Browning Machine Gun Caliber 50 Hb M2

This is a new release of the original 1940 edition.

Merriam Press Military Reprint 9. First Edition (August 2012). Reprint of the November 1944 edition of the War Department Manual for M2 Browning .50 Caliber HB (Heavy Barrel) Machine Gun. Covers description, disassembling and assembling, care and cleaning, functional operation, stoppages, accessories, spare parts, ammunition, training (ground and vehicular mounts), anti-aircraft gunnery, advice to instructors, appendices (preliminary gunner's test, familiarization firing, and aerial target course), and index. 88 illustrations.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

What makes a heavy machine gun designed and developed in the latter days of World War I still relevant to modern militaries? Reliability, durability and longevity, coupled with a hard-hitting, accurate .50-caliber cartridge designed specifically for this machine gun from the .30-06 cartridge - one of the most successful, versatile and popular rifle cartridges ever.