The M2 Browning Machine Gun, commonly known simply as the Browning Machine Gun or the M2, is a heavy machine gun used by the HECU and the Black Ops in several areas of the Black Mesa levels.
Overview[]
Male Black Op manning an M2 in Opposing Force.
- Manned by a single person, it is used on a tripod to provide fire support and/or fortify crucial points, such as important locations of the Materials Transport or other areas of Black Mesa.
- Most of the time, sandbags around the tripod and armored shields on the barrel provide additional protection to the gunner. The shields are cosmetic.
- It is sometimes used along a double turret.
- The weapon has infinite ammo, doesn't overheat, and the added protection of the fortifications behind which it is usually found. However, the turret imposes a limited firing arc, and one is exceedingly vulnerable from anywhere it can't cover.
- During Half-Life, Gordon Freeman is able to turn it against HECU soldiers, notably in the Black Mesa Transit System.
- In Opposing Force, the Black Ops use it against Adrian Shephard on the surface.
- In Blue Shift, an M2 is hidden in a crate on a train car in the Freight Yard, with ".50 cal Mounted Machine Gun" written on it. Barney Calhoun uses it against many HECU soldiers before resuming his search for Dr. Rosenberg.
Tactics[]
- Enemies using the M-2 are easy to kill, as they are immobile while using it. A single Mk 2 Grenade or MP5 Grenade is enough to kill the enemy manning the weapon.
- Presence of the machine gun usually indicates a likely wave of enemies; the machine gun should be manned as soon as possible.
- The M-2 is extremely powerful, firing five rounds in the head or chest area are required to kill a H.E.C.U Marine most efficiently. However, constant awareness is required, the player should be ready to dismount from the weapon as soon as they are overrun or attacked from behind.
Trivia[]
- The M-2 that is found on M1A1 Abrams is mounted rather incorrectly; it is supposed to be mounted near the hatch instead of the side. The placement of the weapon would make it hard to near impossible for a person to utilize in real life.
Gallery[]
HECU troops at the rocket launch site, with an M2 nearby.
Barney killing HECU soldiers with an M2 in the Freight Yard.
M2 ammo crate found in the Freight Yard.
Gordon using the Machine Gun against Vortigaunts.
Machine Gun during chapter On A Rail.
Machine Gun mounted on a Abrams tank at the Lambda Complex.
HECU soldiers using Machine Guns on the training field.
List of appearances[]
- Half-Life (First appearance)
- Half-Life: Uplink (Non-canonical appearance)
- Half-Life: Opposing Force
- Half-Life: Blue Shift
External links[]
 The Hazardous Environment Combat Unit
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| Characters | Dwight T. Barnes • Sharpe • Adrian Shephard • Minor HECU members |
| Weapons | Combat Knife • Desert Eagle • Dam Turret • Double Turret • Dynamite • Glock 17 • Land Mine • Laser Tripmine • M198 Howitzer • M2 Browning Machine Gun • M202A1 FLASH • M249 Squad Automatic Weapon • M40A1 Sniper Rifle • Minigun (cut) • Mk 2 Grenade • MP5 • RPG • Satchel Charge • Sentry Gun • SPAS-12 |
| Vehicles | AH-64 Apache • F-117 Nighthawk (cut) • F-16 Fighting Falcon • M1A1 Abrams • M2A3 Bradley • M35 cargo truck • V-22 Osprey |
| Classes | HECU Engineer • HECU Medic • HECU Sniper • Human Sergeant (cut) • Robot Grunt (cut) |
| Technology | Powered Combat Vest • Radio • Tactical Map • Welding Torch • Robot Grunt (cut) |
| Other | Military Police • Santego Military Base |
| The Black Ops
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| Vehicles | AH-64 Apache • M35 cargo truck • V-22 Osprey (cut) |
| Weapons | Crossbow (cut) • Flash Grenade (cut) • Glock 17 • Laser Tripmine • M2 Browning Machine Gun • M40A1 Sniper Rifle • Mk 2 Grenade • Mortar • MP5 • Sentry Gun |
| Technology | Cloaking device |