What type of a weapon or a gun am i talking about? and what is the bad points about it?
And in what war was it first used in and is it still being used today?This gun may be mounted on ground mounts and most vehicles as an anti-personnel and anti-aircraft weapon.
This weapon provides automatic weapon suppressive fire for offensive and defensive purposes. This weapon can be used effectively against personnel, light armored vehicles; low, slow flying aircraft; and small boats.
Length: 61.42 inches (156 centimeters)
Weight:
Gun: 84 pounds (38 kilograms)
M3 Tripod (Complete): 44 pounds (19.98 kilograms)
Total: 128 pounds (58 kilograms)
Bore diameter: .50 inches (12.7mm)
Maximum effective range: 2000 meters with tripod mount
Maximum range: 4.22 miles (6.8 kilometers)
Maximum effective range: is 1,830 meters
Cyclic rate of fire: 550 rounds per minute
Unit Replacement Cost: $14,002
The only bad thing about a .50 cal is that you need to adjust the headspace and timing. Not only do you need a measuring device to do that, it's not fun to do while under fire.
Most modern machine guns have a fixed headspace to permit the rapid changing of barrels, which means you can sustain a higher rate of fire since it's much quicker to do than on a .50.
Plus, it takes a 3-man crew to dismount with a .50. You only need one person to dismount with a M240B.
Of course there's a big difference sending .50 cal rounds downrange than 7.62mm
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