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| Browning Machine Gun, Cal .30, M1919A4 Air Cooled Machine Gun Another one of John Browning's designs, the M1919 series of machine guns were derived from the M1917 series and were simple, robust, and reliable. The rate of fire was slower than many soldiers would have preferred, and it lacked a quick-change barrel The air-cooled Browning M1919A4 light machine gun was modified from the earlier water-cooled M1917 heavy machine gun. Although the M1919A4 had a slower rate of fire and was less accurate than the M1917 models, the significantly lower weight made it an ideal crew-served infantry weapon. The fully-automatic M1919A4 was normally employed by infantry companies, and was mounted on the M2 tripod. Approximately 439,000 M1919A4's were produced during World War II. The M1919 was employed by the U.S. Army in World War II and Korea, and is still in use today in other countries. Caliber: .30 Muzzle Velocity: 2800 fps Capacity: 250 round belt Weight: 31 lbs. (14 lbs. tripod) Length: 41" Rate of Fire: 400-550 rounds per minute Effective Range: 1100 yards |
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