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Entered the U.S. Army in 2007, a contract with the company "General Dainmax " for making a new heavy machine gun , machine gun is the M307, has the ability to Shooting 25mm ammunition smart computerized control , or replace the barrel and breech block ammunition for shooting 50-caliber machine gun old . Sprinkler making new to replace the old heavy machine gun M-2 50 caliber , which entered service since the era of the twenties of the last century . It is expected to enter this new machine gun for service during the three or four years .
The machine gun under the old M-2 50 caliber in service for a long time , because it has proven effective in the work , and the accuracy of the injury , and ease of use. Because of the U.S. Army does not want to replace the sprinkler old were not certain of the effectiveness of the new weapon , has been awarded the license for the company "General Dainmax " to move forward in the manufacture of machine gun the new M307, provided the possibility of converting the new weapon to spray old easily after changing a few parts of it. And increases the weight of the old 50-caliber machine gun to eight pounds just from the sprinkler new M307, as the electronic parts in the new machine gun is not heavy as a whole, however, it is expensive and requires a constantly changing batteries .
In addition to the fact that the machine gun ammunition, 50-caliber , twenty times cheaper than 25 mm ammunition , high-tech , Vbusa soldiers use a new version of the old machine gun M-2 when problems arise in the new weapon , which works to control the computers . The XM307 version of the new spray that works Besbtanh 50-caliber machine gun old with 14 pounds lighter than the old machine gun M-2, and it can take advantage of some aspects of the control technology Balrmih ( such as range finder ) .
The crystallized the idea of 25 mm ammunition for XM07 machine gun in the nineties of the plan to produce ammunition for the infantry 20 mm are controlled computerized , and thrown weapon heavier crew . After it became clear that this type of less-lethal ammunition , which was required , attention turned to the upgraded ammunition for 25 mm. This latter type of ammunition can Rmith individual archery ( shots - shots) , and usually be enough because the XM307 machine gun by the device to determine the extent , can be corrected by 25 mm ammunition through the slot , and then detonate within the field of archery . And to achieve this great benefit to not having to put dozens of shots through the hole - as is the case in the spray current 50-caliber can also machine gun XM307 Shooting ammunition conventional armor-piercing and incendiary , but this new weapon was not used in the fighting so far , no one can predict the improvements which should be made to it.General specificationsPlace of Origin: United StatesAeshrkh produced : General Dynamics armament and technical productsWeight :50 -80 lbs ( 22.7 kg ) .Length of 1326 mm ( 52.2 in ) .638 mm length ( 25.1 in )Crew: 2 menOf the caliber of 25 mm × 59Gas-powered work , rotating boltRate of fire 250 rounds per minuteEffective range of the deadly and oppressive : to 2,187.2 Yard ( 2000 )Maximum range: 3937 yards ( 3600 m)Feeding weapons : Riding belt feeding systemScenes Bomber : Computerized with the camera lensMachine Gun : fixed rear iron
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