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When the US Army Air Force .30-caliber machine gun was superseded by the .50-caliber machine gun mid-war, all .30-caliber ammunition began to be belted in M1 250-round belts for infantry use or M3 100-round woven belts for use in vehicles and tanks. Post-World War II production used linked ammunition.
The lightweight "Army/Navy" prefixed AN/M2 "light-barrel" version of the Browning M2 weighing 60 pounds (27 kg) was also developed, and became the standard .50-caliber aviation machine gun of the World War II–era for American military aircraft of nearly every type, [28] [better source needed] readily replacing Browning's own air-cooled .30 ...
All of the various .30 M2 models saw service in the early stages of World War II, but were phased out beginning in 1943, as hand-trained rifle-caliber defensive machine guns became obsolete for air warfare (the .50 in/12.7 mm AN/M2 Browning and 20 mm AN/M2 automatic cannon had replaced the .30 in as offensive air armament as well). The .30 in ...
AN/M2 (also spelled as AN-M2) is a US military designation from the WW2 era that was used by multiple aircraft guns. AN/M2 may refer to: .30 in (7.62 mm), AN/M2, a version of the M1919 Browning machine gun meant for aircraft use.50 in (12.7 mm), AN/M2, a version of the M2 Browning machine gun meant for aircraft use
The German 7.92×57mm Mauser s.S. Patrone and S.m.E. service rounds were about as powerful with a heavier and larger diameter bullet when compared to the American Cartridge, caliber .30, ball, M2, so the suggestion that Saginaw Steering Gear abandoned the project because .30-06 Springfield ammunition is more powerful is untrue. [7]
Various firearms used by the United States military during World War II, displayed at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax County, Virginia. The following is a list of World War II weapons of the United States, which includes firearm, artillery, vehicles, vessels, and other support equipment known to have been used by the United States Armed Forces—namely the United States Army, United ...
United States: M1 Garand.30-06 Springfield Semi-automatic rifle United States: Used by all branches of the US military M1917 Enfield.30-06 Springfield Bolt action United States: Krag–Jørgensen.30-40 Krag: Bolt-Action United States: M1941 Johnson rifle.30-06 Springfield: Semi-automatic rifle United States: M1 carbine.30 Carbine: Carbine ...
A division of Dominion Arsenal that produced ammunition for the civilian market from 1911 to 1955. It was made part of Canadian Industries Ltd. (CIL) in 1928. During World War II it made military ammunition for CIL under the DCCO headstamp. It changed its headstamp to DOMINION in 1947 and to CIL in 1955, but was still sold under the Dominion brand.