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M2HB
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{{PlayableUnit
|index = 77
|nationality = United States<ref name="wiki">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Browning Wikipedia page of M2HB]</ref>
|classification = MG
|rarity = 3
|faction = [[Griffin & Kryuger]]
|manufactureringame = [[I.O.P.]]
|manufacturer = various
|artist = [http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=982052 15k]{{artist name|15K}}|fullname = Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB<ref name="wiki"></ref>|voiceactor = Izumi Iwamatsu<ref {{voice actor name="moe">[https://zh.moegirl.org/%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3%E5%89%8D%E7%BA%BF:M2HB M2HB on Moegirl]</ref>|affiliation= IOP, G&KIwamatsu Izumi}}|releasedon={{doll_server_alias|server=CN|alias=M2HB}}, {{doll_server_alias|server=TW|alias=M2HB}}, {{doll_server_alias|server=KR|alias=M2HB}}, {{doll_server_alias|server=EN|alias=M2HB}}, {{doll_server_alias|server=JP|alias=M2HB}}
| weaponinfo = The M2 Machine Gun (Browning .50 Caliber Machine Gun, Ma Deuce) is a heavy machine gun designed towards the end of World War I by John Browning. It was nicknamed Ma Deuce by US troops or simply called "fifty-cal" in reference to its caliber. The design has had many specific designations; the official designation for the infantry type is Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, HB, Flexible.
The Browning .50 machine gun has been used extensively as a vehicle weapon and for aircraft armament by the United States from the 1920s to the present day. It was heavily used during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, as well as during operations in Iraq in the 1990s and 2000s. It is the primary heavy machine gun of NATO countries, and has been used by many other countries. It is still in use today. It was very similar in design to the smaller M1919 Browning machine gun .30-06 Springfield.<ref name="wiki">[[wikipedia:M2 Browning|Wikipedia entry on M2HB]]</ref>
The Browning M2 was the most produced Heavy Machine Gun, which 3.000.000 unit was manufactured.
| trivia =
*Famous sniper in Vietnam War history, Carlos Norman Hatchcock Hathcock using an attached 10x Unertl Scope on M2HB instead of his Winchester M70. He scored a longest confirmed kill of 2.500 yards, making him debuted as one of several sniper that using large-caliber machine gun for sniping role. Later, a .50 BMG considered useful and became a standard for Anti-Material Sniper and large-caliber Carbine role such as Barrett M82A1.<ref name="sniper">[https[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock Carlos Hatchcock bio Hathcock|Wikipedia entry on WikipediaCarlos Hathcock]]</ref>
**Just before Hatchcock scored his first kill using scoped M2HB, it was adopted by US Army in Chinese Line during Korean War where he attached a same scope which Hatchcock used it later.<ref>[https://books.google.co.id/books?id=qIHKAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT763&lpg=PT763&dq=scoped+ptrd&source=bl&ots=htB_u3Z0e-&sig=H53YxLhQHrOl3e0unSMH3xILAxo&hl=id&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjOjer-l8HYAhXDL48KHSZ8C5E4ChDoAQhIMAQ#v=onepage&q=ptrd&f=false Scoped M2HB in Korean War]</ref>
*Soviet equivalent of M2HB was DShK, chambered with 12x108mm cartridge which used by Soviet for Anti-Air purpose and infantry support in WWII and Cold War. While the DShK was replaced by NSV and Kord 6P50, DShK still used by several separatists and rebel in nowadays conflict. These days, both M2HB and DShK was popularly equipped on technical truck and several Main Battle Tanks.
[http://www.guns.com/2013/01/04/maxson-quad-50-caiber-m45/ M45 .50 cal Maxson Quadmount on guns.com]</ref>
*M2HB has a highest base damage among all MGs.