The M1917 Browning machine gun is a heavy machine gun used by the United States armed forces in World War I World War II Korea and to a limited extent in Vietnam and by other nations. It was a belt-fed water-cooled machine gun that served alongside the much lighter air-cooled Browning M1919. It was used at the battalion level and often mounted on vehicles (such as a jeep).
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length (km)
0.98
weight (kg)
46720.8
origin
United States
type
Heavy machine gun
used in war
Korean War, The Troubles, Vietnam War, World War II, World War I
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