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| In the early 1920’s the Ordnance Board recommended a series of new specifications which essentially produced a “ground up”
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| design. This gun was known as the Model 1922 and was produced by Springfield Armory. Post war budget cuts stopped the
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| production of the M1922 even though there was a need for this gun. Colt Patent Firearms Co. seeing a good thing, picked up the
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| development and production and introduced the aircraft machinegun M2 in 1931. Colt, along with its military production, manufactured
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| a commercial model known as the MG40 that was sold around the world in not only .30-06 but in 7x57mm, and 6.5x55mm.
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| By the time World War II was in full swing, the .30 AN-M2 was actually being phased out, by the increased firepower of the .50. The
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| only places that they were still used were earlier models of B17, A20, P-39 and carrier-based fighters such as the SBD. The British
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| did not feel that way, and used our .30 caliber M2’s and their own model, the MK2, in huge numbers on Spitfires and Hurricanes. US
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| production records show that of the 200,000 guns built during World War II about 70,000 were sent to England.
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| ==Specifications==
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| [[Image:ANM230fixed.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Browning AN/M2 .30 Fixed Gun]] | |
| [[Image:ANM230flexible.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Browning AN/M2 .30 Flexible Gun]]
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| * Browning AN/M2 Aircraft Machine Gun.
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| * Caliber: .30
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| * Length: 39.90 inches
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| * Barrel Length: 23.90 inches
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| * Weight:
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| * :Gun Fixed: 21.5 pounds
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| * :Gun Flexible: 23 pounds
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| * :
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| * Muzzle Velocity: 2800 feet per second
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| * Cyclic rate of fire: 1000-1350 rounds per minute
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| '''The Browning AN/M2 appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:'''
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| == Film ==
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| * Used by gunner of Japanese B5N "Kate" torpedo bomber in ''[[Pearl Harbor]]'' (2001)
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| * ''[[Rambo III]]'' (1988)
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| * ''[[The Omega Man]]'' (1971)
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| * Mounted on Iraqi jeeps in ''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]''
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| == Television ==
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| * ''[[The Tuskegee Airmen]]'' (1995)
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| [[Category:Gun]][[Category:Machine Gun]]
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