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2024-07-25T10:04:48Z

U11006864: Corrected name of FAB-100M-43 (it has a dash after the M)

{{Navigation-Start|Bombs}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|[[US Bombs General Information|'''USA''']]}}

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|100 lb|45 kg}}}}[[AN-M30A1 (100 lb)|AN-M30A1]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|250 lb|113 kg}}}}[[AN-M57 (250 lb)|AN-M57]]{{-}}[[LDGP Mk 81 (250 lb)|LDGP Mk 81]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|300 lb|136 kg}}}}[[H.E. M31 (300 lb)|H.E. M31]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|500 lb|227 kg}}}}[[AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M64A1]]{{-}}[[LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|LDGP Mk 82]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|600 lb|272 kg}}}}[[H.E. M32 (600 lb)|H.E. M32]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|750 lb|340 kg}}}}[[M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|M117 cone 45]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|1,000 lb|454 kg}}}}[[AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|AN-M65A1]]{{-}}[[AN-M65A1 Fin M129 (1,000 lb)|AN-M65A1 Fin M129]]{{-}}[[LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 83]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|1,600 lb|726 kg}}}}[[AN-Mk 1 (1,600 lb)|AN-Mk 1]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|2,000 lb|907 kg}}}}[[AN-M66A2 (2,000 lb)|AN-M66A2]]{{-}}[[LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|3,000 lb|1,361 kg}}}}[[M118 (3,000 lb)|M118]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|4,000 lb|1,814 kg}}}}[[AN-M56 (4,000 lb)|AN-M56]]

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Germany'''}}

{{Navigation-Line|10 kg}}[[SD10C (10 kg)|SD10C]]

{{Navigation-Line|50 kg}}[[SC50JA (50 kg)|SC50JA]]

{{Navigation-Line|200 kg}}[[Sprengbombe (200 kg)|Sprengbombe]]

{{Navigation-Line|250 kg}}[[SC250JA (250 kg)|SC250JA]]

{{Navigation-Line|400 kg}}[[Sprengbombe (400 kg)|Sprengbombe]]

{{Navigation-Line|450 kg}}[[Sprengbombe 68/70 (450 kg)|Sprengbombe 68/70]]

{{Navigation-Line|500 kg}}[[SC500K (500 kg)|SC500K]]

{{Navigation-Line|1,000 kg}}[[SC1000L2 (1,000 kg)|SC1000L2]]

{{Navigation-Line|1,800 kg}}[[SC1800B (1,800 kg)|SC1800B]]

{{Navigation-Line|2,500 kg}}[[SC2500 (2,500 kg)|SC2500]]

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''USSR'''}}

{{Navigation-Line|25 kg}}[[AO-25M-1 (25 kg)|AO-25M-1]]

{{Navigation-Line|50 kg}}[[FAB-50sv (50 kg)|FAB-50sv]]

{{Navigation-Line|100 kg}}[[FAB-100sv (100 kg)|FAB-100sv]]{{-}}[[FAB-100M-43 (100 kg)|FAB-100M-43]]{{-}}[[OFAB-100 (100 kg)|OFAB-100]]

{{Navigation-Line|220 kg}}[[BRAB-220 (1930) (220 kg)|BRAB-220 (1930)]]

{{Navigation-Line|250 kg}}[[FAB-250sv (250 kg)|FAB-250sv]]{{-}}[[FAB-250M-43 (250 kg)|FAB-250M-43]]{{-}}[[FAB-250M-44 (250 kg)|FAB-250M-44]]{{-}}[[FAB-250M-46 (250 kg)|FAB-250M-46]]{{-}}[[FAB-250M-54 (250 kg)|FAB-250M-54]]{{-}}[[FAB-250M-62 (250 kg)|FAB-250M-62]]{{-}}[[OFAB-250sv (250 kg)|OFAB-250sv]]{{-}}[[OFAB-250-270 (250 kg)|OFAB-250-270]]

{{Navigation-Line|500 kg}}[[BRAB-500 (1938) (500 kg)|BRAB-500 (1938)]]{{-}}[[BRAB-500 (500 kg)|BRAB-500]]{{-}}[[FAB-500sv (500 kg)|FAB-500sv]]{{-}}[[FAB-500M-43 (500 kg)|FAB-500M-43]]{{-}}[[FAB-500M-44 (500 kg)|FAB-500M-44]]{{-}}[[FAB-500M-46 (500 kg)|FAB-500M-46]]{{-}}[[FAB-500M-54 (500 kg)|FAB-500M-54]]{{-}}[[FAB-500M-62 (500 kg)|FAB-500M-62]]

{{Navigation-Line|1,000 kg}}[[FAB-1000 (1,000 kg)|FAB-1000]]{{-}}[[FAB-1000M-43 (1,000 kg)|FAB-1000M-43]]{{-}}[[FAB-1000M-44 (1,000 kg)|FAB-1000M-44]]

{{Navigation-Line|1,500 kg}}[[FAB-1500M-46 (1,500 kg)|FAB-1500M-46]]

{{Navigation-Line|3,000 kg}}[[FAB-3000M-46 (3,000 kg)|FAB-3000M-46]]

{{Navigation-Line|5,000 kg}}[[FAB-5000 (5,000 kg)|FAB-5000]]

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Britain'''}}

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|250 lb|113 kg}}}}[[G.P. Mk.IV (250 lb)|G.P. Mk.IV]]{{-}}[[M.C. Mk.I (250 lb)|M.C. Mk.I]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|500 lb|227 kg}}}}[[G.P. Mk.IV (500 lb)|G.P. Mk.IV]]{{-}}[[H.E. M.C. Mk.II (500 lb)|H.E. M.C. Mk.II]]{{-}}[[M.C. Mk.I (500 lb)|M.C. Mk.I]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|540 lb|245 kg}}}}[[Mk.M2 (540 lb)|Mk.M2]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|1,000 lb|454 kg}}}}[[G.P. Mk.I (1,000 lb)|G.P. Mk.I]]{{-}}[[M.C. Mk.I (1,000 lb)|M.C. Mk.I]]{{-}}[[L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 (1,000 lb)|L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1]]{{-}}[[H.E. M.C. Mk.13 (1,000 lb)|H.E. M.C. Mk.13]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|4,000 lb|1,814 kg}}}}[[H.C. Mk.II (4,000 lb)|H.C. Mk.II]]{{-}}[[H.C. Mk.IV (4,000 lb)|H.C. Mk.IV]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|8,000 lb|3,627 kg}}}}[[H.C. Mk.II (8,000 lb)|H.C. Mk.II]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|12,000 lb|5,443 kg}}}}[[H.C Mk.I (12,000 lb)|H.C Mk.I]]

{{Navigation-First-Line|[[Japan Bombs General Information|'''Japan''']]}}

{{Navigation-Line|'''''Army'''''}}

{{Navigation-Line|50 kg}}[[Army Type 94 GPHE (50 kg)|Type 94 GPHE]]

{{Navigation-Line|100 kg}}[[Army Type 94 GPHE (100 kg)|Type 94 GPHE]]

{{Navigation-Line|250 kg}}[[Army Type 92 GPHE (250 kg)|Type 92 GPHE]]

{{Navigation-Line|500 kg}}[[Army Type 92 GPHE (500 kg)|Type 92 GPHE]]

{{Navigation-Line|'''''Navy'''''}}

{{Navigation-Line|60 kg}}[[Navy Type 97 Number 6 (60 kg)|Type 97 Number 6]]

{{Navigation-Line|250 kg}}[[Navy Type 98 Number 25 (250 kg)|Type 98 Number 25]]{{-}}[[Navy Type Number 25 Model 2 (250 kg)|Type Number 25 Model 2]]

{{Navigation-Line|500 kg}}[[Navy Type Number 50 Model 2 (500 kg)|Type Number 50 Model 2]]{{-}}[[Number Type 2 50 Model 1 GP(SAP) (500 kg)|Number Type 2 50 Model 1 GP(SAP)]]

{{Navigation-Line|800 kg}}[[Navy Type 99 Number 80 AP (800 kg)|Type 99 Number 80 AP]]{{-}}[[Number 80 Mod. 1 (800 kg)|Number 80 Mod. 1]]

{{Navigation-Line|1500 kg}}[[Navy Type 3 Number 150 AP (1,500 kg)|Type 3 Number 150 AP]]

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''China'''}}

{{Navigation-Line|250 kg}}[[Type 250-2 (250 kg)|Type 250-2]]{{-}}[[250-3 (250 kg)|250-3]]

{{Navigation-Line|500 kg}}[[500-3 (500 kg)|500-3]]

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Italy'''}}

{{Navigation-Line|50 kg}}[[GP 50 (50 kg)|GP 50]]

{{Navigation-Line|100 kg}}[[GP 100T (100 kg)|GP 100T]]{{-}}[[SAP 100M (100 kg)|SAP 100M]]

{{Navigation-Line|160 kg}}[[A.P 160 (160 kg)|A.P 160]]

{{Navigation-Line|250 kg}}[[GP 250 (250 kg)|GP 250]]

{{Navigation-Line|500 kg}}[[GP 500 (500 kg)|GP 500]]

{{Navigation-Line|800 kg}}[[GP 800 (800 kg)|GP 800]]

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''France'''}}

{{Navigation-Line|50 kg}}[[D.T. No.2 (50 kg)|D.T. No.2]]{{-}}[[G.A. MMN. 50 (50 kg)|G.A. MMN. 50]]{{-}}[[Type 61C (50 kg)|Type 61C]]

{{Navigation-Line|75 kg}}[[G2 Navale (75 kg)|G2 Navale]]

{{Navigation-Line|100 kg}}[[No.1 (100 kg)|No.1]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|250 lb|113 kg}}}}[[SAMP Mk 81 (250 lb)|SAMP Mk 81]]

{{Navigation-Line|150 kg}}[[I2 Navale (150 kg)|I2 Navale]]

{{Navigation-Line|200 kg}}[[No.1 (200 kg)|No.1]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|500 lb|227 kg}}}}[[SAMP Mk 82 (500 lb)|SAMP Mk 82]]

{{Navigation-Line|250 kg}}[[Matra 25E (250 kg)|Matra 25E]]{{-}}[[SAMP Type 25 (250 kg)|SAMP Type 25]]

{{Navigation-Line|400 kg}}[[SAMP Type 21 (400 kg)|SAMP Type 21]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|1,000 lb|454 kg}}}}[[SAMP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|SAMP Mk 83]]

{{Navigation-Line|500 kg}}[[No.2 (500 kg)|No.2]]

{{Navigation-Line|{{Annotation|2,000 lb|907 kg}}}}[[SAMP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|SAMP Mk 84]]

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Sweden'''}}

{{Navigation-Line|50 kg}}[[mb m/37AT (50 kg)|mb m/37AT]]{{-}}[[sb m/42 (50 kg)|sb m/42]]{{-}}[[sb m/47 (50 kg)|sb m/47]]{{-}}[[Model 1938 (50 kg)|Model 1938]]

{{Navigation-Line|100 kg}}[[Model 1938 (100 kg)|Model 1938]]

{{Navigation-Line|120 kg}}[[sb m/61 (120 kg)|sb m/61]]{{-}}[[m/71 (120 kg)|m/71]]

{{Navigation-Line|250 kg}}[[mb m/40 (250 kg)|mb m/40]]{{-}}[[mb m/50 (250 kg)|mb m/50]]

{{Navigation-Line|500 kg}}[[mb m/41 (500 kg)|mb m/41]]{{-}}[[mb m/56 (500 kg)|mb m/56]]

{{Navigation-Line|600 kg}}[[mb m/50 (600 kg)|mb m/50]]

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Israel'''}}

{{Navigation-Line|50 kg}}[[SD50 (50 kg)|SD50]]

{{Navigation-Line|70 kg}}[[SD70 (70 kg)|SD70]]

{{Navigation-Line|100 kg}}[[100/50 kg G.P. (100 kg)|100/50 kg G.P.]]

{{Navigation-Line|250 kg}}[[250/50 kg G.P. (250 kg)|250/50 kg G.P.]]

{{Navigation-Line|360 kg}}[[360/50 kg G.P. (360 kg)|360/50 kg G.P.]]

{{Navigation-Line|500 kg}}[[500/50 kg G.P. (500 kg)|500/50 kg G.P.]]

{{Navigation-First-Line|See also}}[[Template:Guided bombs|List of guided bombs]]{{-}}[[Template:Retarded bombs|List of retarded bombs]]

{{Navigation-End}}<noinclude>
[[Category:Navigation on armaments]]
</noinclude>

Browning (7.7 mm)

2024-07-18T12:16:48Z

U11006864: Undo revision 190029 by U11006864 (talk)

== Description ==

The {{PAGENAME}} is a Browning M1919 machine gun adapted to fire the British .303 round (7.7 mm) and is seen predominantly on British aircraft.

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Fighters'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|Boomerang}}{{Specs-Link|boomerang_mki}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|boomerang_mkii}}
{{Navigation-Line|Gladiator}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk1_belgium}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk1_china}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk2_france}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk2_navy}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk2_silver}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk2_tuck}}
{{Navigation-Line|Hurricane}}{{Specs-Link|hurricane_mk1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hurricane_mk1_late_ep}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hurricane_mk1_late_finland}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hurricane_mk1b}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hurricanemkii}}
{{Navigation-Line|Seafire}}{{Specs-Link|seafire_mk3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|seafire_mk3_france}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|seafire_mk17}}
{{Navigation-Line|Spitfire Mk I-V}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfiremkiia}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfiremkiia_ep}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfiremkii}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk5b_notrop}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk5b}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk5b_italy}}
{{Navigation-Line|Spitfire Mk IX-XIV}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_ix_early}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_ix_plagis}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_ix_usa}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_ix_ussr}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk9c_iaf}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk14c}}
{{Navigation-Line|Typhoon}}{{Specs-Link|typhoon_mk1a}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Strike aircraft'''}}{{Specs-Link|beaufighter_mkx}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|beaufighter_mk21}} (Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|hurricane_mk4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mosquito_fb_mk6}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mosquito_fb_mk18}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mosquito_fb_mk26_china}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Bombers'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|Beaufort}}{{Specs-Link|beaufort_mkviii}} (Defensive)
{{Navigation-Line|Blenheim}}{{Specs-Link|blenheim_mkiv}}
{{Navigation-Line|Boston}}{{Specs-Link|boston_mk_1}}
{{Navigation-Line|Halifax}}{{Specs-Link|halifax_mk3}} (Defensive)
{{Navigation-Line|Hampden}}{{Specs-Link|hp52_hampden_mk1_late}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hp52_hampden_tbmk1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hp52_hampden_tbmk1_ussr_utk1}}
{{Navigation-Line|Havoc}}{{Specs-Link|intruder_mk_1}}
{{Navigation-Line|Hudson}}{{Specs-Link|hudson_mk_v}}
{{Navigation-Line|Lancaster}}{{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk1}} (Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk3}} (Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|lancaster_mr7_france}} (Defensive)
{{Navigation-Line|SB2U}}{{Specs-Link|sb2u-2}}
{{Navigation-Line|Stirling}}{{Specs-Link|stirling_mk1}} (Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|stirling_mk3}} (Defensive)
{{Navigation-Line|Sunderland}}{{Specs-Link|sunderland_mk3a}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|sunderland_mk5}}
{{Navigation-Line|V-156}}{{Specs-Link|v_156_b1}}
{{Navigation-Line|Wellington}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk1c}} (Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk1c_luftwaffe}} (Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk1c_late}} (Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk3}} (Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk10}} (Defensive)

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Utility helicopters'''}}{{Specs-Link|wessex_mk5}}

{{Navigation-End}}

Note that the SB2U-2, the single American plane armed with the Browning .303, has a unique gun with lower accuracy than the ones found on British planes.

== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''

=== Available ammunition ===


* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
* '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|I-T|Incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I-T|Incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}

The British version of the Browning comes with a very potent incendiary round, which is capable of setting even the toughest adversary alight. The armour-piercing incendiary round shares this destructiveness, which is why the use of either Stealth or Tracer ammunition belts is recommended. Unlike the original American variant, the British Default belt is somewhat usable due to a lower amount of ball rounds, but researching the belts should still be a relatively high priority.

=== Comparison with analogues ===

The 7.7 mm Browning is similar in performance to the American [[Browning (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm Browning]].

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="7" |Comparable machine guns to Browning (7.7 mm)
|-
!
!Name
!Year of Creation
!Mass
!Rounds Per Minute
!Ammunition
!Feed Type
|-
|▄
|'''Browning (7.7 mm)'''
|1935
|14 kg
|1,000 RPM
|7.7 x 56 mm
|Belt
|-
|▃
|[[Browning (7.62 mm)]]
|1919
|14 kg
|1,000 RPM
|7.62 x 63 mm
|Belt
|-
|▅
|[[Type 92 navy (7.7 mm)]]
|1932
|8 kg
|600 RPM
|7.7 x 56 mm R
|Drum
|-
|▄
|[[Darne 1933 (7.5 mm)]]
|1916
|8.4 kg
|1,350 RPM
|7.5 x 54 mm MAS
|Belt
|-
|▄
|[[Breda-SAFAT (7.7 mm)]]
|1935
|12.5 kg
|900 RPM
|7.7 x 56 mm R
|Belt
|-
|▀
|[[MG 17 (7.92 mm)]]
|1934
|10.2 kg
|1,200 RPM
|7.92 x 57 mm
|Belt
|-
|▂
|[[ShKAS (7.62 mm)]]
|1932
|10.5 kg
|1,800 RPM
|7.62 x 54 mm R
|Belt
|-
|▄
|[[MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)]]
|1934
|10.7 kg
|1,350 RPM
|7.5 x 54 mm MAS
|Belt/Magazine
|}

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* High rate of fire
* Tracer belts are composed entirely of incendiary bullets which are effective at setting fires
* Has higher velocity, accuracy and is less prone to jamming than other LMGs such as the [[MG 15 (7.92 mm)|MG 15]] and [[ShKAS (7.62 mm)|ShKAS]]
* On planes with Hispano cannons and Browning machine guns, the .303 tracers can be used to aim the 20 mm shells

'''Cons:'''

* Pitiful damage against aircraft structures such as spars and skin (same as other LMGs)
* High damage drop-off (same as other LMGs)
* Poor stock belts with relatively high ball round content

== History ==

The original main aircraft-mounted machine gun for Britain was the [[Vickers (7.7 mm)|Vickers]], a World War I design that was mostly unchanged from the guns used by the British Army Machine Gun Corps. In the inter-war period, the United States and the United Kingdom both evolved their aircraft designs and recognized it was better if newer aircraft mounted their machine guns on the wings instead of the fuselage. This change would necessitate using a new machine gun which the Air Ministry requested in 1930. In 1931, Colt Firearms in the United States, who collaborated with the Belgian company FN, presented their new aircraft variant of the [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)|M1919A4 Browning]] Machine Gun to the Air Ministry. The Air Ministry ordered their first 60 Brownings in 1936, but they required some changes to the design. The most significant change is the conversion to open bolt from the original closed bolt design. This change was done to reduce the risk the cordite propellant used in British ammunition would "cook off" or get so hot the gun would start firing on its own. The modification meant the guns could no be synchronized to fire through a propeller, but it was mostly irrelevant due to the switch to wing-mounts.

The Browning was first mounted on biplane fighters like the Gloster [[Gladiator (Family)|Gladiator]] or Hawker [[Fury (Disambiguation)|Fury]], replacing the Vickers guns previously used, but it would more notably used on Britain's primary fighters of the war, the Supermarine [[Spitfire (Family)|Spitfire]] and Hawker [[Hurricane (Family)|Hurricane]]. These new fighters had eight guns based on calculations made by Captain F.W. "Gunner" Hill, who concluded that eight guns each capable of 1,000 rounds per minute would be the optimal armament for future fighters in 1934. However, during the Battle of Britain in 1940, this configuration was found to be obsolete leading to the development of [[Hispano Mk.II (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.II]] cannon for these fighters to provide more firepower. These new cannon armed fighters did however, keep four of the outboard Brownings in place due to the outboard cannons freeze in the air. However, this problem would be fixed near the end of the war with the [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] which would lead to the Browning being phased out.

Along with their fighters, the .303 Browning was used in fixed mounts on the Fairey Fulmar naval reconnaissance aircraft and early models of their bombers such as the Bristol [[Blenheim Mk IV|Blenheim]], Fairey Battle, Handley Page [[Hampden (Family)|Hampden]], the American lend-lease Martin Maryland and Baltimore, Fairey [[Swordfish Mk I|Swordfish]], American Lockheed [[Hudson Mk V (Great Britain)|Hudson]] and Douglas [[Boston Mk I (Great Britain)|Boston]], Blackburn Skua, and Bristol [[Beaufort Mk VIII|Beaufort]]. It was also used in electrically-operated turrets made by Boulton Paul and Nash & Thompson, and continued to see use in the fighter-bombers and night fighters of the de Havillard [[Mosquito (Family)|Mosquito]] aircraft even after it began getting phased for the Hispano cannons.Thanks to lend-lease, the USSR also get to use the .303 Brownings on the [[Hurricane Mk IIB (USSR)|Hurricane Mk IIB]] <nowiki/>and fighters of the Hurricane design. According to Soviet pilots, it was as reliable as their own [[ShKAS (7.62 mm)|ShKAS]] machine guns, but frequently failed when exposed to dust required cloth covers for the feeding and ejector port.

== Media ==


;Videos
{{Youtube-gallery|cCkvyjGQ2xg|'''Britain's aircraft-mounted .303 Browning machine gun with weapons expert Jonathan Ferguson''' - ''Royal Armouries''|jqq3Jf3Jpxo|'''British .303 Browning Mk II* Aircraft Machine Gun''' - ''Forgotten Weapons''}}

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

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[[Category:Aircraft machine guns]]

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Browning (7.7 mm)

2024-07-17T06:43:09Z

U11006864: /* General info */

== Description ==

The {{PAGENAME}} is a Browning M1919 machine gun adapted to fire the British .303 round (7.7 mm) and is seen predominantly on British aircraft.

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Fighters'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|Boomerang}}{{Specs-Link|boomerang_mki}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|boomerang_mkii}}
{{Navigation-Line|Gladiator}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk1_belgium}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk1_china}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk2_france}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk2_navy}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk2_silver}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|gladiator_mk2_tuck}}
{{Navigation-Line|Hurricane}}{{Specs-Link|hurricane_mk1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hurricane_mk1_late_ep}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hurricane_mk1_late_finland}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hurricane_mk1b}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hurricanemkii}}
{{Navigation-Line|Seafire}}{{Specs-Link|seafire_mk3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|seafire_mk3_france}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|seafire_mk17}}
{{Navigation-Line|Spitfire Mk I-V}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfiremkiia}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfiremkiia_ep}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfiremkii}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk5b_notrop}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk5b}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk5b_italy}}
{{Navigation-Line|Spitfire Mk IX-XIV}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_ix_early}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_ix_plagis}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_ix_usa}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_ix_ussr}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk9c_iaf}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|spitfire_mk14c}}
{{Navigation-Line|Typhoon}}{{Specs-Link|typhoon_mk1a}}

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Note that the SB2U-2, the single American plane armed with the Browning .303, has a unique gun with lower accuracy than the ones found on British planes.

== General info ==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |'''Gun characteristics'''
|-
|'''Caliber'''||7.7x56mmR
|-
|'''Mass'''||14 kg
|-
|'''RoF'''||1000 RPM
|-
|'''Principle'''||Recoil-operated/short-recoil operation, closed bolt
|}
=== Available ammunition ===


* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
* '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|I-T|Incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I-T|Incendiary tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}
* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}

The British version of the Browning comes with a very potent incendiary round, which is capable of setting even the toughest adversary alight. The armour-piercing incendiary round shares this destructiveness, which is why the use of either Stealth or Tracer ammunition belts is recommended. Unlike the original American variant, the British Default belt is somewhat usable due to a lower amount of ball rounds, but researching the belts should still be a relatively high priority.

=== Comparison with analogues ===

The 7.7 mm Browning is similar in performance to the American [[Browning (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm Browning]].

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="7" |Comparable machine guns to Browning (7.7 mm)
|-
!
!Name
!Year of Creation
!Mass
!Rounds Per Minute
!Ammunition
!Feed Type
|-
|▄
|'''Browning (7.7 mm)'''
|1935
|14 kg
|1,000 RPM
|7.7 x 56 mm
|Belt
|-
|▃
|[[Browning (7.62 mm)]]
|1919
|14 kg
|1,000 RPM
|7.62 x 63 mm
|Belt
|-
|▅
|[[Type 92 navy (7.7 mm)]]
|1932
|8 kg
|600 RPM
|7.7 x 56 mm R
|Drum
|-
|▄
|[[Darne 1933 (7.5 mm)]]
|1916
|8.4 kg
|1,350 RPM
|7.5 x 54 mm MAS
|Belt
|-
|▄
|[[Breda-SAFAT (7.7 mm)]]
|1935
|12.5 kg
|900 RPM
|7.7 x 56 mm R
|Belt
|-
|▀
|[[MG 17 (7.92 mm)]]
|1934
|10.2 kg
|1,200 RPM
|7.92 x 57 mm
|Belt
|-
|▂
|[[ShKAS (7.62 mm)]]
|1932
|10.5 kg
|1,800 RPM
|7.62 x 54 mm R
|Belt
|-
|▄
|[[MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)]]
|1934
|10.7 kg
|1,350 RPM
|7.5 x 54 mm MAS
|Belt/Magazine
|}

== Usage in battles ==
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=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* High rate of fire
* Tracer belts are composed entirely of incendiary bullets which are effective at setting fires
* Has higher velocity, accuracy and is less prone to jamming than other LMGs such as the [[MG 15 (7.92 mm)|MG 15]] and [[ShKAS (7.62 mm)|ShKAS]]
* On planes with Hispano cannons and Browning machine guns, the .303 tracers can be used to aim the 20 mm shells

'''Cons:'''

* Pitiful damage against aircraft structures such as spars and skin (same as other LMGs)
* High damage drop-off (same as other LMGs)
* Poor stock belts with relatively high ball round content

== History ==

The original main aircraft-mounted machine gun for Britain was the [[Vickers (7.7 mm)|Vickers]], a World War I design that was mostly unchanged from the guns used by the British Army Machine Gun Corps. In the inter-war period, the United States and the United Kingdom both evolved their aircraft designs and recognized it was better if newer aircraft mounted their machine guns on the wings instead of the fuselage. This change would necessitate using a new machine gun which the Air Ministry requested in 1930. In 1931, Colt Firearms in the United States, who collaborated with the Belgian company FN, presented their new aircraft variant of the [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)|M1919A4 Browning]] Machine Gun to the Air Ministry. The Air Ministry ordered their first 60 Brownings in 1936, but they required some changes to the design. The most significant change is the conversion to open bolt from the original closed bolt design. This change was done to reduce the risk the cordite propellant used in British ammunition would "cook off" or get so hot the gun would start firing on its own. The modification meant the guns could no be synchronized to fire through a propeller, but it was mostly irrelevant due to the switch to wing-mounts.

The Browning was first mounted on biplane fighters like the Gloster [[Gladiator (Family)|Gladiator]] or Hawker [[Fury (Disambiguation)|Fury]], replacing the Vickers guns previously used, but it would more notably used on Britain's primary fighters of the war, the Supermarine [[Spitfire (Family)|Spitfire]] and Hawker [[Hurricane (Family)|Hurricane]]. These new fighters had eight guns based on calculations made by Captain F.W. "Gunner" Hill, who concluded that eight guns each capable of 1,000 rounds per minute would be the optimal armament for future fighters in 1934. However, during the Battle of Britain in 1940, this configuration was found to be obsolete leading to the development of [[Hispano Mk.II (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.II]] cannon for these fighters to provide more firepower. These new cannon armed fighters did however, keep four of the outboard Brownings in place due to the outboard cannons freeze in the air. However, this problem would be fixed near the end of the war with the [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] which would lead to the Browning being phased out.

Along with their fighters, the .303 Browning was used in fixed mounts on the Fairey Fulmar naval reconnaissance aircraft and early models of their bombers such as the Bristol [[Blenheim Mk IV|Blenheim]], Fairey Battle, Handley Page [[Hampden (Family)|Hampden]], the American lend-lease Martin Maryland and Baltimore, Fairey [[Swordfish Mk I|Swordfish]], American Lockheed [[Hudson Mk V (Great Britain)|Hudson]] and Douglas [[Boston Mk I (Great Britain)|Boston]], Blackburn Skua, and Bristol [[Beaufort Mk VIII|Beaufort]]. It was also used in electrically-operated turrets made by Boulton Paul and Nash & Thompson, and continued to see use in the fighter-bombers and night fighters of the de Havillard [[Mosquito (Family)|Mosquito]] aircraft even after it began getting phased for the Hispano cannons.Thanks to lend-lease, the USSR also get to use the .303 Brownings on the [[Hurricane Mk IIB (USSR)|Hurricane Mk IIB]] <nowiki/>and fighters of the Hurricane design. According to Soviet pilots, it was as reliable as their own [[ShKAS (7.62 mm)|ShKAS]] machine guns, but frequently failed when exposed to dust required cloth covers for the feeding and ejector port.

== Media ==


;Videos
{{Youtube-gallery|cCkvyjGQ2xg|'''Britain's aircraft-mounted .303 Browning machine gun with weapons expert Jonathan Ferguson''' - ''Royal Armouries''|jqq3Jf3Jpxo|'''British .303 Browning Mk II* Aircraft Machine Gun''' - ''Forgotten Weapons''}}

== See also ==
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