2 Quick Change Barrel system after years of experience manufacturing machine guns for the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. allies. A variant without a water jacket, but with a thicker-walled, air-cooled barrel superseded the M2 (air-cooled barrels had already been used on variants for use on aircraft, but these quickly overheated in ground use). This new variant was then designated the M2 HB (HB for Heavy Barrel). The a