Browning (7.7 mm) - Revision history

U11006864: Undo revision 190029 by U11006864 (talk)

2024-07-18T12:16:48Z

Undo revision 190029 by U11006864 (talk)

U11006864: /* General info */

2024-07-17T06:43:09Z

‎General info

U17577377: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */

2024-06-21T09:02:40Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon

U22067555: Added Wessex HU Mk.5

2024-03-27T05:39:00Z

Added Wessex HU Mk.5

U22067555: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Added Beaufighter Mk 21

2024-03-13T14:46:59Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Added Beaufighter Mk 21

U38088265: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */

2023-06-25T09:54:52Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon

U38088265 at 15:44, 4 January 2023

2023-01-04T15:44:49Z

U83153598: filled out the comparisons and belt usage.

2023-01-02T11:37:13Z

filled out the comparisons and belt usage.

U83153598: /* History */

2022-12-31T12:38:16Z

‎History

U83153598: wrong timestamp, the battle of Britain was not in 1934

2022-12-31T12:37:47Z

wrong timestamp, the battle of Britain was not in 1934

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 == General info ==
-{| class="wikitable"
+''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
-! colspan="2" |'''Gun characteristics'''
 === 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).'' -->

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 == General info ==
-''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''
+{| class="wikitable"
+! colspan="2" |'''Gun characteristics'''
 === 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).'' -->

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 {{Navigation-First-Line|'''Fighters'''}}
 {{Navigation-Line|Boomerang}}{{Specs-Link|boomerang_mki}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|boomerang_mkii}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Gladiator}}{{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|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}}

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 {{Navigation-Line|V-156}}{{Specs-Link|v_156_b1}}
 {{Navigation-Line|Wellington}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk1c}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk1c_luftwaffe}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk1c_late}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk3}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|wellington_mk10}}&nbsp;(Defensive)
 {{Navigation-End}}

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 {{Navigation-Line|Typhoon}}{{Specs-Link|typhoon_mk1a}}
-{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Strike aircraft'''}}{{Specs-Link|beaufighter_mkx}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|hurricane_mk4}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mosquito_fb_mk6}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mosquito_fb_mk18}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|mosquito_fb_mk26_china}}
+{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Strike aircraft'''}}{{Specs-Link|beaufighter_mkx}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|beaufighter_mk21}}&nbsp;(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'''}}

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 {{Navigation-Line|Havoc}}{{Specs-Link|intruder_mk_1}}
 {{Navigation-Line|Hudson}}{{Specs-Link|hudson_mk_v}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Lancaster}}{{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk1}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk3}}&nbsp;(Defensive)
+{{Navigation-Line|Lancaster}}{{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk1}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|lancaster_mk3}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|lancaster_mr7_france}}&nbsp;(Defensive)
 {{Navigation-Line|SB2U}}{{Specs-Link|sb2u-2}}
 {{Navigation-Line|Stirling}}{{Specs-Link|stirling_mk1}}&nbsp;(Defensive){{-}}{{Specs-Link|stirling_mk3}}&nbsp;(Defensive)

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 * '''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.
+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 ===
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 |▃
-|[null Browning (7.62 mm)]
+|[[Browning (7.62 mm)]]
 |1919
 |14 kg
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 == 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.
+<!-- ''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 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.

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 * '''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}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===
 <!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
 The 7.7 mm Browning is similar in performance to the American [[Browning (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm Browning]].
 == Usage in battles ==

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 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.
+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 ==