Milan J. Grevich[1][page needed] John Lyttle[2][page needed][3]
Designed
1943
Manufacturer
G Company, 28th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division
Produced
1943–1944
No. built
6
Specifications
Mass
25 pounds (11 kg)
Length
40 in (1,020 mm)
Cartridge
.30-06 Springfield
Action
Recoil operation
Rate of fire
1,200 – 1,350 rpm
Muzzle velocity
2,789 ft/s (850 m/s)
Effective firing range
1,500 yards (1,371 meters)
Feed system
100-round belt
The "Stinger" was a customized field modification of the .30-caliber AN/M2 aircraft machine gun. The Stinger was a man-portable modification of the AN/M2 — primarily mounted by various contemporary US aircraft — to provide additional firepower to a platoon. A handful of these weapons were used during the Pacific Theater of World War II. Nicknamed as such due to its extremely high rate of fire which led to the weapon having "quite a sting",[4] most of the Stinger's fame comes from its use by Medal of Honor awardee Corporal Tony Stein, who used it during the Battle of Iwo Jima to provide covering fire for his platoon mates.[5] While often attributed as Stein's work, the Stinger was actually the brainchild of two marines, namely Sergeant Milan "Mel" J. Grevich[1] and Private First Class John Lyttle.[2][3]
^ abHallas, James H. (July 2016). Uncommon Valor on Iwo Jima: The Stories of the Medal of Honor Recipients in the Marine Corps' Bloodiest Battle of World War II. ISBN 978-0-8117-6528-2.
^ abRottman, Gordon L. (20 February 2014). Browning .30-caliber Machine Guns. ISBN 978-1-4728-0803-5.
^ ab"The Stinger Light Machinegun". guns.com. 15 August 2012.
^Iwo Mission: History(PDF), vol. 3, The Naval Order of the United States, 5 February 2001, p. 10, archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-07
^"As Seen on Tv: The Only Stinger Machine Gun in Existence". calibremag.ca. 4 October 2017.
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