First adopted in 1917, the rugged and reliable Browning .30-caliber machine gun remained in US service into the Vietnam era, and is still occasionally found in use elsewhere even today. Produced in both water-cooled and air-cooled versions, it has been employed in every imaginable role for a machine gun - antipersonnel, antiaircraft, mounted on aircraft as both defensive and offensive armament, defensive armament aboard vehicles (armored and soft-skin), mounted on watercraft, and others. Employing gripping first-hand testimony and featuring specially commissioned illustrations and detailed photographs, many in color, this lively study of the Browning .30-caliber machine gun reveals the origins, combat history and legacy of this versatile and dependable weapon.
| ISBN: | 9781780969213 |
| Publication date: | 20th February 2014 |
| Author: | Gordon L Rottman |
| Illustrator: | Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 80 pages |
| Series: | Weapon |
| Genres: |
Small firearms, guns and other equipment First World War Second World War Weapons and equipment |
First adopted in 1917, the rugged and reliable Browning .30-caliber machine gun remained in US service into the Vietnam era, and is still occasionally found in use elsewhere even today. Produced in both water-cooled and air-cooled versions, it has been employed in every imaginable role for a machine gun - antipersonnel, antiaircraft, mounted on aircraft as both defensive and offensive armament, defensive armament aboard vehicles (armored and soft-skin), mounted on watercraft, and others. Employing gripping first-hand testimony and featuring specially commissioned illustrations and detailed photographs, many in color, this lively study of the Browning .30-caliber machine gun reveals the origins, combat history and legacy of this versatile and dependable weapon.
Browning .30-Caliber Machine Guns features in the following genres: Small firearms, guns and other equipment, First World War, Second World War, Weapons and equipment
Browning .30-Caliber Machine Guns is available in Paperback
Browning .30-Caliber Machine Guns was written by Gordon L Rottman and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Browning .30-Caliber Machine Guns has 80 pages
Yes it is part of Weapon series
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