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BSmall arms
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M2 Browninglarger figure on 4 of 4
Mk 13 riflelarger figure on 0 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceAN/M2
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M2 Browning | Mk 13 rifle |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Heavy machine gun[source] | — |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | — |
| In service | 1933–present[source] | 2001–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | United States[source] |
| Wars | World War II 1947-1949 Palestine war Indonesian National Revolution Korean War First Indochina War Suez Crisis 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Portuguese Colonial War Rhodesian Bush War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Colombian conflict Dominican Civil War Ethiopian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Nicaraguan Revolution Falklands War Operation Urgent Fury Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–2025) Iran–Iraq War Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Rwandan Civil War Somali Civil War Yugoslav Wars Operation Uphold Democracy War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Mexican drug war Syrian Civil War (2011–present) War in Iraq (2013–2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Russo-Ukrainian War |
1,654 mm (65.1 in) 1,429 mm (56.3 in) (AN/M2)[source]
Length
Single source1207 mm (47.5")[source]
Mass
Single sourceAN/M2
Single sourcebarrel weight
Single sourcewith tripod and traverse and elevation mechanism (T&E)
Single source38 kg (84 lb) 28 kg (62 lb) (AN/M2) 58 kg (128 lb) with tripod and traverse and elevation mechanism (T&E) 24 lb (11 kg) barrel weight[source]
Mass
Single source5.17 kg (11.4 lbs)[source]
AN/M2
Single sourceAN/M3
Single sourceM2HB
Single source450–600 rounds/min (M2HB) 750–850 rounds/min (AN/M2) 1,200–1,300 rounds/min (AN/M3)[source]
in manual
Single source(M33 ball), 78 ft (24 m) from muzzle
Single source2,910 ft/s (890 m/s) (M33 ball), 78 ft (24 m) from muzzle 3,050 ft/s (930 m/s) in manual[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
War in Afghanistan Iraq War[source] |
| Designer | John Browning[source] | Accuracy International / Remington Arms[source] |
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| Designed | 1918[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Active Fabrique Nationale General Dynamics Ohio Ordnance Works Inc. U.S. Ordnance Former Manroy Engineering Sabre Defence Industries Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company High Standard Firearms Savage Arms Corporation Buffalo Arms Corporation General Motors Corporation Frigidaire AC Spark Plug Saginaw Steering Gear Division Brown-Lipe-Chappin Divisions Kelsey Hayes Wheel Company Springfield Armory Wayne Pump Company ERMCO Ramo Manufacturing Rock Island Arsenal[source] | Accuracy International[source] |
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| Produced | 1921–present (M2HB/M2A1)[source] | — |
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| No. built | 3 million[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO)[source] | .300 Winchester Magnum[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil-operated[source] | Bolt action[source] |
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| Feed system | Belt-fed (M2 or M9 links)[source] | 5-round magazine (MOD 5)[source] |
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| Variants | — | Mk 13 MOD 5 Mk 13 MOD 7[source] |
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| Calibre | — | .308[source] |
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| Sights | — | Nightforce Advanced Tactical Riflescope[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | United Kingdom[source] |
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