Heavy machine guns are mounted on a tripod or vehicls and are too heavy to be carried by one individual. This machine gun is manned by a crew, is belt fed, and fires a very large projectile which gives it extended range, accuracy, and firepower.
This machine gun is extremely lethal and is used against equipment rather than personnel. These are the machine guns that you see mounted on aircraft and tanks.
The heavy machine gun that I am familiar with is the 50 cal that was widely used by the Army in my day. As a Field Artilleryman I knew that 50 caliber bullets could rip my howitzer to shreds. The military ring customers of mine who have served in a combat or combat support unit should be very familiar with this weapon.
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