Heavy machine gun facts for kids
Heavy machine gun is a term used to describe automatic firearms which are too heavy for one soldier to carry. In the early 20th century most were 7.62mm or .30 caliber. Nowadays the rounds fired by a heavy machine gun are .50 cal, which is 12.7mm x 99mm, or bigger. The largest in commonplace use are Russian designs which fire rounds of 14.5mm caliber. Bigger ones are called autocannons.
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The M2 Browning machine gun with a tripod weighs 58 kg (128 lb).
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DShK in heavy role
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Wheeled mounted DShK HMG.
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MG 08 system (7.92 mm) and crew circa 1931.
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US .50 caliber HMG developments – Browning M2, Browning M2E2 Quick Change Barrel, XM806 Lightweight .50 Caliber Machine Gun (LW50)
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In Spanish: Ametralladora pesada para niños
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