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CODE – 04-132-960

NAME – M85C

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – USA

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1960

CALIBER – 12.7×99 mm (.50 Browning)

OVERALL LENGTH – 145.4 cm (57.25 in) including flash suppressor

BARREL LENGTH – 91.4 cm (36 in), 101.9 cm (40.125 in) including flash suppressor

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 8 Grooves, Right-hand twist, 1 turn in 38.1 cm (15 in)

LOAD – M33 Spitzer-pointed full jacketed ball with mild steel core

BULLET DIAMETER – 12.95 mm (0.510 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 42.9 g (662 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 832 m/s (2730 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 14,856 j (10,957 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 31.52 kg (69 lb 8 oz) with feed adapter

FEED ADAPTER WEIGHT – 0.68 kg (1 lb 8 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 47.14 kg (103 lb 15 oz) loaded with 100 rds M33 ball on M15A2 links in M2A1 ammunition can

WEIGHT (LOADED & MOUNTED) – 75.72 kg (166 lb 15 oz) mounted on XM133 tripod with cradle, loaded with 100 rds M33 ball on M15A2 links in M2A1 ammunition can

TYPE OF MOUNT – XM133 tripod with cradle

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 24.38 kg (53 lb 12 oz) XM133 tripod, 4.20 kg (9 lb 4 oz) cradle

WEIGHT OF SPARE BARREL – 7.48 kg (16 lb 8 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Folding blade, Rear sight – Ladder-type with aperture, 100 to 2,500 meters in 100 meter increments, (109 to 2734 yards in 109 yard increments) battle sight aperture set at 750 meters (820 yards), adjustable for windage

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 1,000 m (1,094 yards)

OPERATION – Recoil, fires from open bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Full automatic, selectable cyclic rate of fire

RATE OF FIRE – 120 to 150 rpm

CYCLIC ROF – Dual rates, selectable, 950 rpm or 450 rpm

FEED DEVICE – M15A2 Flexible disintegrating metallic link belt

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.91 kg (2 lb) 50 – M15A2 links

M2A1 Ammunition Can (EMPTY) – 2.36 kg (5 lb 3 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 13.26 kg (29 lb 4 oz) 100 rounds M33 ball in M15A2 links

M2A1 Ammunition Can (FULL) – 15.62 kg (34 lb 7 oz) M2A1 can with 100 rds M33 ball on M15A2 links

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – 900 rounds (on board M60 battle tank)

LOAD WEIGHT – 119.34 kg (263 lb 2 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Aircraft Armaments Corp., Cockeysville, Maryland

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – US Military

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