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TheModel1918hadallofthemajorcomponentsinplacethatwouldkeepthe
Browning.50caliberinserviceinAmericanmilitaryarsenalsintothe21stcentury.
Somechangesweremadein1933inajointeffortbytheArmyandNavy.Twoofthetheimprovementswere
aheavierbottomplatethatbettersupportedthereceiversideplatesandanincreaseintheammunitionlift
capacityto17pounds,thelatterinanticipationoflongerandheavierlinkedammunitionbelts.The
resultinggunwasdesignatedtheM2Aircraft.(Source,imageaboveandbelow,MachineGuns,byG.
Chinn)
.50caliberBrowningM2aircraftmachinegunontraininghardmount.
StatsfortheM2aircraft.Thegroundgunfiguresandphotos
areshownforcomparison.Theflexiblegroundgun(HB)has
integralspadegrips.Theaircraftversionrequiresanadapter
whichincorporatesthehandlesandtriggermechanism. ThegroundBrowning.50caliberM2HBonanM3tripod.
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BlowupoftheM2.Clicktoenlarge.
Anarmorerworkingona.50M2
AbellygunneronaB24L.Inanattempttoreduce
weight,theSperryballturretwaseliminatedanda
single,ballmounted.50wassubstituted.TheSperry
turretreturnedintheB24Mmodel. B25nosegunadapter,aMark6variant..
TwoviewsoftheB25adapterinstalledonM2.
B25Mitchell.MostB25sfeatured
thisgreenhousenoseposition.
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AB25Mitchellfittedwitheight.50sforstrafing.
ThisphotoisfromtheChinnbook. ANM2.50sandoneANM2.30(atbottom)
onaworkbench.SourceNationalArchives.
A26BInvaderoverFrance.
BACKTOTOP
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