M2A1 Characteristics Flashcards
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Capabilities
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Fire against personnel, soft targets, and light armor with pint point accuracy. Preferred for CAS in very close proximity of friendly forces bc of small frag pattern. 100 SPM in rapid fire mode.
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Characteristics
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Single Barreled Percussion Fired Clip Feed Recoiled Operated Air Cooled
Single or Rapid-fire mode. #5 on H model and #2 on U model
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Limitation
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Maximum burst length prior to cooling is 60 Rounds. Cool to ambient temp prior to resuming fire. DO NOT FIRE when recoil exceeds 8.3 inches (to prevent excessive pressure in the recoil cylinder and excessive stress on the recoil mechanism)
