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M2 Browning Machine Gun
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| M2 Browning Machine Gun | |
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| Production information | |
| Affiliation | |
| Type | |
| Technical specifications | |
| Magazine Size |
Infinite |
| Maximum Ammunition |
Infinite |
| Ammunition Type |
Linked .50 BMG |
| Rate of Fire |
Fast |
| Accuracy |
High |
| Range |
Short to long |
| Usage | |
| Used by |
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| Counterpart(s) | |
| Game information | |
| Entity / spawn codes |
N/A (the weapon itself is named "func_tank") |
The M2 Browning Machine Gun is a heavy machine gun used by the HECU and the Black Ops in several areas of Black Mesa.
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[edit] Overview
- Manned by a single person, it is used on a tripod to provide fire support and/or fortify crucial points, such as important locations of the Materials Transport or other areas of Black Mesa.
- Most of the time, sandbags around the tripod and armored shields on the barrel provide additional protection to the gunner, although the shields actually provide no protection at all.
- It is sometimes used along a double turret.
- The weapon has infinite ammo and the added protection of the fortifications behind which it is usually found. However, the turret imposes a limited firing arc, and one is exceedingly vulnerable from the lanes that the gun is unable to cover.
- During Half-Life, Gordon Freeman is allowed to turn it against HECU soldiers, notably in the Black Mesa Transit System.
- In Opposing Force, the Black Ops use it against Adrian Shephard on the surface.
- In Blue Shift, an M2 is hidden in a crate on a train car in the Freight Yard, with ".50 cal Mounted Machine Gun" written on it. Barney Calhoun uses it against many HECU soldiers before resuming his search for Dr. Rosenberg.
[edit] Tactics
- Enemies using the M2 are easy to kill, as they are immobile while using it. A Mk 2 Grenade or a MP5 grenade is enough to kill the weapon controller in one shot.
- Presence of the machine gun usually indicates a likely wave of enemies; the machine gun should be manned as soon as possible.
- The M2 is extremely powerful; only three or so shots are required to kill a HECU Marine. However, one should always be ready to get off the gun when overwhelmed by enemy attacks or when being attacked from behind.
[edit] Gallery
M2 and HECU troops at the rocket launch site, with an M2 nearby.
Barney killing HECU soldiers with an M2 in the Freight Yard.
M2 crate found in the Freight Yard.
[edit] List of appearances
- Half-Life (First appearance)
- Half-Life: Uplink (Non-canonical appearance)
- Half-Life: Opposing Force
- Half-Life: Blue Shift
[edit] External links
| Hazardous Environment Combat Unit | |
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| Characters | Minor members · Dwight T. Barnes · Sharpe · Adrian Shephard |
| Weapons | Combat Knife · Desert Eagle · Dam Turret · Double Turret · Dynamite · Glock 17 · Land Mine · Laser Tripmine · M198 Howitzer · M2 Browning Machine Gun · M202A1 FLASH · M249 Squad Automatic Weapon · M40A1 Sniper Rifle · Mk 2 Grenade · MP5 · RPG · Satchel Charge · Sentry Gun · SPAS-12 |
| Vehicles | AH-64 Apache · F-16 Fighting Falcon · M1A1 Abrams · M2A3 Bradley · M35 cargo truck · V-22 Osprey |
| Classes | HECU Engineer · HECU Medic · HECU Sniper · Robot Grunt |
| Technology | Powered Combat Vest · Radio · Tactical Map · Welding Torch |
| Other | Military Police · Santego Military Base |
| Weapons (cut) | Minigun |
| Vehicles (cut) | F-117 Nighthawk |
| Classes (cut) | Human Sergeant |
| The Black Ops | |
|---|---|
| Vehicles | AH-64 Apache · M35 cargo truck |
| Weapons | Glock 17 · Laser Tripmine · M2 Browning Machine Gun · M249 Squad Automatic Weapon · M40A1 Sniper Rifle · Mk 2 Grenade · Mortar · MP5 · Sentry Gun |
| Technology | Cloaking field |
| Vehicles (cut) | V-22 Osprey |
| Weapons (cut) | Crossbow · Flash Grenade |
