M2 Browning (12.7 mm) - Revision history

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U43191476: Small edits with description, history, comparison with analogues, see also

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‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Added P-36C (TheRussianBadger)

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2023-03-18T12:59:57Z

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 == Media ==
 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
-{{Youtube-gallery|cmLnwiJRr78|Ma Deuce: The Venerable Browning M2 .50 Caliber HMG|6bGSLAVoRhQ|Here’s an M2 .50 Cal Heavy Machine Gun|l81HtTCUlGw|Firing M2 Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|cmLnwiJRr78|Ma Deuce: The Venerable Browning M2 .50 Caliber HMG|l81HtTCUlGw|Firing M2 Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun}}
 == See also ==
 <!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

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 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
+{{Youtube-gallery|cmLnwiJRr78|Ma Deuce: The Venerable Browning M2 .50 Caliber HMG|6bGSLAVoRhQ|Here’s an M2 .50 Cal Heavy Machine Gun|l81HtTCUlGw|Firing M2 Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun}}
 == See also ==
 <!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

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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.'' -->
 There are 4 version of the M2 Browning in War Thunder. The "early" M2 does not have API bullets. The "mid" M2 is identical to the early M2, but with access to API bullets. The "late" M2 has access to more effective belts, has better accuracy, overheats slower, and a slightly higher rate of fire. The British have their own variant that is similar to the "mid" version but with different bullets (for example the API for the American gun is different from the British API).
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 === Comparison with analogues ===
 <!-- ''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.'' -->
-Comparable in damage and or rate of fire to other contemporary heavy-calibre machine guns such as the Soviet Berezin UB 12.7 mm, German MG 151 15 mm and MG 131 13 mm, Swedish 13.2 mm (based on Browning M2), Breda-SAFAT 12.7 mm, Ho-103 12.7 mm. Also comparable in damage to some early 20 mm such as the MG-FF or MG C30/L.
+The 12.7 mm M2 Browning is comparable in damage and or rate of fire to other contemporary heavy-calibre machine guns such as the Soviet [[Berezin UB (12.7 mm)]], German [[MG 151 (15 mm)]] and [[MG 131 (13 mm)]], Swedish [[Akan m/39A (13.2 mm)]] and [[Akan m/39A (12.7 mm)]] (based on the Browning M2), Italian [[Breda-SAFAT (12.7 mm)]], and Japanese [[Ho-103 (12.7 mm)]]. The 12.7 mm M2 Browning is also comparable in damage to some early 20 mm such as the MG-FF or MG C30/L.
 == Usage in battles ==
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 == History ==
 <!-- ''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>.'' -->
-In 1917, Germany introduced a new biplane called the Junkers J.I., which was one of the first armoured aircraft. This innovation made the rifle calibre machine guns used to arm biplanes at the time almost obsolete. General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force, asked for a machine gun with a .50 inch calibre and a muzzle velocity of 2,700 feet per second to combat the new aircraft. That July, legendary gunsmith John Moses Browning began development of a larger version of the M1917 Browning design already used by the AEF to fit this criteria. The war ended during the development, but the project continued with Winchester making a .50 calibre round and muzzle velocity of 2,750 ft/s (838 m/s) in 1918 while Browning's new water-cooled machine gun for this new cartridge was finished in 1921. The Browning M1921 would be used experimentally until the design was upgraded in between 1927 to 1932 by S. H. Green and yielded seven different variants on the same receiver design, but with differences in the feed system and barrel or other components. The Army and Navy would accept a 60-pound "light version" for use on aircraft designated the .50 calibre AN/M2. American autocannon development suffered from unreliability issues, resulting in the M2 Browning becoming the main armament for aircraft with multiple machine guns being mounted in the wings or engine blocks to compensate for the lack of cannon shells with sheer volume of .50 calibre rounds. During World War II, it was the primary weapon of almost every pursuit fighter replacing the older [[Browning (7.62 mm)|Browning .30 M1919]]. It would also be used in fixed mounts in bombers ranging from the [[SBD-3]] Dauntless to the [[A-26 (Family)|A-26 Invader]] which had variants with 16 or 18 machine guns including the nose guns, mounted gun pods, and the dorsal turret for strafing attacks. It was also used in flexible mounts on bombers ranging from the [[B-17 (Family)|B-17 Flying Fortress]], the [[P-61A-1]] Black Widow, [[PBY-5 Catalina]] flying boats and the [[B-29A-BN]] Superfortress. After World War II, the dawning jet age led to the realization that the M2 did not have the rate of fire to deal with new generation fighters so they worked on making improved, faster firing variants of the M2 leading to the [[M3 Browning (12.7 mm)|M3 Browning]] which still sees service on some helicopters to this day. The M2 also sees use in the ground role with the [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|M2HB]] and the [[AN-M2 (12.7 mm)|AN-M2]] used by the Navy.
+In 1917 during WWI, Germany introduced a new biplane called the Junkers J.I., which was one of the first armoured aircraft. This innovation made the rifle calibre machine guns used to arm biplanes at the time almost obsolete. General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), asked for a machine gun with a .50 inch calibre and a muzzle velocity of 2,700 feet per second in order to combat the new aircraft. That July, legendary gunsmith John Moses Browning began development of a larger version of the M1917 Browning design already used by the AEF to fit this criteria. The war ended during the development, but the project continued with Winchester making a .50 calibre round and muzzle velocity of 2,750 ft/s (838 m/s) in 1918 while Browning's new water-cooled machine gun for this new cartridge was finished in 1921.
 == Media ==
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 * [[Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)|Browning M2HB]] - Ground variant of the M2
 * [[Browning AN-M2 (12.7_mm)|Browning AN-M2]] - Naval variant of the M2
 * [[Akan m/45 (12.7 mm)|Akan m/45]] - Swedish license-built M2 Browning
 == External links ==
-* ''topic on the official game forum;''
+* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Browning#.50_Browning_AN/M2
-* ''other literature.''
+* https://www.browning.com/news/articles/historical/50-caliber-machine-gun-won-ww2.html
 {{Aircraft machine guns}}
 [[Category:Aircraft machine guns]]

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 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.'' -->
-* [[Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)]] - M2HB - Ground variant
+* [[Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)|Browning M2HB]] - Ground variant of the M2
-* [[Browning_AN-M2_(12.7_mm)]] - AN-M2 - Naval variant
+* [[Browning AN-M2 (12.7_mm)|Browning AN-M2]] - Naval variant of the M2
-* [[Akan m/45 (12.7 mm)]] - Swedish license-built M2 Browning
+* [[Akan m/45 (12.7 mm)|Akan m/45]] - Swedish license-built M2 Browning
 == External links ==