M1917 Browning
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| Placement | ||
| Faction | American | |
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| Doctrine | Any | |
| Tree | Any | |
| Price | ||
 Manpower
| 270 | |
 Ammunition
| 40 | |
 Fuel
| 0 | |
 Population
| 3 | |
| Attributes | ||
| Squad Size | 3 | |
| Health | 165 | |
| Targeting | ||
| Target Type | infantry | |
| Vision | ||
| Sight | 35 | |
| Detection | 7/0 | |
| Suppression | ||
| Suppression Threshold | .02 | |
| Pinned Threshold | .6 | |
| Recovery Rate | .008 | |
| Abilities | ||
 Armor Piercing Burst
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| Weapons | ||
 30 Cal HMG
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| M1 Carbine
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| American | M1917 Browning Veterancy | ||||
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 | 10% increase to accuracy. | 10 |  Level 1
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| 12.5% increase to range. | 40 |  Level 2
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| 100% increase to burst of fire length & 10% reduction to cooldown. | 120 |  Level 3
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| Known Unit (Custom Name) | 300 |  Level 4
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| Feared Unit (Custom Skin) | 450 |  Level 5
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The Browning M1919 is a .30 caliber medium machine gun family widely used during the 20th century. It was used as a light infantry, coaxial, mounted, aircraft, and anti-aircraft machine gun by the U.S. and many other countries, especially during World War II.
History
The M1919 was an air-cooled development of the standard U.S. machine gun of World War I, the Browning M1917, as designed by John M. Browning. The weapon originally fired the .30-06 M1, and later the M2 ball cartridge contained in woven cloth or metallic link belts, feeding from left to right.
As a company or battalion support weapon, the M1919 required at least a two-man machine gun team, but in practice, four men were normally involved; the gunner (who fired the gun), the assistant gunner (who helped feed the gun and carried either the gun or the tripod), and two ammunition carriers. The original idea was to allow the gun to be more easily packed for transport, and featured a light barrel and bipod when first introduced as the M1919A1. Unfortunately, it quickly became clear that the gun was too heavy to be easily moved, while at the same time too light for sustained fire. This led to the M1919A2, which included a heavier barrel and tripod, and could be continuously fired for longer durations.
The M1919A4 weighed about 31 pounds, and was ordinarily mounted on a lightweight, low-slung tripod (for infantry use). Fixed vehicle mounts were also employed. It saw wide use in World War II mounted on jeeps, armored personnel carriers, tanks, and amphibious vehicles. The M1919A4 played a key role in the firepower of the World War II U.S. Army infantry company, which unlike other armies, normally had a weapons platoon in addition to its other organic units. The presence of M1919A4 weapons in the weapons platoon gave company commanders additional automatic fire support at the company level, whether in the assault or on defense.
The A5 was an adaptation of the A4 with a forward mounting point to allow it to be mounted in tanks and armored cars. This, along with the M37 and the Browning M2 machine gun, was the most common secondary armament during World War II for the Allies. Another version of the M1919A4, the M1919A6, was an attempt to make the weapon into a light machine gun by attaching a butt stock and lighter barrel - 4 lbs, instead of 7 lbs). The A6 version was in fact heavier than the A4 without its tripod, at 32 lbs, though its bipod made for faster deployment and enabled the machine gun team to dispense with one man (the tripod bearer). The A6 version saw increasing service in the latter days of WWII and was used extensively in Korea. The A6 variant had a folding bipod mounted on the front of the gun, a sheet-metal buttstock, carrying handle, and a tapered barrel. While the modifications were intended to make the weapon more useful as a squad light machine gun, it was a stopgap solution, as the M1919A6 was heavier than the old Lewis gun of World War I, let alone the contemporary light machine guns of other nations.
During the Second World War, two additional variants of the M1919 were adopted by the US military. One version is the coaxial M37 variant, with the ability to feed from either the left or the right of the weapon. The M37 also featured an extended charging handle similar to those on the M1919A4E1 and A5. A trial variant fitted with special sighting equipment was designated M37F.
Tactics & Tips
- The armor piercing burst ability will allow the HMG to deal a lot of damage to enemy light vehicles.
- Better penetration when compared to the MG42, so a .30 Cal HMG team in a building will usually fare better against an MG 42 team in a building.
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