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Why the Browning .50 caliber became the sound of American firepower

On January 26, 1945, near Holtzwihr, France, Second Lieutenant Audie Murphy climbed onto a burning tank destroyer and used its .50 caliber machine gun against advancing German infantry. The scene ...
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A century of the ‘Ma Deuce’: How the M2 Browning became America’s workhorse machine gun

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For over a century the M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun, known affectionally among troops as "Ma Deuce," has been the staple ...
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Meet the Browning M2: The Mother of All Machine Guns

When Lauren Bacall Wellington served during the Iraq War, the former Army sergeant and combat medic did more than treat the wounded. Wellington spent her 13-month deployment from 2007 to 2008 with the ...
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823d BDS Browning .50 Cal B-Roll

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Photo Essay: Marines complete winter training with M2 .50-cal for Ullr Shield at Fort McCoy

Marines at Fort McCoy for the 2nd Marine Air Wing's Ullr Shield exercise completed cold-weather weapons familiarization with the M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun on Jan. 16 on Range 2 at Fort McCoy ...
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America’s Browning M2 Is the Mother of All Machine Guns

Here’s What You Need to Know: It’s a powerful weapon that can dominate any battlefield. When Lauren Bacall Wellington served during the Iraq War, the former Army sergeant and combat medic did more ...
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A century of the ‘Ma Deuce’: How the M2 Browning became America’s workhorse machine gun

Marines operating an M2 Browning machine gun mounted on a tripod at Khe Sanh Combat Base, Vietnam. (Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) For over a century the M2 Browning .50-caliber machine gun, known ...