M85 (12.7 mm) - Revision history

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 {{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}
-{{Navigation-Line|'''Medium tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6a}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_xm_803}}
+{{Navigation-Line|'''Medium tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6a}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m728}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_xm_803}}
 {{Navigation-Line|M60}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_m60a1_ariete}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a1_rise_passive_era}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a3_tts}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|cn_m60a3_tts}}
 {{Navigation-Line|XM-1}}{{Specs-Link|us_xm1_chrysler}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_xm1_gm}}

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 The M85 is an American .50 cal heavy machine gun, which like the [[Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)|Browning M2HB]] chambered the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) round. In 1951 the US army started a program to produce a new .50 cal machine gun for ground and tank applications, replacing the extensively used [[Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)|Browning M2HB]] machine gun in those roles. The new weapon would have to be lighter and more compact than the M2HB, have a better rate of fire, and require reduced maintenance. In early 1956 the General Electric T175 prototype was selected for further development (with work on other weapons stopped) and in 1959 the T175E2 was adopted for production as the M85.
-The weapon was substantially smaller and lighter than the M2HB, and had a fixed head-space (removing the need for head-space adjustment, which was regularly required on the M2HB). Although the rate of fire was not substantially improved compared the M2HB, the M85 was able to switch below low and high fire rates, unlike the M2. The weapon was fitted predominantly on the M48 / M60 "Patton" series of tanks, as well as the LVTP-7 amphibious vehicle. Despite its theoretical improvements over the M2, the M85 shared a similar fate to the [[M73 (7.62 mm)]] machine gun. In service the weapon proved to be extremely complex compared to the M2 and rapidly became unpopular with tank crews due to very poor reliability. Due to its poor reliability the M85 was not fitted to the new [[M1 Abrams]], and was eventually phased (as the M48 and M60 tanks left service). Ironically The M85 was replaced in service (on the LVTP-7 and M1 Abrams) by the [[Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)|Browning M2HB]], the very weapon the M85 set out to replace.
+The weapon was substantially smaller and lighter than the M2HB, and had a fixed head-space (removing the need for head-space adjustment, which was regularly required on the M2HB). Although the rate of fire was not substantially improved compared the M2HB, the M85 was able to switch between low and high rates of fire, unlike the M2. The weapon was fitted predominantly on the M48 / M60 "Patton" series of tanks, as well as the LVTP-7 amphibious vehicle. Despite its theoretical improvements over the M2, the M85 shared a similar fate to the [[M73 (7.62 mm)]] machine gun. In service the weapon proved to be extremely complex compared to the M2 and rapidly became unpopular with tank crews due to very poor reliability. Due to its poor reliability the M85 was not fitted to the new [[M1 Abrams]], and was eventually phased (as the M48 and M60 tanks left service). Ironically The M85 was replaced in service (on the LVTP-7 and M1 Abrams) by the [[Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)|Browning M2HB]], the very weapon the M85 set out to replace.
 A version of the M85 was designed to replace the M2 in infantry use, and designated M85C. Like the original M85 it proved to be extremely unreliable and unpopular during testing and was never adopted.
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 ;Images
-<gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="200">
+<gallery mode="packed-hover" heights="200">
 File:Weapon M85 12.7mm.jpg|<small>The M85 on the XM-1 (GM)</small>
 </gallery>

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 The M85 can only be equipped with one ammo belt consisting of four M8 Armour-piercing incendiary (AP-I) bullets, followed by a single M20 Armour-piercing incendiary tracer bullet.
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+'''Default''': {{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-I|Armour-piercing incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|API-T|Armour-piercing incendiary tracer}}
-! colspan="7" | Penetration statistics
-|-
+{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Ammunition|AP-I, API-T}}
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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 ! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m
 |-
-| AP-I || 23 || 22 || 16 || 10 || 6 || 5
+| AP-I || 28 || 26 || 18 || 11 || 7 || 4
 |-
-| API-T || 28 || 26 || 18 || 11 || 7 || 4
+| API-T || 28 || 25 || 17 || 11 || 7 || 4
 |-
 |}

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 <!-- ''List out vehicles that are equipped with the weapon.'' -->
-* {{Specs-Link|us_m60}}
+{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}
-* {{Specs-Link|it_m60a1_ariete}}
-* {{Specs-Link|us_m60a1}}
+{{Navigation-Line|'''Medium tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|il_magach_6a}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_xm_803}}
-* {{Specs-Link|us_m60a1_rise_passive_era}}
+{{Navigation-Line|M60}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|it_m60a1_ariete}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a1}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a1_rise_passive_era}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_m60a3_tts}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|cn_m60a3_tts}}
-* {{Specs-Link|us_m60a2}}
+{{Navigation-Line|XM-1}}{{Specs-Link|us_xm1_chrysler}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|us_xm1_gm}}
-* {{Specs-Link|us_m60a3_tts}}
-* {{Specs-Link|cn_m60a3_tts}}
+{{Navigation-End}}
 == General info ==

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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
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 | AP-I || 23 || 22 || 16 || 10 || 6 || 5
 |-
-| API-T || 23 || 22 || 16 || 10 || 6 || 5
+| API-T || 28 || 26 || 18 || 11 || 7 || 4
 |-
 |}
 {| 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 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-I || 887 || 0.0403 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| AP-I || 887 || 0.04 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 56° || 65°
 |-
-| API-T || 887 || 0.0403 || N/A || N/A || N/A || +2.0° || 47° || 60° || 65°
+| API-T || 887 || 0.04 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 47° || 56° || 65°
 |-
 |}
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 The M85 is an American .50 cal heavy machine gun, which like the [[Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)|Browning M2HB]] chambered the .50 BMG (12.7×99mm NATO) round. In 1951 the US army started a program to produce a new .50 cal machine gun for ground and tank applications, replacing the extensively used [[Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)|Browning M2HB]] machine gun in those roles. The new weapon would have to be lighter and more compact than the M2HB, have a better rate of fire, and require reduced maintenance. In early 1956 the General Electric T175 prototype was selected for further development (with work on other weapons stopped) and in 1959 the T175E2 was adopted for production as the M85.
-The weapon was substantially smaller and lighter than the M2HB, and had a fixed head-space (removing the need for head-space adjustment, which was regularly required on the M2HB). Although the rate of fire was not substantially improved compared the M2HB, the M85 was able to switch below low and high fire rates, unlike the M2. The weapon was fitted predominantly on the M48 / M60 "Patton" series of tanks, as well as the LVTP-7 amphibious vehicle. Despite it's theoretical improvements over the M2 the M85 shared a similar fate to the [[M73 (7.62 mm)]] machine gun. In service the weapon proved to be extremely complex compared to the M2 and rapidly became unpopular with tank crews due to very poor reliability. Due to its poor reliability the M85 was not fitted to the new [[M1 Abrams]], and was eventually phased (as the M48 and M60 tanks left service). Ironically The M85 was replaced in service (on the LVTP-7 and M1 Abrams) by the [[Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)|Browning M2HB]], the very weapon the M85 set out to replace.
+The weapon was substantially smaller and lighter than the M2HB, and had a fixed head-space (removing the need for head-space adjustment, which was regularly required on the M2HB). Although the rate of fire was not substantially improved compared the M2HB, the M85 was able to switch below low and high fire rates, unlike the M2. The weapon was fitted predominantly on the M48 / M60 "Patton" series of tanks, as well as the LVTP-7 amphibious vehicle. Despite its theoretical improvements over the M2, the M85 shared a similar fate to the [[M73 (7.62 mm)]] machine gun. In service the weapon proved to be extremely complex compared to the M2 and rapidly became unpopular with tank crews due to very poor reliability. Due to its poor reliability the M85 was not fitted to the new [[M1 Abrams]], and was eventually phased (as the M48 and M60 tanks left service). Ironically The M85 was replaced in service (on the LVTP-7 and M1 Abrams) by the [[Browning M2HB (12.7 mm)|Browning M2HB]], the very weapon the M85 set out to replace.
 A version of the M85 was designed to replace the M2 in infantry use, and designated M85C. Like the original M85 it proved to be extremely unreliable and unpopular during testing and was never adopted.

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 * {{Specs-Link|cn_m60a3_tts}}
 * {{Specs-Link|il_magach_6a}}
 * {{Specs-Link|us_xm1_chrysler}}
 * {{Specs-Link|us_xm1_gm}}

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-[[File:M85.png|550px|thumb|righ|The M85 on top of the XM-1 (GM)]]
+[[File:M85.png|x280px|thumb|righ|The M85 on top of the XM-1 (GM)]]
 == 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.'' -->

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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.'' -->
 ;Images
 <gallery mode="packed-hover"  heights="200">
-File:Weapon M85 12.7mm.jpg|<small>The M85 on the XM-1 (GM).</small>
+File:Weapon M85 12.7mm.jpg|<small>The M85 on the XM-1 (GM)</small>
 </gallery>
 == See also ==
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 <!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
 * [[wikipedia:M85_machine_gun|[Wikipedia] M85 machine gun]]
 * [https://modernfirearms.net/en/machineguns/u-s-a-machineguns/m85-eng/ Modern Firearms - M85]