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The M2 Browning is a belt-fed, .50 caliber heavy machine gun that fires a large, powerful round capable of dealing massive damage to unarmored targets and has been used by the U.S. military for over eighty years. Two Marines fired an M2 during gunnery practice on the Battleship Missouri (BB-63) in 1987, and the M2 machine guns on Battleship New Jersey (BB-62) were operated in the same manner. Sand bags could be placed around the gun mount to provide additional protection for the gun crews. From 1982 to 1991, the Battleship New Jersey carried eight of these machine guns onboard, mounted like this replica M2, giving New Jersey the ability to repel boarders and defend against potential enemy small craft. It can fire between 485 and 635 rounds per minute, with an effective firing range of 2,000 yards (1,800 meters).
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