M1919A6: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
← Older edit
No edit summary
No edit summary
 
(18 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[Category:Weapons]]
[[Category:Weapons of Vietnam]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;text-align: center;width:90%"
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:auto;text-align: center;width:90%"
|-
|-
Line 7: Line 9:
! rowspan=2 | [[Ammo]]  
! rowspan=2 | [[Ammo]]  
|-
|-
|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png|50px]][[File:Flag_us_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[USVC]]</strong>|| [[File:.png|512px]]<br><b> [[]]</b> || [[File:.svg|512px]] || [[File:Class_.png|50px]] <b>[[]]</b><br>|| /
|[[File:Flag_us_new.png|50px]]<br><strong>[[US]]</strong>|| [[File:M1919a6 Profile.png|512px]]<br><b>[[M1919A6]]</b> || [[File:Weapon m1919a6.svg|512px]] || [[File:Class_Gunner.png|50px]] <b>[[Gunner]]</b><br> || 150 / 300
|-
|-
|}
|}
Line 20: Line 22:
! rowspan=2 | [[Bayonet]]   
! rowspan=2 | [[Bayonet]]   
! rowspan=2 | [[Rifle Grenades]]   
! rowspan=2 | [[Rifle Grenades]]   
! colspan=2 | Reload Speed
|-
|-
|47||×2.4 = 112.8||×1.3 = 61.1||×1.25 = 58.75||×0.8 = 37.6||×0.75 = 35.25||NO||NO  
! Partial!! Empty
|-
|47||×2.4 = 112.8||×1.3 = 61.1||×1.25 = 58.75||×0.8 = 37.6||×0.75 = 35.25||NO||NO||4.833 Seconds||5.66 Seconds
|-
|-
|}
|}
Line 37: Line 42:
! rolspan=2 | [[Weight]]
! rolspan=2 | [[Weight]]
|-
|-
|[[]]||[[LMG]]||Auto||450 RPM||10.83° & 2.55° [[ADS]]||2.48° & 0.58° [[ADS]]||0.925||800 m/s||9g (138.89 gr)||15 kg (33 lbs)   
|[[M1919A6]]||[[LMG]]||Auto||450 RPM||10.83° & 2.55° [[ADS]]||2.48° & 0.58° [[ADS]]||0.925||800 m/s||9g (138.89 gr)||15 kg (33 lbs)   
|-
|-
|}
|}
Line 43: Line 48:
|-
|-
! rowspan=2 | Full name  
! rowspan=2 | Full name  
! rowspan=2 | [[Ammo Type]]
! rowspan=2 | [[Caliber]]
! rowspan=2 | [[Place of Origin]]
! rowspan=2 | [[Place of Origin]]
! rowspan=2 | [[Date]]
! rowspan=2 | [[Date]]
! rowspan=2 | [[Armory]]   
! rowspan=2 | [[Manufacturer]]   
! rowspan=2 | Barrel Length
! rowspan=2 | Barrel Length
! rowspan=2 | Total Length
! rowspan=2 | Total Length
! rowspan=2 | [[Weapon Script Name]]
! rowspan=2 | [[Weapon Script Name]]
|-
|-
|FN||7.62x54||USA||D8||Arm||in (mm)||in (mm)||weapon_m1919a6
|Machine Gun, Caliber .30, Browning, M1919||.30-06||[[USA]]||1943||Buffalo Arms Corporation<br>Rock Island Arsenal<br>Saginaw Steering Gear ||24 in (610 mm)||53 in (1,346 mm)||weapon_m1919a6
|-
|-
|}
|}
Line 57: Line 62:


<hr>
<hr>
DESCRIPTION GOES HERE
The M1919A6 is an air-cooled Browning machine gun variant chambered in [[.30-06 Springfield|.30-06 Springfield]] (7.62×63mm). It was designed as a more portable infantry configuration of the M1919 series, combining belt-fed automatic fire with features like a shoulder stock and bipod for ground use. The M1919 family is known for widespread U.S. and allied service across World War II, Korea, and continued secondary use into the [[Vietnam War]] era.
=HISTORY=
==HISTORY==
TEXT GOES HERE
The M1919 series originated as an air-cooled development of John M. Browning’s earlier water-cooled M1917, retaining the basic recoil-operated system while reducing weight and complexity for more mobile roles. During World War II, the U.S. sought a stopgap infantry light machine gun that could provide more sustained fire than the [[M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle|BAR]]; the M1919A6 was introduced late in the war with a buttstock, bipod, carrying handle, and other changes intended to make a belt-fed gun usable from the shoulder and prone positions. In practice, it offered increased firepower but remained heavier and less ergonomic than purpose-built general-purpose machine guns, and many M1919s continued to serve primarily in vehicle, tripod, and fixed mounts.
<br>[ SOURCE]
<hr>


In the Vietnam War period, M1919 guns persisted in U.S. and allied inventories where older weapons remained in service, particularly in mounted roles on vehicles, boats, and defensive positions. The U.S. Navy also converted quantities of .30 caliber Brownings to [[7.62×51mm NATO]], designating them Mk 21 Mod 0, and these conversions saw use on some riverine craft and patrol boats alongside other automatic weapons. As newer general-purpose machine guns such as the [[M60]] became standard, the M1919 family increasingly shifted to secondary or specialized roles, but it remained a recognizable part of the mixed weapons landscape of the era.


<gallery mode="packed" heights="400px">
===Sources===
File:
* ''TM 9-1005-212-35: Browning Machine Gun, Caliber .30, M1919A4 and M1919A6'' (U.S. Department of the Army technical manual).
</gallery>
* Dolf L. Goldsmith, ''The Browning Machine Gun, Vol. II'' (Collector Grade Publications).
* Bruce N. Canfield, ''U.S. Infantry Weapons of World War II'' (Andrew Mowbray Publishers).
* Ian V. Hogg, ''The Machine Gun'' (Greenhill Books).
<hr>


<div class="mw-collapsible" style="border:1px solid #ccc; padding:5px; width:100%;">
  <div style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">Real-Life Photos</div>
  <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top:0.5em;">
    <gallery mode="packed" heights="400px">
File:A6 right4-vi.jpg|Browning M1919A6.
File:M1919A6-4.jpg|Browning M1919A6.
File:1919a6662.jpg|Browning M1919A6.
File:1919a6666.jpg|Browning M1919A6.
File:SFPatrol5.jpg|A Special Forces machine gunner fires a Browning M1919 at a group of [[Việt Cộng]] insurgents on the edge of the Ap Suoi Tre rubber plantation in war zone “D”, north of Ben Cat (III Corps). Photo taken: November 1964.
File:1919a6663.jpg|Vietnamese soldier training with a Browning M1919.
    </gallery>
  </div>
</div>


<hr>
<hr>


{{#evt:
<div class="mw-collapsible" style="border:1px solid #ccc; padding:5px; width:100%;">
service=youtube
  <div style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">Videos</div>
|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0EiDNDFxec
  <div class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top:0.5em;">
|alignment=inline
    {{#ev:youtube|u0EiDNDFxec}}
|description=
    {{#ev:youtube|MZM2ZGVBuR0}}
}}
    {{#ev:youtube|wWUv_rWUL8U}}
 
    {{#ev:youtube|5bg1nA0Kx2I}}
{{#evt:
    {{#ev:youtube|hjGcM4iWziM}}
service=youtube
    {{#ev:youtube|dpJonCdj8oY}}
|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZM2ZGVBuR0
    {{#ev:youtube|Z02gKcAmXsY}}
|alignment=inline
  </div>
|description=
</div>
}}
 
{{#evt:
service=youtube
|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWUv_rWUL8U
|alignment=inline
|description=
}}
 
{{#evt:
service=youtube
|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bg1nA0Kx2I
|alignment=inline
|description=
}}
 
{{#evt:
service=youtube
|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjGcM4iWziM
|alignment=inline
|description=
}}
 
{{#evt:
service=youtube
|id=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpJonCdj8oY
|alignment=inline
|description=
}}

Latest revision as of 21:09, 26 March 2026

Factions Weapon Icon Classes Ammo

US
M1919A6		 Gunner
 150 / 300
Damage Base Headshot × Chest × Stomach × Leg × Arm × Bayonet Rifle Grenades Reload Speed
Partial Empty
47 ×2.4 = 112.8 ×1.3 = 61.1 ×1.25 = 58.75 ×0.8 = 37.6 ×0.75 = 35.25 NO NO 4.833 Seconds 5.66 Seconds
Designation Weapon Type Fire Modes Fire Rate Bullet Spread ° Bipod Bullet Spread ° Range Modifier Muzzle Velocity Projectile weight Weight
M1919A6 LMG Auto 450 RPM 10.83° & 2.55° ADS 2.48° & 0.58° ADS 0.925 800 m/s 9g (138.89 gr) 15 kg (33 lbs)
Full name Caliber Place of Origin Date Manufacturer Barrel Length Total Length Weapon Script Name
Machine Gun, Caliber .30, Browning, M1919 .30-06 USA 1943 Buffalo Arms Corporation
Rock Island Arsenal
Saginaw Steering Gear		 24 in (610 mm) 53 in (1,346 mm) weapon_m1919a6


The M1919A6 is an air-cooled Browning machine gun variant chambered in .30-06 Springfield (7.62×63mm). It was designed as a more portable infantry configuration of the M1919 series, combining belt-fed automatic fire with features like a shoulder stock and bipod for ground use. The M1919 family is known for widespread U.S. and allied service across World War II, Korea, and continued secondary use into the Vietnam War era.

HISTORY

The M1919 series originated as an air-cooled development of John M. Browning’s earlier water-cooled M1917, retaining the basic recoil-operated system while reducing weight and complexity for more mobile roles. During World War II, the U.S. sought a stopgap infantry light machine gun that could provide more sustained fire than the BAR; the M1919A6 was introduced late in the war with a buttstock, bipod, carrying handle, and other changes intended to make a belt-fed gun usable from the shoulder and prone positions. In practice, it offered increased firepower but remained heavier and less ergonomic than purpose-built general-purpose machine guns, and many M1919s continued to serve primarily in vehicle, tripod, and fixed mounts.

In the Vietnam War period, M1919 guns persisted in U.S. and allied inventories where older weapons remained in service, particularly in mounted roles on vehicles, boats, and defensive positions. The U.S. Navy also converted quantities of .30 caliber Brownings to 7.62×51mm NATO, designating them Mk 21 Mod 0, and these conversions saw use on some riverine craft and patrol boats alongside other automatic weapons. As newer general-purpose machine guns such as the M60 became standard, the M1919 family increasingly shifted to secondary or specialized roles, but it remained a recognizable part of the mixed weapons landscape of the era.

Sources

  • TM 9-1005-212-35: Browning Machine Gun, Caliber .30, M1919A4 and M1919A6 (U.S. Department of the Army technical manual).
  • Dolf L. Goldsmith, The Browning Machine Gun, Vol. II (Collector Grade Publications).
  • Bruce N. Canfield, U.S. Infantry Weapons of World War II (Andrew Mowbray Publishers).
  • Ian V. Hogg, The Machine Gun (Greenhill Books).
Real-Life Photos
  • Browning M1919A6.
    Browning M1919A6.
  • Browning M1919A6.
    Browning M1919A6.
  • Browning M1919A6.
    Browning M1919A6.
  • Browning M1919A6.
    Browning M1919A6.
  • A Special Forces machine gunner fires a Browning M1919 at a group of Việt Cộng insurgents on the edge of the Ap Suoi Tre rubber plantation in war zone “D”, north of Ben Cat (III Corps). Photo taken: November 1964.
    A Special Forces machine gunner fires a Browning M1919 at a group of Việt Cộng insurgents on the edge of the Ap Suoi Tre rubber plantation in war zone “D”, north of Ben Cat (III Corps). Photo taken: November 1964.
  • Vietnamese soldier training with a Browning M1919.
    Vietnamese soldier training with a Browning M1919.
Videos
Load video
YouTube
Load video
YouTube
Load video
YouTube
Load video
YouTube
Load video
YouTube
Load video
YouTube
Load video
YouTube
Retrieved from "https://wiki.militaryconflictvietnam.com/index.php?title=M1919A6&oldid=11117"