The Ten Most Powerful Machine Guns In The World!

modern military technology is impressive Abrams tanks which are in service with the US Army have an armor that is fortified with depleted uranium a high-tech guidance system can take into account not only the type of weaponry being used but even correct itself against the wind against a background of such technology machine guns seem unimpressive perhaps even ordinary in comparison but some of the most powerful machine guns can tear through even the most heavily armored vehicles what makes a machine gun powerful is it the caliber of bullet it fires if cells in the mark 38 is the most destructive and powerful modern machine gun on earth this is a gun designed for firing automatically with 25 millimeter caliber rounds for comparison the legendary Gatling has a caliber of 7.62 millimeters and this is enough to destroy a wooden house in turn so that is the mark 38 bullets are so huge that this weapon is more likely a hybrid half machine gun and F artillery it was developed by McDonnell Douglas in 1986 and the American giant Alliant Techsystems is engaged in its production despite being already over 20 years old such a weapon remains relevant and effective the cartridges sleeve is almost the same length as from a soldier's elbow to their finger with such a large caliber a machine gun can turn a fortified battle boat or small warship into a metal sieve in a matter of minutes destroy a building or tear an armored car apart this machine gun is ideal for arming a fleet it weighs over 260 pounds and with the installation weighs in at 1250 pounds the barrel length is longer than eight feet so infantry would not be able to move with such a monster across a battlefield but this machine gun is ideal for a ship with a two-man crew operating the gun whilst one person fires the weapon another person can feed it ammunition 252 rounds on a single magazine with a sighting range of between 1 and 3.5 miles the warship with such machine guns on board could safely attack a target located on the shore whilst staying a safe distance away moreover this gun has an incredibly high rate of fire in a minute the barrel can fire 175 bullets that is three enormous bullets per second each one travelling half a mile per second but still for all its merits the mark 48 has a drawback despite acting as both a machine gun and a small cannon it is too heavy for infantry however US Armed Forces have a quick-fire large calibre weapon for use by the average jarhead these are the legendary m2 browning point 5o BMG machineguns this is a rare case when a weapon does not become obsolete for decades the first model the m2 browning appeared in service with the US Army in 1933 the basic principle of operation of this weapon was so effective that it was never abandoned how did such a machine guns survive competition with other newer models the fact is the m2 browning has been constantly upgraded and improved upon with the last wave of refinement occurring in 2011 in 2019 the latest model the m2a1 entered service with the US Marine Corps the m2a1 is not a weapon that will suit the average trooper because of its vast dimensions the barrel alone weighs over 20 pounds with the entire gun weighing in at over 70 pounds yeah it's not easy for a detachment of soldiers to move such a gun and the installation can take several minutes but this is compensated by the m2 a one's incredible firepower although the m2 browning caliber is half that of the mark 38 this is more than enough to bring down a low-flying aircraft this gun can be fired accurately at a distance of over a mile away from this distance not only enemy personnel can be targeted bulletproof vest won't help but also military vehicles and armored boats can be destroyed the emphasis of this weapon is shifted to its rate of fire in a minute the machine gun can fire up to 635 bullets by the way there are special aircraft models where the rate of fire reaches 1,200 bullets per minute that's 20 shots per second regarding the modifications the latest achievement in improving this machine gun was the installation of a removable barrel it can be replaced in a couple of minutes by a single soldier in addition it comes with a flame arrestor that suppresses 95% of fire produced per shot as well as special mounts for sniper scope and other additional equipment what you thought a machine gun couldn't be used for sniping think again the most famous use of the m2 browning occurred during the Vietnam War the legendary sniper Carlos Hathcock upgraded his machine gun himself putting a sight on it and successfully firing single shots at targets from a distance of more than 2,000 yards his record was only broken in 2002 but despite the achievements of individual soldiers the most dangerous machine gun is the one that surpasses all of its counterparts in terms of rate of fire there are practically no rivals to the Russian ak-630 m2 duet this machine gun also has an installation that only a fleet could use it weighs more than half a ton and an addition comes with two barrels and an incredible amount of very complex electronics which makes aiming and following a moving target easier but of course the main thing is its rate of fire in a minute the ak-630 m2 duet fires a record 10,000 bullets from both guns each gun has six barrels so the unprecedented rate of fire can be explained this way the previous record belonged to another 6 barreled gun the legendary Gatling more about this one at the end a true it could release 6000 bullets per minute and had only one gun of six barrels not to like the ak-630 m2 duet but since the ak-630 m2 duet is united by one guidance system this weapon has 12 barrels such dense firepower allows the machine gun to splatter any object with lead in a matter of seconds since the caliber of the gun is 30 millimeters we're talking the kind of damage normally reserved for artillery the main goal of the ak-630 m2 duet is to protect the ship from airborne threats this rain of fire allows for effective action even against supersonic aircraft at distances up to nearly two and a half miles and altitudes up to five miles such a large calibre makes it possible with the help of one or two installations to destroy a medium-sized warship dodging such a stream of bullets is extremely difficult therefore the enemy can forego any avoidance and fortify their equipment with heavy armor that can withstand any hit by large calibre weapons though perhaps this isn't needed after all the US Army has the gau-8 avenger this 7 barreled machine gun is the main weapon of the a-10 Thunderbolt 2 fighter the weight of this refuelling aircraft reaches 10 tonnes and two of them are made up from this heavy but incredibly powerful machine gun in a minute this machine gun can fire up to 4,200 bullets it shoots armor-piercing shells of the same caliber as the ak-630 m2 duet it's just a different cartridge design has the most powerful machine-gun mechanism and uses depleted uranium core bullets to give each shot so much power that in a matter of seconds it can tear several heavily armored tanks to shreds there's almost no armor in the world that could protect against such bullets whilst the a-10 Thunderbolt 2 is a subsonic aircraft and is somewhat outdated the modern you air defense systems simply will not let this aircraft go all these monster machine guns are impressive with their firepower but I must admit their dimensions bring them too close to both heavy weapons and artillery usually a machine gun is large as a large caliber and needs to be used by several soldiers yet among the machine guns that can be used by a single or a pair of soldiers there are also really impressive specimens for example the stoner 63 a command which was developed in the 1960s is a light machine gun which can be carried and used by a soul soldier however the power of the machine gun is such that it can release up to 1,000 bullets in a minute for light machine guns not only of that time but also currently in production this is one of the best rates of fire of course in order to shoot from it with a machine gun needs to be installed on the ground otherwise the recoil will render any aiming pointless another light machine gun that is proven itself on the battlefield is the Belgian m240 FN mag its advantage is its relative ease of use this machine gun weighs only about 24 pounds including the butt of the gun so carrying this weapon is quite convenient when compared with other machine guns in addition the m240 FN mag is the so-called single machine gun meaning that it's Universal in its application on the one hand light enough to be used by one soldier while standing or from a lying position but simultaneously powerful enough to be fixed on military vehicles and even aircraft all thanks to its incredible rate of fire this machine gun can fire between 650 to 1000 bullets per minute with an accurate aiming range of just over a mile this makes it extremely effective when laying down suppressing fire protecting against infantry attacks and attacking light vehicles now get ready to meet a legend the Gatling family of machine guns for example the GA u-17 model will not be included in our list why not after all it's one of the most famous light machine guns in the world seen in hundreds of action movies of the 80s and 90s back then directors tried to impress the viewer not with computer graphics but with the power of real weapons the reason is that this family falls into the category of many guns and their key feature is its rotating six barrels giant machine guns which are installed on fighter jets and ships inherited this principle of operating with several barrels precisely from the Gatling it first appeared back in 1862 it was patented by American Richard Jordan Gatling who was an inventor and a doctor back then the weapon was on large wheels and a soldier would twist a special handle to rotate the barrel drum even such a simple method of firing allowed it to fire more than 200 bullets per minute a record at the time even if aiming was near enough impossible it was excellent for suppressing fire true it wasn't so much a truly terrifying weapon at the time but only with time did this type of weapon begin to use recoil as part of its shooting mechanics which helped develop it into a real machine gun its barrels did not shoot simultaneously instead there was a constant rotation of the barrel drum counterclockwise with a bullet being fed into the barrel when at the five o'clock position relative to the guns Center a shot being fired when the barrel moved to the 12 o'clock position and the ejection of the sleeve at 6:30 thanks to this rotation the barrels were better cooled and could be fired for longer the Gatling machine gun gained fame due to the fact that to use it will push a person to the very limits of their physical capabilities its weight is over 60 pounds and to shoot it from a standing position you will need to be a terminator the recoil is that strong this machine gun can now adays produced between three to five thousand bullets per minute although the caliber of the bullet is not as large as some of the giants from this list namely 7.62 millimeters however even one such machine gun would be capable of performing suppressing fire perfectly and shooting light equipment which of these powerful machine guns would you like to shoot that you'd feel like a real badass write in the comment which one you liked the most remember to like and subscribe to our channel for more great content

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Published: Fri Jan 03 2020