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M85 heavy machine gun

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The M85 was a 1959 American recoil-operated belt-fed .50 calibre heavy machine gun designed by AAI and intended primarily to be mounted on vehicles. Designed to replace the venerable Browning M2 with a smaller and lighter weapon, it was employed on the M60 version of the Patton tank in the commander's mini-turret, and mounted on the LTVP-7 amphibious APC.

Although it succeeded in being lighter and smaller than the M2, the M85, much like the M73 machine gun, was both overcomplicated and unreliable, and was compared extremely unfavourably to its predecessor. An infantry version with spade grips, the M85C, was also trialled, but due to reliability issues was not adopted at all.

It was replaced with the Browning M2 on the LTVP during the upgrade to the improved AAVP7A1 and deleted entirely from late-production M60A3 tanks along with the commander's mini-turret.

The M85 heavy machine gun can be seen in the following films and video games:

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M85 heavy machine gun - .50 BMG

Specifications

1959-1980s

Type: Heavy machine gun

Caliber: .50 BMG

Weight: 65lb (29.5 kg)

Length: 54.5in (1,384mm)

Capacity: Belt fed (M15 link)

Fire Modes: Selectable full auto, 400-500 rpm and 800-950 rpm

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Illustrious Corpses (Cadaveri eccellenti) Mounted on Italian M60 tank 1976
Heartbreak Ridge US Marines Mounted on AAV 1986
April Captains (Capitães de Abril) Portuguese soldiers Mounted in M60 tanks 2000

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Steel Beasts Mounted on M60A3 Patton tank 2000
World in Conflict Mounted on M60A3 Patton tank 2007