M1919A6
| Factions | Weapon | Icon | Classes | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US |
 M1919A6 |
 |
 Gunner |
150 / 300 |
| Damage Base | Headshot × | Chest × | Stomach × | Leg × | Arm × | Bayonet | Rifle Grenades | Reload Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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).
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Browning M1919A6. -
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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.
