Vickers .50 machine gun
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The Vickers .5 inch machine gun, also known as the "Vickers .50", and officially "Gun, Machine, Vickers, .5-in" was similar to the .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun but enlarged to use a larger-calibre 0.5-inch (12.7 mm) round. It saw some use in tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles but was more commonly used as a close-in anti-aircraft weapon on Royal Navy and Allied ships, typically in a four-gun mounting (UK) or two-gun mounting (Dutch). The Vickers fired British .50 Vickers (12.7×81 mm) ammunition, a shorter round than the American .50 BMG (12.7×99mm).
This article is missing information about higher-velocity Vickers class D firing 12.7x120mm SR [V/664 and V/690]. (October 2021) |
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Vickers .50 machine gun | |
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Type | heavy machine gun Anti-aircraft gun |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1933–1954 |
Used by | United Kingdom Ireland |
Wars | Second World War |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Vickers, Enfield |
Produced | 1933 - |
Variants | Marks I–V[note 1] |
Specifications (Vickers .5 Mk V) | |
Mass | 63 pounds (29 kg), excluding 10 pounds (4.5 kg) cooling water |
Length | 52.4 in (1.33 m) |
Barrel length | 31 in (0.79 m) |
Cartridge | 12.7×81mm |
Calibre | 0.5 inches (12.7 mm) |
Rate of fire | 500–600 rounds per minute |
Muzzle velocity | 2,540 feet per second (770 m/s) |
Maximum firing range | Altitude: 9,500 feet (2,900 m) Range: 4,265 yards (3,900 m) |
Feed system | belt |
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