S.MG.50 (12.7 mm) - Revision history

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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.''

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===


* {{Specs-Link|germ_leopard_2a5_pso}}

== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''

=== 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).''

=== Comparison with analogues ===
''Give a comparative description of cannons/machine guns that have firepower equal to this weapon.''

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe the cannon/machine gun in the game - its distinctive features, tactics of usage against notable opponents. Please don't write a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought.''

=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarise and briefly evaluate the weaponry in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark pros and cons as a list.''

'''Pros:'''
*

'''Cons:'''
*

== 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 If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the weapon and adding a block "/History" (example: 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>.''

== Media ==
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{Tank machine guns}}

[[Category:Tank machine guns]]

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 == Description ==
-''The s.MG.50 is functionally and identically the same as the 12.7mm [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|M2HB]] Heavy Machine Gun found on almost all American tanks and many other Western/ NATO Vehicles. The s.MG.50 is only found on the Leopard 2 PSO where it replaces the loaders [[MG3A1 (7.62 mm)|MG3A1]] on a modified pintle mount which also holds'' 6 76mm smoke grenades bringing the total number of smoke grenades the PSO can carry to 18.
+<!--''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.''-->
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 == General info ==
-Exactly like the [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|M2HB]] the s.MG.50 excels at ripping apart low flying helicopters and CAS when hitting consistent shots. the s.MG.50 is also capable of knocking out the crews of light tanks, SPAA and most modern Tank destroyers (e.g. [[9M123 Khrizantema]], [[ADATS]] and [[Strf 9040 BILL|Stridsfordon 9040 BILL]])
+<!--''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''-->
 === Available ammunition ===
 The s.MG.50 utilizes a multi-purpose belt which contains the following ammunition types: API-T M20, I-M1, AP-M2

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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 s.MG.50 utilizes a multi-purpose belt which contains the following ammunition types: API-T M20, I-M1, AP-M2
 === Comparison with analogues ===

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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 s.MG.50 is functionally and identically the same as the 12.7mm [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|M2HB]] Heavy Machine Gun found on almost all American tanks and many other Western/ NATO Vehicles. The s.MG.50 is only found on the Leopard 2 PSO where it replaces the loaders [[MG3A1 (7.62 mm)|MG3A1]] on a modified pintle mount which also holds'' 6 76mm smoke grenades bringing the total number of smoke grenades the PSO can carry to 18.
 === Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
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 '''Pros:'''
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 '''Cons:'''
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 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;''
 * ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''
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 == External links ==
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''