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United States, Belgium, and other licensed production countries Built Weapon Systems
Weapon systems and military equipment with United States, Belgium, and other licensed production countries listed under Built in.
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Battle of Marawi, Boko Haram Insurgency +1 more.50-caliber / 12.7mm Heavy Machine GunCrew-served heavy machine gunBuilt by: Various manufacturers / FN America / FN Herstal.50-caliber and 12.7 mm heavy machine guns give infantry, vehicle crews, and security forces longer-range automatic fire than rifle-caliber machine guns. The best-known Western example is the M2 Browning family, a belt-fed, recoil-operated heavy machine gun used from ground mounts, vehicles, boats, and aircraft mounts. In the Battle of Marawi, Philippine reporting documents a caliber 50 heavy machine gun used by government forces for suppressive fire during urban fighting, while Nigerian reporting from the Boko Haram Insurgency documents a .50 inch Browning machine gun recovered from Boko Haram terrorists at Gombi in 2015.