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How long is an M2 Browning machine gun?

An M2 Browning machine gun is about 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) long.

What is measured: .50 caliber heavy machine gun

M2 Browning Machine Gun (1.65 m) drawn to scale beside a bowling pin (38.1 cm) and an adult person (1.7 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Bowling pin (38.1 cm), M2 Browning Machine Gun (1.65 m) and Adult person (1.7 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • About the height of an adult person
  • About 3 would fit end to end along a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 83% of the height of a doorway
  • About 7 would fit end to end along a city bus
  • About 4.3× the height of a bowling pin

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Facts about M2 Browning Machine Gun

The M2 Browning has been in continuous service with the US military since 1933.

Source: US Army FM 3-22.68; Wikipedia: M2 Browning

Military

NameSizeCompared with M2 Browning Machine Gun
M240 Machine Gun1.24 m (4 ft 1 in)0.75×
Barrett M82 Sniper Rifle1.45 m (4 ft 9 in)0.88×
WWI Trench Mortar1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)0.91×
FIM-92 Stinger Missile1.52 m (5 ft)0.92×
M9A1 Bazooka1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)0.94×
M2 Browning Machine Gun1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)this page
Napoleon 12-Pounder Cannon1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)1×
Suit of Medieval Plate Armor1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)1.1×
English Longbow1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)1.1×
Roman Pilum2 m (6 ft 7 in)1.2×

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Which is bigger: M2 Browning Machine Gun or Roman Pilum?

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