[Source for the Art](The source for the art: https://twitter.com/konwashi_2/status/1849000087248376017?s=46)
See also Brigador: apart from the various lasers, exotic ballistics, and nightmarish chemical weapons it includes, there’s also the prosaic “Mãe Dois.” The tech entry leaves no doubt about what it is:
You have the Heavy Stubber in 40 k too!
The year is 2734. Humanity has conquered death, cured every disease (even the common cold), and colonized the stars. Yet on battlefields from Earth to Europa, the M2 Browning still thunders, the BUFF rumbles through alien skies, the M1 Abrams fires its 120mm cannon, and every Marine is issued a KA-BAR.
Gunpowder is self oxidizing when ignited. As long as they used a non-evaporating lubricant on the actual mechanical components like graphite, and included a barrel liquid cooling loop, the M2 would operate totally fine in space.
What about barrel cooling? Getting rid of heat is a major challenge in a vacuum.
That’s why I say you need to provide a closed liquid coolant loop around the barrel that would ve integrated with your ship’s heat management system, to replace the air cooling of the barrel.
no because without gravity to pull them back down your bullets would just keep going up and up and over whatever you’re trying to hit
to replace the air cooling of the barrel.
radiators work in space, just not as efficiently. fill 'em with ammonia, put more fins on for larger surface area, I’m sure the M2 could be adapted.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/External_Active_Thermal_Control_System
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M2_Browning
The development of the M1921 water-cooled machine gun which led to the M2, meant that the initial M2s were, in fact, water-cooled. These weapons were designated Browning Machine Gun, Cal. .50, M2, Water-Cooled, Flexible.
you need to provide a closed liquid coolant
Will the blood of my enemies suffice?
2066
Stationed on Mars to quell a rebellion
Become side door gunner for atmospheric dropship.
No miniguns or gatling cannons, just some metal brick with a pipe on one end.
Get sent in to extract some wounded.
Reach the evac zone and come under attack.
Hoard of rebels charging in with their new plasma guns and compact rocket launchers.
Let loose a stream of bullets.
The sounds of the rebel’s screams are nearly drowned out by the heavy “Kachunk chunk chunk chunk” of the machinegun.
The wounded are loaded up and returned to base.
Inspect MG afterwards.
Thing was made in 1942.
Tunisia, Italy, and Germany are scratched onto the gun.
Scratch “Mars” on with a knife.
reminds me of the best patch I’ve seen in a long time - Shuttle Door Gunner
