American troops were comfortable in the fact that the .50 Browning M2 was superior to the DShK. While that is true, then and now, American military planners overlooked the obvious: Communist ...

50 caliber machine gun, designed by the legendary firearms designer, John Browning ... rebel groups today. The DShK’s intended role is quite similar to the American M2: as a vehicle-mounted ...

The United States military has employed the venerable M2 .50-caliber machine gun for nearly ninety years. That weapon is essentially a supersized version of the M1919 .30-caliber Browning machine ...