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The Browning M2A2 is heavy machine gun of US origin. It was developed after World War 1 and is the most widely used heavy machine gun in the world.
The Browning M2A2 is a development of the earlier .30-06 Browning M1919 machine gun. Early versions of the M2 were water cooled but the heavy barrel M2HB became the standard version. Over the last decade the M2HB has been fitted with various day and night optics to increase its effectiveness.
The M2HB fires the 12.7x99mm (.50 BMG) round at a cyclic rate of fire of about 550 rounds per minute. Depending on the mount the maximum effective range is 1.8 km. A variety of ammunition types can be fired. The barrel can be changed in case it becomes too hot.