The Browning M1919 is a Traditionally light infantry (or skirmishers) were soldiers whose job was to provide a skirmishing screen ahead of the main body of infantry, harassing and delaying the enemy advance. Light infantry is distinct from heavy infantry. Heavy infantry are dedicated primarily to fighting in tight formations that were the core of... light infantry unit A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. Overview M2 machine gun surrounded by spent shell casings Unlike semi-automatic firearms, which require one trigger pull per bullet fired, a machine gun will continue to fire bullets as long as the... machine gun manufactured by the Browning Arms Company was founded in Utah in 1927. They make a wide variety of firearms, including shotguns, rifles, pistols, and rimfire firearms. The company is based on the designs of John Browning, one of the more prolific firearms inventors. Earlier Browning designs were commonly manufactured by other companies, including... Browning Arms Company (who also produced the famed The Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) was designed in 1917 by the weapons designer John Browning as a replacement for the French-made Chauchat Light Machine Gun, which was plagued by design flaws that made the weapon ineffective. The M1918A2 model is pictured below. The BAR rifle is a gas operated... Browning Automatic Rifle).

The M1914A4 is a heavier unit, belt fed via .30 calibre / 7.62mm belts, and usually mounted on a tripod (for Infantry in the First World War Infantry (or Infantrymen) are soldiers who fight primarily on foot, using personal weapons. They may arrive on scene in various ways, and are deployed either in formations or as skirmishers and guerillas. In the modern period, the term infantryman is reserved for the most... infantry use), or from a fixed mount. It saw very wide use in Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. Battle aftermath. Remains of the Chateau Wood World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations, and the War to End All Wars, was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to... World War I and Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (60,000 ft) into the air. August 9, 1945 World War II was a global conflict that started in 7 July 1937 in Asia and 1 September 1939 in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority of the... World War II combat, being mounted on such vehicles as Jeep is an automobile marque of DaimlerChrysler. The term derives from, and is often associated with, an automobile, originally a military vehicle built for the United States Army during World War II, and later produced in a line of consumer models. Although not Jeep-brand vehicles, the term is sometimes... jeeps, The US M1A1 Abrams tank is a typical modern main battle tank. The turret is low-profile, well-integrated into the overall shape of the vehicle. A tank is a tracked and armoured combat vehicle (armoured fighting vehicle), designed primarily to destroy enemy ground forces by direct fire. A modern... tanks, Fixed-wing aircraft is a term used to refer to what are more commonly known as aeroplanes in Commonwealth English (excluding Canada) or airplanes in North American English. Fixed-wing aircraft include monoplanes, biplanes and triplanes; in fact all conventional aircraft that are neither balloons, airships, autogyros, helicopters or tiltrotors... planes and A ship is a large, usually decked watercraft. A ship usually has sufficient size to carry its own boats, such as lifeboats, dinghies, or runabouts. A rule of thumb saying (though it doesnt always apply) goes: a boat can fit on a ship, but a ship cant fit... ships, as well as seeing a great deal of infantry use.

A lighter version,the M1919A6,was used by american troops during World War II and the Korean War.

In the latter role, they were usually operated by 2 soldiers:

• the gunner, who carries the weapon; and
• the feeder, who carries the tripod, and 5.56 mm ammunition Ammunition is a generic military term meaning (the assembly of) a projectile and its propellant. It is derived through French from the Latin munire (to provide). For rifles and handguns, it is called bullets. For large caliber guns, it is called artillery fire shells. For shotguns... ammunition; he also feeds the ammunition belts into the gun to insure a smooth entry of each round, decreasing the chance of jamming.

External links

• 1919 Enthusiasts (http://www.1919a4.com/)

Further reading

• Frank Iannamico, Hard Rain: History of the Browning Machine Guns