Comments by "Pete Sheppard" (@petesheppard1709) on "Ma Deuce: The Venerable Browning M2 .50 Caliber HMG" video.

  1. Water-cooled .50s were common USN anti-aircraft guns until replaced by 20mm Oerlikons. Doris Miller earned his decoration at Pearl Harbor with this--NOT the air-cooled guns shown in the movie 'Pearl Harbor'. Besides the M85, there have been at least 3 serious efforts to replace the M2 with a more weight-efficient offering, including a tri-barrel gatling gun
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