Heavy machine gun
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.
Heavy Machine Gun Media
The M2 Browning machine gun with a tripod weighs 58 kg (128 lb).
A Ukrainian Ground Forces soldier firing the DShKM in heavy role.
12,7-мм КРУПНОКАЛИБЕРНЫЙ ПУЛЕМЕТ*СИСТЕМЫ ДЕГТЯРЕВА-ШПАГИНА*обр. 1938 г. (ДШК) № ДО 1075 Военно-исторический музей артиллерии, инженерных войск и войск связи, Санкт-Петербург.
MG 08 system (7.92 mm) and crew circa 1931.
US .50 caliber HMG developments – Browning M2, Browning M2E2 Quick Change Barrel, XM806 Lightweight .50 Caliber Machine Gun (LW50)
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Related pages
Other websites
- Heavy Machine Guns at World Guns Archived 2010-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Heavy Machine Guns used in WWI and WWII Archived 2004-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
