U.S. Soldiers participate in weapons training and qualification utilizing M2 Browning .50 caliber havy machine guns along with M240B 7.62 mm medium machine guns.
The Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun has the longest service record of any weapon in the U.S. inventory. It is capable of firing 500 rounds per minute and boasts an effective range of 1.2 miles or 1.9 km.
The M240 machine gun, officially the Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240, is a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. The M240 has been used by the United States Armed Forces since the late 1970s.
The M240B is almost always referred to as the "M240 Bravo" or just "240" verbally. The lighter M240L has started to replace the M240B in U.S. Army service.
Credits: U.S. Army videos by Greg Mason, Spc. Amanda Treible, Toygar Ayla
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