Posted: April 27, 2017 2:00 PM
M2A1 Machine Gun Improves Marines’ Lethality, Survivability
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) is equipping Marines with the updated M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun, increasing Marines’ survivability and lethality on the battlefield.
The M2A1 serves as an upgrade to the legacy M2 machine gun currently used by Marines across the Corps. The updated M2A1 is easier and safer to use due to three major changes: a quick-change barrel, fixed headspace and timing, and a flash hider that reduces the weapon’s signature by 95 percent at night.
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