AN-M2 (12.7 mm) - Revision history

U12017485: Added USS Bagley

2024-11-21T10:18:27Z

Added USS Bagley

U12017485: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Reordered entire Motor gun boats and split out 2 classes to clean up the mess it turned into. Added uk_fremantle_class

2024-10-01T11:11:44Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Reordered entire Motor gun boats and split out 2 classes to clean up the mess it turned into. Added uk_fremantle_class

U12017485: +fr_p730_combattante

2024-09-16T17:59:09Z

+fr_p730_combattante

U17577377 at 08:23, 21 June 2024

2024-06-21T08:23:51Z

U22067555: Added USS Flagstaff

2024-05-18T13:33:27Z

Added USS Flagstaff

U22067555: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Added Asago (YTE-01)

2023-12-15T11:45:04Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Added Asago (YTE-01)

U22067555: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Added Opytny

2023-11-04T21:33:24Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Added Opytny

U44629479: Edits

2023-02-22T11:01:03Z

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U44629479: Edits

2023-02-22T11:00:03Z

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U60411189: added to general info

2023-02-22T02:19:10Z

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 == Description ==
 <!--''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''-->
 The '''12.7 mm AN-M2''' is a version of the [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2 Browning]] machine gun mounted on naval vessels as a primary or anti-aircraft weapon.

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 [[File:Weapon AN-M2 (12.7 mm).png|350px|thumb|left|The {{PAGENAME}} on the Higgins 81 ft PT-6.]]
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-The '''AN-M2''' is a version of the [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2 Browning]] machine gun mounted on naval vessels as a primary or anti-aircraft weapon.
+The '''12.7 mm AN-M2''' is a version of the [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)|M2 Browning]] machine gun mounted on naval vessels as a primary or anti-aircraft weapon.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == General info ==
-The AN-M2 is a heavy machine gun that fires 12.7mm ammunition. It was primarily used by the United States military during World War II and the Korean War. The AN-M2 was an improvement over the earlier M2 Browning machine gun, with a lighter weight and improved cooling system.
+<!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
+The AN-M2 is a heavy machine gun that fires 12.7 mm ammunition. It was primarily used by the United States military during World War II and the Korean War. The AN-M2 was an improvement over the earlier M2 Browning machine gun, with a lighter weight and improved cooling system. The AN-M2 was capable of firing up to 550 rounds per minute and had an effective range of around 2,000 m. It was used in a variety of roles, including as an aircraft gun, a ground-based defensive weapon, and on armoured vehicles such as tanks or even vessels.
 === Available ammunition ===
 <!--''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''-->
-When a belt choice is available, the '''AN-M2''' has 3 belt choices: Universal, .50 AP belt, and .50 APIT belt
+When a belt choice is available, the AN-M2 has 3 belt choices: Universal, .50 AP belt, and .50 APIT belt
 * '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|API-T|M20 Armour-piercing incendiary tracer bullet}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 Armour-piercing bullet}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M1 Incendiary bullet}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 Armour-piercing bullet}}
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 * [[DShK (12.7 mm)]] - The DShK has a higher rate of fire than the AN-M2, but its small belt of 50 rounds means that it will have to reload often
-* [[Vickers Mk.V (12.7 mm)]] -  Very similar to the AN-M2, has slightly lower muzzle velocity but a shorter reload. Has an unusually powerful Incendiary bullet with 1.8 g of explosive
+* [[Vickers Mk.V (12.7 mm)]] - Very similar to the AN-M2, has slightly lower muzzle velocity but a shorter reload. Has an unusually powerful Incendiary bullet with 1.8 g of explosive
 * [[Type 93 (13.2 mm)]] - Generally inferior to the AN-M2, has tiny 30 round magazine and lower muzzle velocity, but a slightly more powerful HEI shell
 * [[Breda Model 31 (13.2 mm)]] - Similar to the Type 93, but with higher rate of fire, has no Incendiary shell and a lower muzzle velocity
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 '''Pros:'''
-* APIT belt is  reliable at setting vehicles on fire
+* APIT belt is reliable at setting vehicles on fire
 * Large belt capacity of 200 rounds per gun allows for long continuous fire
 * Good rate of fire
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 <!--''Examine the history of the creation and combat usage of the weapon in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Weapon-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>.''-->
-The Army-Navy-M2 Browning, or AN-M2, is one of the longest-serving machine guns in military service and is still serving with the US Navy. Affectionately called "Ma Deuce" by the Americans that used it, the M2 was developed during World War I by John Moses Browning as an aircraft machine gun. Intended to take down the Junkers J.I, which was the first armored fighter aircraft, the gun was a scaled-up version of Browning's earlier M1917 water-cooled machine gun developed alongside Fred T. Moore and finished in 1921. In 1932 an improved version of the original M2 Browning was introduced with a lightweight barrel that weighed 60 pounds, which would become the AN-M2. This version was primarily used to arm aircraft, but the gun was also used to arm US Navy PT boats as primary or secondary weapons, anti-boat defense on smaller ships such as frigates or corvettes, and was the original anti-aircraft gun for larger United States Navy ships such as [[USS Arizona|''USS Arizona'']] during World War II.
+The Army-Navy-M2 Browning, or AN-M2, is one of the longest-serving machine guns in military service and is still serving with the US Navy. Affectionately called "Ma Deuce" by the Americans that used it, the M2 was developed during World War I by John Moses Browning as an aircraft machine gun. Intended to take down the Junkers J.I, which was the first armoured fighter aircraft, the gun was a scaled-up version of Browning's earlier M1917 water-cooled machine gun developed alongside Fred T. Moore and finished in 1921. In 1932 an improved version of the original M2 Browning was introduced with a lightweight barrel that weighed 60 pounds, which would become the AN-M2. This version was primarily used to arm aircraft, but the gun was also used to arm US Navy PT boats as primary or secondary weapons, anti-boat defense on smaller ships such as frigates or corvettes, and was the original anti-aircraft gun for larger United States Navy ships such as [[USS Arizona|''USS Arizona'']] during World War II.
 The M2 was used in mounts up to six guns on US Navy ships. The AN-M2 was notably used during the attack on Pearl Harbor by Cook Third Class Doris "Dorie" Miller who shot down multiple [[D3A1|D3A1 Val]] from an AN-M2 gun mount on the ''USS West Virginia''<ref>Naval History and Heritage Command 2017</ref>. The AN-M2 would remain the main anti-aircraft naval gun until the adoption of the [[20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II (20 mm)|20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II]] due to the more powerful explosive shell. Even after World War II, the AN-M2 has been used to arm a wide variety of smaller navy craft such as the PBR from the Vietnam War and the [[USS Cyclone|''USS Cyclone'']] and is still used on larger ships such as the littoral combat ships and auxiliary crafts to repel boarders.