These NJARNG Soldiers from the 328th MP Battalion are on Range 40 for their M2HB MK19 Qualification. This qualification is completed with a team which includes an observer and a soldier manning the M240 machine gun which goal is to hit the target down range. The MK19 is a belt-fed, blowback-operated, air-cooled, crew-served, fully-automatic weapon. The M2HB fires the round at a cyclic rate of fire of about 550 rounds per minute. Depending on the mount the maximum effective range is km. A variety of ammunition types can be fired. The barrel can be changed in case it becomes too ho
These NJARNG Soldiers from the 328th MP Battalion are on Range 40 for their M2HB MK19 Qualification. This qualification is completed with a team which includes an observer and a soldier manning the M240 machine gun which goal is to hit the target down range. The MK19 is a belt-fed, blowback-operated, air-cooled, crew-served, fully-automatic weapon. The M2HB fires the round at a cyclic rate of fire of about 550 rounds per minute. Depending on the mount the maximum effective range is km. A variety of ammunition types can be fired. The barrel can be changed in case it becomes too hot. (Photos taken by the Fort Dix [TSC] Training Support Center)
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