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| Tango01 | 22 Oct 2014 12:47 p.m. PST |
"The M3D, also know as Dragon M-50, was presented by Central Wisconsin Armory during AUSA 2014 in Washington, D.C.. This machine gun is a lighter, faster and more reliable version of the famous M2HB 12.7x99mm machine gun.
In an attempt to compete with the GAU-21/M3M of FNH USA, CWA proposes his own improved version of the venerable M2HB, the M3D. The weapon has a lot of advantages compare to the original M2. The M3D is 13.5 lbs lighter and 1 foot shorter than the M2HB. Its rate of fire is twice (around 950 rounds per minute) of a current version of a .50 caliber M2. Other design enhancements include an improved barrel liner and an integral flash suppressor that eliminates "blooming" in night-vision goggles. It can be mounted on differents platforms (ground vehicles, aircraft, riverine…) and can also be used from the ground. This machine gun is available in two versions, single-mount or side-by-side twin-mount. In this last configuration, the two guns can be operated independently of each other…"
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