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US Army looking for lighter .50 machine gun

The U.S. Army and Special Operations Command are stepping up efforts to procure a lighter, modernized .50-caliber machine gun more easily transported than the standard 85-pound M2.

180Px-M2 - 24Th Meu

The goal is not to replace the M2, a combat fixture for 70 years, but to augment the inventory with a .50-caliber weapon that brings the same firepower at less than half the weight, Army officials said here at the Feb. 27-29 winter convention of the Association of the U.S. Army. Early models of the Light Weight .50-caliber (LW50) are expected to be delivered this year.

More info at Murdoc Online

Posted by Steve on Mar 3rd 2008 | Filed in machine guns, military | Comments (5)

Katana vs. M2 .50 BMG Machine Gun

This video is great! It shows a Japanese katana sword being shot at by an M2. See what .50 caliber FMJ bullets do to a steel sword!

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I am very surprised it lasted even one .50 BMG round!!!

Hat Tip: Danger Room

Posted by Steve on Oct 23rd 2007 | Filed in military, weapons | Comments (1)