M73 (7.62 mm) - Revision history

U22067555: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Added M551(76)

2024-02-12T01:27:22Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Added M551(76)

U38088265: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */

2023-08-20T11:34:40Z

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U123137325: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */

2023-06-24T16:21:50Z

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U44629479: /* Available ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-02-21T23:09:35Z

‎Available ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U38088265: /* Available ammunition */ Updated

2022-11-06T13:45:37Z

‎Available ammunition: Updated

U44629479: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Added Magach 3, 5, 6R

2022-10-08T06:55:00Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Added Magach 3, 5, 6R

U38088265: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */

2022-06-24T12:02:29Z

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U44629479: Edits

2022-06-21T22:07:56Z

Edits

U44629479: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */ Added Magach 3

2022-06-21T22:07:02Z

‎Vehicles equipped with this weapon: Added Magach 3

U17577377: /* Vehicles equipped with this weapon */

2022-03-26T12:25:40Z

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 {{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}
-{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Light tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|us_m551}}
+{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Light tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|us_m551}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m551_76}}
 {{Navigation-Line|'''Medium tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|us_t95e1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m728}}

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 {{Navigation-First-Line|'''Light tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|us_m551}}
-{{Navigation-Line|'''Medium tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|us_t95e1}}
+{{Navigation-Line|'''Medium tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|us_t95e1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m728}}
 {{Navigation-Line|M48}}{{Specs-Link|us_m48a1_patton_III}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|cn_m48a1_patton_III}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_m48a1_patton_III}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|germ_mkpz_m48a2c}}
 {{Navigation-Line|M60}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_m60a1_ariete}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a2}}
 {{Navigation-Line|Magach}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_3_idf}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_magach_3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_5}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6a}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6r}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6_rocket}}
 {{Navigation-Line|MBT-70}}{{Specs-Link|us_xm_803}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_mbt_70}}
 {{Navigation-End}}
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 {{Tank machine guns}}
 [[Category:Tank machine guns]]

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 {{Navigation-Line|M48}}{{Specs-Link|us_m48a1_patton_III}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|cn_m48a1_patton_III}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_m48a1_patton_III}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|germ_mkpz_m48a2c}}
 {{Navigation-Line|M60}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_m60a1_ariete}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a2}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Magach}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_3_idf}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_magach_3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_5}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6a}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6r}}
+{{Navigation-Line|Magach}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_3_idf}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_magach_3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_5}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6a}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6r}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6_rocket}}
 {{Navigation-Line|MBT-70}}{{Specs-Link|us_xm_803}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_mbt_70}}

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 The M73 can only be equipped with one ammo belt consisting of one Armour-piercing (AP) bullet, followed by one Tracer (T) bullet. Neither bullet has much penetration (maximum of 13 mm), however the AP bullet performs much better than the tracer bullet.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|AP, T}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 === 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).'' -->
-The M73 can only be equipped with one ammo belt consisting of one Armour Piercing (AP) bullet, followed by one Tracer (T) bullet. Neither bullet has much penetration (maximum of 10 mm), however the AP bullet performs much better than the tracer bullet.
+The M73 can only be equipped with one ammo belt consisting of one Armour-piercing (AP) bullet, followed by one Tracer (T) bullet. Neither bullet has much penetration (maximum of 13 mm), however the AP bullet performs much better than the tracer bullet.
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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 |-
 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
-! colspan="6" | '''Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)'''
+! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
 |-
 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
-| AP || 10 || 9 || 7 || 4 || 0 || 0
+| AP || 13 || 12 || 7 || 3 || 2 || 0
 |-
 | T || 5 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0
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 |}
 {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-! colspan="10" | Shell details
+! colspan="9" | Shell details
 |-
 ! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
-! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
+! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| AP || 853 || 0.0108 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| AP || 853 || 0.01 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 56° || 65°
 |-
-| T || 835 || 0.0095 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| T || 835 || 0.01 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 56° || 65°
 |-
 |}

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 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
 {{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}
-{{Navigation-Line|M48}}{{Specs-Link|us_m48a1_patton_III|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|cn_m48a1_patton_III|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|germ_mkpz_m48a2c|short}}
+{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Light tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|us_m551}}
-{{Navigation-Line|M60}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a1|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_m60a1_ariete|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a2|short}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Magach}}{{Specs-Link|il_m48a1_patton_III}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_magach_3}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6a}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6b}}
+{{Navigation-Line|'''Medium tanks'''}}
-{{Navigation-Line|Other}}{{Specs-Link|us_m551|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_mbt_70|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_t95e1|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_xm_803|short}}
+{{Navigation-Line|M48}}{{Specs-Link|us_m48a1_patton_III}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|cn_m48a1_patton_III}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_m48a1_patton_III}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|germ_mkpz_m48a2c}}
 {{Navigation-End}}
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 == General info ==
 <!-- ''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.'' -->
 Despite being a completely separate gun the M73 performs identically to the [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)]] and its derivatives. The M73 also doesn't have a 3D model in the game, it currently uses the M1919A4 model in its place.
 === Available ammunition ===

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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>.'' -->
 [[File:M73 2 (50623468506).jpg|thumb|right|The M73 machine gun in display]]
-The M73 is an American 7.62 mm medium machine gun, unlike previous American tank mounted machine guns the M73 was designed from the start to use the the 7.62×51 mm NATO round (instead of the 7.62×63 mm ".30-06 Springfield" round). During WW2 the [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)]] machine gun was the US army's standard co-axial mounted machine gun, and although being a proven weapon it had some limitations in the co-axial mounted role. After WW2 the army commissioned and improved version (the [[M37 (7.62 mm)|M37]]), but also looked to outright replace the M1919 with a newer design. The program to replace the M1919 was started in 1951 and faced a series of delays, eventually ending in early 1959 with the Springfield Armory's T197E2 prototype being selected for as the M73, and production starting the same year.
+The M73 is an American 7.62 mm medium machine gun, unlike previous American tank mounted machine guns the M73 was designed from the start to use the 7.62×51 mm NATO round (instead of the 7.62×63 mm ".30-06 Springfield" round). During WW2 the [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)]] machine gun was the US army's standard co-axial mounted machine gun, and although being a proven weapon it had some limitations in the co-axial mounted role. After WW2 the army commissioned and improved version (the [[M37 (7.62 mm)|M37]]), but also looked to outright replace the M1919 with a newer design. The program to replace the M1919 was started in 1951 and faced a series of delays, eventually ending in early 1959 with the Springfield Armory's T197E2 prototype being selected for as the M73, and production starting the same year.
 The M73 was predominantly fitted to the M48 and M60 Patton series of tanks, as well as the [[M551|M551 Sheridan]]; it featured the ability to be fed from either side and other features which would in theory make it a good co-axial machine gun. In reality the weapon soon proved to be over complicated, and rapidly became highly disliked by tank crews due to frequent malfunctions and a very high rate jamming, compared to the extremely reliable M1919 and M37 they were used to. In 1970 an improved version, the M73E1, was produced in order to address the poor reliability of the original, and in 1972 the weapon was re-designated M219 (rumoured to have been done to try and try and remove the stigma associated with the M73 name).
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 * ''other literature.'' -->
-* [[wikipedia:M73_machine_gun|Wikipedia - M73 machine gun]]
+* [[wikipedia:M73_machine_gun|[Wikipedia] M73 machine gun]]
 * [https://modernfirearms.net/en/machineguns/u-s-a-machineguns/m73-m219-eng/ Modern Firearms - M73, M219]
 * [http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1192 Small Arms Review - The M73/M219 Machine Gun: Mama's Ugly Baby]