Technical Specifications

Type	Heavy machine gun
Country of origin	United States
Designer	John Browning
Designed	1918
Produced	1921–present (M2HB/M2A1)
In service	1933–present
Used by	See Users
No. built	3 million
Length	1654 mm · 1429 mm (AN/M2)
Barrel length	1143 mm · 910 mm (AN/M2)
Cartridge	.50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)
Action	Short recoil-operated
Feed	Belt-fed (M2 or M9 links)
Muzzle velocity	2910 ft/s (M33 ball), from muzzle · 3050 ft/s in manual
Range	1800 m
Maximum range	7400 m

Data from M2 Browning (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0 fr — Rama.

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