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Machine Gun, Caliber .30, Browning, M1919
M1919A4 on tripod
Type
Medium machine gun
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1919–present
Used by
See Users
Wars
World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War First Indochina War Indonesian National Revolution 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Algerian War Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Greek Civil War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Bay of Pigs Invasion[1] Cambodian Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Lebanese Civil War Rhodesian Bush War 1982 Lebanon War South African Border War Iraq War[2] Mexican Drug War Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict (2010–present)[3]
Production history
Designer
John M. Browning
Designed
1919
Manufacturer
Buffalo Arms Corporation Rock Island Arsenal Saginaw Steering Gear division of General Motors
Produced
1919–1945
No. built
438,971[4]
Variants
A1; A2; A3; A4; A5; A6; M37; AN/M2
Specifications
Mass
31 lb (14 kg) (M1919A4)
Length
37.94 in (964 mm) (M1919A4)
53 in (1,346 mm) (M1919A6)
Barrel length
24 in (610 mm)
Cartridge
.30-06 Springfield
7.62×51mm NATO
.303 British
7.92×57mm Mauser
6.5×55mm
.22 Long Rifle
7.62×54mmR
8×63mm patron m/32
7.65×53mm Argentine
400–600 rounds/min
(1200–1500 rounds/min for AN/M2 variant)
Muzzle velocity
2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)
Effective firing range
1,500 yd (1,400 m)
Maximum firing range
1,500 m (1,600 yd)
Feed system
250-round cloth or disintegrating belt
The M1919 Browning is a .30 caliber medium machine gun that was widely used during the 20th century, especially during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. The M1919 saw service as a light infantry, coaxial, mounted, aircraft, and anti-aircraft machine gun by the U.S and many other countries.
The M1919 was an air-cooled development of the standard US machine gun of World War I, the John M. Browning-designed water-cooled M1917. The emergence of general-purpose machine guns in the 1950s pushed the M1919 into secondary roles in many cases, especially after the arrival of the M60 in US Army service. The United States Navy also converted many to 7.62 mm NATO and designated them Mk 21 Mod 0; they were commonly used on riverine craft in the 1960s and 1970s in Vietnam. Many NATO countries also converted their examples to 7.62 mm caliber, and these remained in service well into the 1990s, as well as up to the present day in some countries.
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^"Weapons of Rio's crime war -". The Firearm Blog. 2017-02-21. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
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