| XM806 Lightweight .50 Caliber Machine Gun | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Heavy machine gun |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designer | General Dynamics |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 40 lb (18 kg) (without XM205 tripod)[1] |
| Length | 1562 mm |
| Cartridge | .50 BMG |
| Action | Recoil operation |
| Rate of fire | 265 rounds per minute or 40 rounds per minute sustained |
| Feed system | M9 belt |
| Sights | Modified M145 Machine Gun Optic, BUIS |
The XM806 Lightweight .50 Caliber Machine Gun (LW50MG) was a developmental .50 caliber belt-fed heavy machine gun.[2] Development began in 2009 and was cancelled in 2012.
- ^ Fuller, Peter N.; Douglas A. Tamilio (18 May 2010). "Project Manager Soldier Weapons Briefing for NDIA" (PDF). PEO Soldier. United States Army. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ XM806 on PEO Soldier Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine