M1919A6: Difference between revisions

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Factions	Weapon	Icon	Classes	Ammo
Factions	Weapon	Icon	Classes	Ammo	US	M1919A6		Gunner	150 / 300

Damage Base	Headshot ×	Chest ×	Stomach ×	Leg ×	Arm ×	Bayonet	Rifle Grenades	Reload Speed
Damage Base	Headshot ×	Chest ×	Stomach ×	Leg ×	Arm ×	Bayonet	Rifle Grenades	Partial	Empty
47	×2.4 = 112.8	×1.3 = 61.1	×1.25 = 58.75	×0.8 = 37.6	×0.75 = 35.25	NO	NO	4.833 Seconds	5.66 Seconds

Designation	Weapon Type	Fire Modes	Fire Rate	Bullet Spread °	Bipod Bullet Spread °	Range Modifier	Muzzle Velocity	Projectile weight	Weight
Designation	Weapon Type	Fire Modes	Fire Rate	M1919A6	LMG	Auto	450 RPM	10.83° & 2.55° ADS	2.48° & 0.58° ADS	0.925	800 m/s	9g (138.89 gr)	15 kg (33 lbs)

Full name	Caliber	Place of Origin	Date	Manufacturer	Barrel Length	Total Length	Weapon Script Name
Full name	Caliber	Place of Origin	Date	Manufacturer	Barrel Length	Total Length	Weapon Script Name	Machine Gun, Caliber .30, Browning, M1919	.30-06	USA	1943	Buffalo Arms Corporation Rock Island Arsenal Saginaw Steering Gear	24 in (610 mm)	53 in (1,346 mm)	weapon_m1919a6

The M1919A6 is an air-cooled Browning machine gun variant chambered in .30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm). It was designed as a more portable infantry configuration of the M1919 series, combining belt-fed automatic fire with features like a shoulder stock and bipod for ground use. The M1919 family is known for widespread U.S. and allied service across World War II, Korea, and continued secondary use into the Vietnam War era.

HISTORY

The M1919 series originated as an air-cooled development of John M. Browning’s earlier water-cooled M1917, retaining the basic recoil-operated system while reducing weight and complexity for more mobile roles. During World War II, the U.S. sought a stopgap infantry light machine gun that could provide more sustained fire than the BAR; the M1919A6 was introduced late in the war with a buttstock, bipod, carrying handle, and other changes intended to make a belt-fed gun usable from the shoulder and prone positions. In practice, it offered increased firepower but remained heavier and less ergonomic than purpose-built general-purpose machine guns, and many M1919s continued to serve primarily in vehicle, tripod, and fixed mounts.

In the Vietnam War period, M1919 guns persisted in U.S. and allied inventories where older weapons remained in service, particularly in mounted roles on vehicles, boats, and defensive positions. The U.S. Navy also converted quantities of .30 caliber Brownings to 7.62×51mm NATO, designating them Mk 21 Mod 0, and these conversions saw use on some riverine craft and patrol boats alongside other automatic weapons. As newer general-purpose machine guns such as the M60 became standard, the M1919 family increasingly shifted to secondary or specialized roles, but it remained a recognizable part of the mixed weapons landscape of the era.

Sources

TM 9-1005-212-35: Browning Machine Gun, Caliber .30, M1919A4 and M1919A6 (U.S. Department of the Army technical manual).
Dolf L. Goldsmith, The Browning Machine Gun, Vol. II (Collector Grade Publications).
Bruce N. Canfield, U.S. Infantry Weapons of World War II (Andrew Mowbray Publishers).
Ian V. Hogg, The Machine Gun (Greenhill Books).

Real-Life Photos

Browning M1919A6.
Browning M1919A6.
Browning M1919A6.
Browning M1919A6.
A Special Forces machine gunner fires a Browning M1919 at a group of Việt Cộng insurgents on the edge of the Ap Suoi Tre rubber plantation in war zone “D”, north of Ben Cat (III Corps). Photo taken: November 1964.
Vietnamese soldier training with a Browning M1919.

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-The M1919 Browning is a .30 caliber medium machine gun that was widely used during the 20th century, especially during World War II, the Korean War, and the [[Vietnam War]]. The M1919 saw service as a light infantry, coaxial, mounted, aircraft, and anti-aircraft machine gun by the U.S and many other countries.
+The M1919A6 is an air-cooled Browning machine gun variant chambered in [[.30-06 Springfield|.30-06 Springfield]] (7.62×63mm). It was designed as a more portable infantry configuration of the M1919 series, combining belt-fed automatic fire with features like a shoulder stock and bipod for ground use. The M1919 family is known for widespread U.S. and allied service across World War II, Korea, and continued secondary use into the [[Vietnam War]] era.
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-The M1919 was an air-cooled development of the standard [[US]] machine gun of World War I, the John M. Browning-designed water-cooled M1917. The emergence of general-purpose machine guns in the 1950s pushed the M1919 into secondary roles in many cases, especially after the arrival of the [[M60]] in US Army service. The United States Navy also converted many to 7.62 mm NATO and designated them Mk 21 Mod 0; they were commonly used on riverine craft in the 1960s and 1970s in [[Vietnam]].
+The M1919 series originated as an air-cooled development of John M. Browning’s earlier water-cooled M1917, retaining the basic recoil-operated system while reducing weight and complexity for more mobile roles. During World War II, the U.S. sought a stopgap infantry light machine gun that could provide more sustained fire than the [[M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle|BAR]]; the M1919A6 was introduced late in the war with a buttstock, bipod, carrying handle, and other changes intended to make a belt-fed gun usable from the shoulder and prone positions. In practice, it offered increased firepower but remained heavier and less ergonomic than purpose-built general-purpose machine guns, and many M1919s continued to serve primarily in vehicle, tripod, and fixed mounts.
-During WWII, the US military recognized the limitations of the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle for sustained fire, due to its fixed barrel and limited magazine capacity. In response, they developed the M1919A6 as a temporary solution, adapting existing designs to try to match the portability and efficiency of German MG 34 and MG 42 machine guns. The M1919A6, introduced in combat in late 1943, featured a removable metal buttstock, a lighter barrel with a carrying handle, and a front-loaded barrel change system that, although an improvement, was still cumbersome. Despite these modifications, the M1919A6, weighing 32 pounds, was heavier and more awkward than its German counterparts and was eventually phased out for the lighter [[M60]] machine gun in the 1960s.
+In the Vietnam War period, M1919 guns persisted in U.S. and allied inventories where older weapons remained in service, particularly in mounted roles on vehicles, boats, and defensive positions. The U.S. Navy also converted quantities of .30 caliber Brownings to [[7.62×51mm NATO]], designating them Mk 21 Mod 0, and these conversions saw use on some riverine craft and patrol boats alongside other automatic weapons. As newer general-purpose machine guns such as the [[M60]] became standard, the M1919 family increasingly shifted to secondary or specialized roles, but it remained a recognizable part of the mixed weapons landscape of the era.
-<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1919_Browning_machine_gun SOURCE]
+===Sources===
+* ''TM 9-1005-212-35: Browning Machine Gun, Caliber .30, M1919A4 and M1919A6'' (U.S. Department of the Army technical manual).
+* Dolf L. Goldsmith, ''The Browning Machine Gun, Vol. II'' (Collector Grade Publications).
+* Bruce N. Canfield, ''U.S. Infantry Weapons of World War II'' (Andrew Mowbray Publishers).
+* Ian V. Hogg, ''The Machine Gun'' (Greenhill Books).
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