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I think I read somewhere that John Browning adapted or at least studied the rounds from this weapon to create the .50BMG. -[[User:Anonymous|Anonymous]] | I think I read somewhere that John Browning adapted or at least studied the rounds from this weapon to create the .50BMG. -[[User:Anonymous|Anonymous]] | ||
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| + | :That's an enduring myth, actually. The US army actually tested the 13.2mm TUF round, which was semi-rimmed, in competition to a scaled up .30-06. The .30-06 based round won the competition and eventually became the .50 BMG. Interestingly the Germans had been working on a .50 cal MG of their own using the 13.2mm round, the MG.18, but it never entered service. - [[User:Nyles|Nyles]] | ||
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I think I read somewhere that John Browning adapted or at least studied the rounds from this weapon to create the .50BMG. -Anonymous
- That's an enduring myth, actually. The US army actually tested the 13.2mm TUF round, which was semi-rimmed, in competition to a scaled up .30-06. The .30-06 based round won the competition and eventually became the .50 BMG. Interestingly the Germans had been working on a .50 cal MG of their own using the 13.2mm round, the MG.18, but it never entered service. - Nyles