Ukrainian soldiers use a modern version of the legendary Browning machine gun
The Armed Forces received the legendary American Browning machine guns.
What we know
The military analysts @UAWeapons told about it. What is interesting, we are talking about a modern version of the machine gun - M2A1. The U.S. military received the first copies of these machine guns in 2011. The M2A1 is an upgrade of the M2. The machine gun boasts a quick-change barrel, which does not require adjustment of the free space and timing.
#Ukraine: The Ukrainian forces received the most modern variant of the famous ????????. Browning .50 - M2A1. The first examples were transferred to the US Army in 2011.
- ???????? Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) August 19, 2022
The M2A1 is a modernization of a M2 with a quick change barrel which doesn't require adjusting headspace and timing. pic.twitter.com/HrN4yEwgcF
For those who don't know
Browning M2 (aka Browning 50) was a large caliber machine gun developed at the end of WWI by John Browning. It was nicknamed Ma Deuce or "caliber 50". It could be used against infantry, unarmored and lightly armored vehicles, boats and aircraft at low altitudes.
Source: @UAWeapons
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