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<h2>Synonyms</h2>12.7 × 99 mm<h2>Armament</h2>Browning M2 and M2 HB machine guns; M85 machine gun; also used in Barrett, Harris and similar anti-materiel rifles; CIS 50MG.<h2>Development</h2>This cartridge was developed in the 1920s. Its design was greatly influenced by the German 13 mm Tank und Flieger (TuF) machine gun round. The 0.50 Browning gun was originally devised as an anti-aircraft weapon, but during 1940 to 1945 it achieved prominence as an aircraft, tank and infantry support gun. Since then it has been widely distributed and adopted by almost every country outside the former Soviet Bloc. Ammunition has been manufactured in many countries but largely to US specifications, although since the 1970s several manufacturers have developed more potent rounds of their own design. The basic design was intended to extract as much performance as possible and there is not a great deal of room for improvement, except in the development of complex bullets to improve terminal effects. With the advent of widespread use of anti-matérial rifles worldwide, several manufacturers have developed match grade ammunition for use in these weapons. This ammunition is manufactured to a higher level of precision and achieves far greater accuracy than most ammunition manufactured for use in machine guns.<h2>Description</h2>A rimless, brass, bottlenecked case, Berdan or Boxer primed. The standard bullet is ball, using a steel core in lead support, steel jacket and gilding metal envelope. In view of the tactical use of this weapon, AP-I and similar bullets with better terminal effects are used more commonly today.ABU DHABI<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Adcom ManufacturingType: Ball: FMJ; lead core; 45 g; MV 887 m/sTracer: AP-I and AP-I-T are also available but no details have been provided.ARGENTINA<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Direccion General de Fabricaciones MilitaresType: Ball FMK 1 Mod 0: FMJ; steel core in lead sleeve, gilding metal jacket; 45 g; MV 802 m/sTracer FMK 5 Mod 0: FMJ; steel core in lead sleeve, tracer capsule; 43.5 g; MV 812 m/sAP FMK 6 Mod 0: FMJ; steel core; 45 g; MV 800 m/sAP FMK 9 Mod 0: FMJ; steel core; 45 g; MV 800 m/s. Fitted with electric primer and used as asubcalibre training round for the 105 mm FMK 4 Mod 0 recoilless gunBlank FMK 7 Mod 0: Brass case, rose crimpedBELGIUM<h2>Manufacturer</h2>FN HERSTAL SAType: Ball M33: FMJ; 43 g; V 25 910 m/sTracer M17 : FMJ; base tracer, red trace to >1,500 m; 42 g; V 25 910 m/sAPI M8 : FMJ; AP steel core; incendiary composition in tip; 43.1 g; V 25 910 m/s; penetrates 15 mm steel plate of 450 Brinell at 200 m. Ballistically equivalent to M33API-T M20 : FMJ; base tracer; red trace visible to >1,500 m; AP steel core; incendiary composition intip 40.3 g; V 25 910 m/s; penetrates 15 mm steel plate of 450 Brinell at 200 m APEI: This round uses a bullet with a solid steel body, supporting a heavy alloy penetrative core inside a brass jacket. The space between core and jacket is filled with a non-phosphorus explosive/incendiarymixture. 43.5 g; V 25 910 m/s. The core will defeat 6-11 mm armour steel (400 Brinell) up to 1,000 m range, and will also defeat plastic armour at angles up to 80º. A 1 mm steel or 2 mm dural plate is sufficient to detonate the projectile, which occurs about 200 mm after piercing the target skin Blank: Brass case, crimped. Cartridge weight 57.5 gBOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Unis Igman d.o.o.Type: Ball M33: FMJ; 45 g; V 23.77 887 m/sTracer M17 : FMJ; 40.3 g, green tip; V 23.77 872 m/sAPIT M20 : FMJ; 40.2 g, black/red tip; V 23.77 887 m/sAPI M8 : FMJ; 42.9 g; V 23.77 887 m/s Blank: Rosette crimp at case mouthBRAZIL<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Companhia Brasileira de CartuchosType: Ball M2: FMJ; 45.2 g; V 25 856 m/s Ball M33: FMJ, SL; steel core; 42.4 g; V 25 887 m/s Tracer M1: FMJ; red trace to 1,600 m; 42.6 g; V 25 823 m/sTracer M17 : FMJ; red trace visible to 1,800 m; 40.8 g; V 25 872 m/s Tracer M33: FMJ; red trace; 37.8 g; V 25 887 m/sAP-I-T M20 : FMJ, SL; steel core; incendiary tip filler, red trace; 39.7 g; V 25 887 m/s AP M2: FMJ, SL; steel core; 45.5 g; V 25 856 m/s AP-HC: FMJ; alloy steel core; 49.2 g; V 25 830 m/s Incendiary M1: FMJ, SL; steel sleeve; 40.8 g; V 25 900 m/sAP-I M8 : FMJ, AP; steel core; incendiary tip filler; 42.6 g; V 25 887 m/s AP-I-HC: FMJ; alloy steel core; incendiary composition in nose; 50 g; V 25 830 m/s CANADA<h2>Manufacturer</h2>SNC Industrial Technologies IncType: Ball M2: FMJ; 44.5-44.97 g; MV 856 m/sType: Ball M33: FMJ; 41.4-42.9 g; MV 881 m/sTracer M17 : FMJ; red trace visible to 1,850 m; 43 g; MV 872 m/sAP-T C44: FMJ; tungsten carbide core; red trace, dark ignition; visible 150 to 1,200 m; 62 g; MV 785m/s; penetration 22 mm/0º/800 mBlank C48: Brass case, star crimped; cartridge weight 58 gBall: FMJ (Sniper Elite API); 48.8 g; V 24 880 m/s Ball: FMJ (Sniper Elite TP-S); 45.5 g; V 24 880 m/sEGYPT<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Shoubra CompanyType: Ball: FMJ, SL; steel core; 43.35 g; MV 860 m/sAP-I: FMJ; steel core with incendiary filling in nose; 43.35 g; MV 860 m/sTracer: FMJ; dark ignition tracer, duration 2 seconds. 43.7 g; MV 845 m/sAP-I-T: FMJ, steel core, dark ignition tracer, duration 2 seconds; 41.6 g; MV 845 m/sFRANCE<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Giat IndustriesType: Ball M33: FMJ, SL; steel core; 41.7 g; MV 900 m/sTracer M33T: FMJ; red trace; 42.7 g; MV 900 m/sAnti-ricochet balle O: 40.1 g; MV 910 m/sAnti-ricochet tracer T: 40.1 g; MV 910 m/sAP M2: FMJ, SL; steel core; 41.85 g; MV 900 m/sAP-I M8 : FMJ; AP steel core; incendiary tip filler; 42.2 g; MV 900 m/sAP-I-T M20 : FMJ, SL; steel core; incendiary tip filler, red trace; 39.66 g; MV 900 m/sAP-I-HC: FMJ; hard core; incendiary tip filler; 51 g; MV 882 m/s<h2>Manufacturer</h2>SFM DéfenseType: Ball: FMJ; ? g; MV 860 m/sTracer: no detailsAP: no detailsAP-I: no detailsAP-I-T: no details<h2>Manufacturer</h2>AnthenaType: PPI/AP: Hardened steel penetrator, brass sabot; 48.5 g; MV 850 m/s, penetration: 13 mm RHAat 1,000 mGERMANY<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Dynamit NobelType: Plastic practice ball M858: This is a one-piece plastic moulded case and bullet attached to ametal extracting rim. The bullet section is solid, but the junction of the bullet section and case mouthsection is weak and will shear under the pressure of the propellant gas. This is so the bullet breaks freeand is fired from the weapon. The round is intended for use on scaled practice ranges and is produced tomeet US military specifications. Bullet weight 3.2 g; MV 1,075 m/s. The bullet has a velocity of 850m/s at 23.7 m from the gun muzzle and a maximum range of 700 m. The maximum effective trainingrange is 150 mPractice plastic tracer M860: This is similar to the practice ball round described previously but thebullet is counterbored at the base to receive a tracer filling giving a red trace from 20 to 150 m range.3.2 g; MV 1,045 m/sBall, Short range: 38 g; V 10 905 m/s Ball, short range tracer: 40 g; V 10 890 m/sGREECE<h2>Manufacturer</h2>PYRKAL: Greek Powder & Cartridge CompanyType: Ball M33: FMJ, SL; soft steel core; sodium monohydrate point filler; 42.5 g; MV 880 m/sAP-I M8 : FMJ; manganese molybdenum steel core; point filler of incendiary composition andlead-antimony base seal; 43 g; MV 880 m/sAP-I-T M20 : As for M8 but tracer in place of base seal; 40.1 g; MV 880 m/sTracer M17 : FMJ; lead-antimony core, base tracer; 41.55 g; MV 880 m/sTracer (Pyrkal): Details not known; accuracy better than M17 ; MV 880 m/sMultipurpose: Details not known, but presumably licensed version of Raufoss designINDONESIA<h2>Manufacturer</h2>PindadType: Armour Piercing MU-3P: FMJ; 45.2 g; V 25 900 m/s Armour Piercing Tracer MU-3PN: FMJ; 43.9 g; V 25 900 m/s Armour Piercing Incendiary MU-3PB: FMJ; 41.75 g; V 25 900 m/s Armour Piercing Incendiary Tracer MU-3PBN: FMJ; 40 g: V 25 900 m/s Ball MU-3TJ: Soft steel core; FMJ; 45.0 g V 25 900 m/sISRAEL<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Israel Military Industries ( IMI ) Type: Ball M2: FMJ; 45.88 g; MV 915 m/s Ball M33: FMJ; steel core; 42.9 g; MV 915 m/s Ball M33 Mod: FMJ; hard core; 42.5 g; MV 915 m/sTracer M17 : FMJ; 41.66 g; MV 915 m/sAP-I-T M20 : FMJ; hard core; 40.11 g; MV 915 m/sAP-I M8 : FMJ; hard core; 42.5 g; MV 915 m/sAP M2: FMJ; hard core; 45.88 g; MV 915 m/sHP Test: FMJ; steel core; 42.5 g; pressure 4,700 kg/cmITALY<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Europa MetalliType: Ball M33: FMJ Match; steel core; 42 g; V 24 890 m/s Tracer M33T: FMJ; steel core; dark ignition trace visible to >1,500 m; 40 g; V 24 890 m/sAP-I M8 : FMJ; steel core; 43 g; V 24 890 m/s. Penetration: 22 mm MS plate at 100 mAP-I-T M20 : FMJ; steel core; red dark ignition trace 40 to >1,500 m; 40 g; V 24 890 m/s. Penetration:22 mm MS plate at 100 mAP-I-HC (MD-SMI-3 type): FMJ; tungsten carbide core; 46 g; V 24 860 m/s. Penetration: 30 mm MS plate at 0º at 200 m Blank: Brass case; rose crimp KOREA, SOUTH<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Poongsan Metal CorporationType: Ball M33: FMJ; 43 g; MV 890 m/sTracer M17 : FMJ; dark ignition red trace to 1,600 m; 43 g; MV 870 m/sAP M2: FMJ; steel core; 46 g; MV 885 m/sAP-I M8 : FMJ; AP steel core; 43 g; MV 870 m/sAP-I-T M20 : FMJ; steel core; incendiary tip filler, red trace to 1,600 m; 45.5 g; MV 870 m/sNETHERLANDS<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Eurometaal NVType: AP 2000: FMJ; ballistic conformity to Ball M2, M33, API M8 and so on, but with superiorpenetrative capability. Will effectively penetrate up to 40 mm RHA or 20 mm HHA plates at variousangles and ranges. Post-armour effect is significantAPI 2000: Similar armour-defeating performance to the AP 2000 but with added incendiary effectNORWAY<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Nammo Raufoss A/SType: Multipurpose NM140: The exterior of this round conforms to the standard US M2 Ball, but thebullet is a design patented by Nammo Raufoss which incorporates penetrative, incendiary and fragmentation effects. NM140 will defeat 16 mm of armour (Brinell 360) at 30º at 400 m; after penetration it will explode and produce about 20 effective fragments inside the target. There will also be a shower of incendiary particles which are still effective 15 m behind the target plate. No mechanical fuze is used because the need for detonators or sensitive high explosives has been eliminated. Muzzle velocity 900 m/s, bullet weight 43 g Multipurpose NM140A1: Similar to the NM140 but with some minor changes to meet a US Navy specification Multipurpose Tracer NM160: This is the NM140 but with the addition of a base tracer element. The inclusion of this reduces the effective fragmentation by about 30 per cent but does not affect the penetrative or incendiary performance. The tracer is a dark ignition type which is invisible to 50 m from the muzzle, fully visible from 200-1,500 m AP-S NM173: Ballistic conformity compares to US Ball M2 but is characterised by tremendous penetration effect. Penetration of 20 mm armour plate at 0º NATO at 1,000 m and 11 mm armour plate at 30º NATO at 1,500 m AP-S NM185: Similar to the NM173 with identical armour piercing capabilities but is inertPAKISTAN<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Pakistan Ordnance FactoriesType: AP-I: FMJ; hard core; incendiary filling in nose; ? g; MV 833 m/sAP-I-T: FMJ; hard core; incendiary and tracer fillings; ? g; MV 818 m/sROMANIA<h2>Manufacturer</h2>S.N. ROMARM S.A.Type : API ( M8 ): 116 g (M33): 116g; MV 925 m/sSINGAPORE<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Chartered Ammunition IndustriesType: Ball M33: FMJ; 42.9 g; V 24 887 m/s. Conforms to MIL-C-10190Tracer M17 : FMJ; red trace to not less than 1,463 m; 41.65 g; V 24 872 m/s. Conforms to MIL-C-1318AP-I M8 : V 24 887 m/s. Conforms to MIL-C-3066AP-I-T M20 : V 24 887 m/s. Conforms to MIL-C-3066APHCI: AP hard core incendiary; V 24 870 m/s; penetration 15 mm RHA at 500 m SLAP: APDS subprojectile in plastic sabot; 27 g; V 24 1,190 m/s; penetration 25 mm RHA (321-375 BH) at 1,000 m. For use in CIS 50MG heavy machine gun only SLAP-T: APDS as for SLAP above but with tracer to 1,370 m from gun SRA: Short-Range Ammunition: A target practice round representing SLAP, for use in areas where the safety trace is inadequate for SLAP. Exterior ballistics match SLAP to 800 m range and fall off thereafter SRA-T: Short-Range Ammunition, Tracer: As for SRA but simulating SLAP-T and giving a ballistic match with SRA with the addition of a trace to the required range Blank: Brass case, rose crimp. Conforms to MIL-C-48623SOUTH AFRICA<h2>Manufacturer</h2>PMP , a division of Denel (Pty) LtdType: Ball: M33 FMJ; 42.4 g; V 24 887 m/s. Conforms to MIL-C-10190Tracer: M17 ; FMJ; 29.25 g; V 24 872 m/s. Trace not less than 1,460 m. Conforms to MIL-C-1318API: M8 : FMJ; V 24 887 m/s. Conforms to MIL-C-3066. Penetrates 22 mm armour plate at 91 m API HC: FMJ; hard core; 44.75 g; MV 876 m/s; penetrates 15 mm RHA at 1,000 m with incendiary effect Incendiary-Tracer: Brass jacket, tracer and incendiary elements; 41.6 g; MV 876 m/s; red trace >1,700 m; penetration 10 mm RHA at 1,000 m SPAIN<h2>Manufacturer</h2>SANTA BARBARA SAType: AP-I M8 : FMJ; 42.5 g; MV 895 m/sAP-I-T M20 : FMJ; hard core; 40.1 g; MV 895 m/sTURKEY<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Kumuru ( MKEK )Type: Ball M33: FMJ; 43 g; MV 890 m/sTracer M17 : FMJ; red trace to 1,500 m; 43 g; MV 870 m/sAP-I M8 : FMJ; AP steel core; 43 g; MV 870 m/sAP-I-T M20 : FMJ; steel core; incendiary tip filler, red trace; 45.3 g; MV 865 m/sUNITED STATES OF AMERICA<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Government contractorsType: Ball M2: FMJ, SL; steel core; 46.01 g; MV 858 m/sBall M33: FMJ, SL; steel core; 42.90 g; MV 888 m/sAP M2: FMJ, SL; steel core; 45.88 g; MV 885 m/sTracer M10 : FMJ; red trace 205-1,450 m; 41.67 g; MV 873 m/sTracer M17 : FMJ; red trace 100-1,450 m; 41.67 g; MV 873 m/sTracer, headlight, M21 : FMJ; red trace 200-500 m; 45.3 g; MV 867 m/sAP-I M8 : FMJ, SL; steel core; incendiary tip filler; 42.06 g; MV 888 m/sAP-I-T M20 : FMJ, SL; steel core; incendiary tip filler, red trace 100-1,450 m; 39.66 g; MV 888 m/sIncendiary M1: FMJ, SL; steel sleeve; 41.02 g; MV 901 m/sIncendiary M23 : DMJ; steel incendiary container; 33.18 g; MV 1,036 m/sLimited Range Training Ammunition (LRTA) Ball and Tracer: 45.6 g; MV 900±15 m/s<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Winchester-OlinType: SLAP M903: APDS, AP subprojectile in amber coloured plastic sabot; 26.89 g; V 25 1,220 m/s SLAP/T M962: APDS-T, the AP subprojectile carrying a red tracer being fitted into a red coloured sabot. 26.89 g; V 25 1,173 m/sAP-I M8 : FMJ; steel core with incendiary material in nose; 40.34 g; V 25 887 m/s AP-I Mk211 Mod 0 (multipurpose): Based upon the Norwegian Raufoss NM140, made under licence. Similar performance. 43.48 g; V 25 899 m/sAP-I-T M20 : FMJ; steel core with incendiary material in nose, red trace; 40.11 g; V 25 887 m/s Ball M33: FMJ; 42.77 g; V 25 887 m/sTracer M17 : FMJ; red trace 100-1,450 m; 40.82 g; V 25 872 m/sBlank M1A1 : Brass case, rose crimp Match: HPBT; 48.5 g; V50 902 m/s<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Talon Manufacturing CompanyType: AP-I M8 : FMJ; 42.8 g; MV 886 m/sAPI-T M20 : FMJ; 40.1 g; MV 886 m/sBall: FMJ match; 48.6 g; MV 792 m/sYUGOSLAVIA , FEDERAL REPUBLIC<h2>Manufacturer</h2>Yugoimport SDPRType: Ball M33: FMJ; steel core, lead inner tip; 45 g; MV 887 m/sTracer M17 : FMJ; red trace, visible to >1,463 m; 40 g; MV 887 m/sAP-I M8 : FMJ, AP; steel core; thermite incendiary composition in tip; 42.8 g; MV 887 m/sAP-I-T M20 : FMJ, AP; steel core; base tracer, thermite composition in tip; red trace, visible from 91 to>1,463 m; 40.2 g; MV 887 m/s

A rimless, brass, bottlenecked case, Berdan or Boxer primed.

The standard bullet is ball, using a steel core in lead support, steel jacket and gilding metal envelope. In view of the tactical use of this weapon, AP-I and similar bullets with better terminal effects are used more commonly today. This cartridge was developed in the 1920s. Its design was greatly influenced by the German 13 mm Tank und Flieger (TuF) machine gun round. The 0.50 Browning gun was originally devised as an anti-aircraft weapon, but during 1940 to 1945 it achieved prominence as an aircraft, tank and infantry support gun. Since then it has been widely distributed and adopted by almost every country outside the former Soviet Bloc. Ammunition has been manufactured in many countries but largely to US specifications, although since the 1970s several manufacturers have developed more potent rounds of their own design. The basic design was intended to extract as much performance as possible and there is not a great deal of room for improvement, except in the development of complex bullets to improve terminal effects. With the advent of widespread use of anti-matérial rifles worldwide, several manufacturers have developed match grade ammunition for use in these weapons. This ammunition is manufactured to a higher level of precision and achieves far greater accuracy than most ammunition manufactured for use in machine guns. Applications include browning M2 and M2 HB machine guns; M85 machine gun; also used in Barrett, Harris and similar anti-materiel rifles; CIS 50MG.

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