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== Description == | == Description == | ||
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| − | The '''12.7 mm FN M3P''' is a heavy machine gun used by airborne and ground vehicles in the game. Produced by Fabrique Nationale based on the [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|Browning M2]] machine gun, the M3P boasts a higher firing rate. | + | The '''12.7 mm FN M3P''' is a heavy machine gun used by airborne and ground vehicles in the game. Produced by Fabrique Nationale based on the [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|Browning M2]] machine gun, the M3P boasts a higher firing rate. Compared to the [[FN M3M (12.7 mm)|M3M]], the M3P is a fixed, remotely fired variant of the weapon. |
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== History == | == History == | ||
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| + | The FN M3P is a Belgian modernized variant of a [[M3 Browning (12.7 mm)|M3 Browning]] machine gun. It is capable of being manually or remotely fired and used for either trainable vehicle mounts or in fixed pods for strike aircraft and helicopters. In the United States Army, the M3P is used in the Avengers Air Defense System (an anti-aircraft variant of the Humvee) and the OH-58D Kiowa Observation Helicopter. The FN M3P is also used by the UK, Germany, and Belgium. Germany used it with the [[BO 105 (Family)|BO 105]] series of helicopters and the Eurocopter [[EC-665 Tiger UHT]] attack helicopter. Outside of those nations, it is notably compatible with the Italian [[A129CBT|A129 Mangusta]] attack helicopter or in remote weapon station or a co-axial mount on a tank such as on the [[M60 AMBT]]. | ||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;'' | * ''reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;'' | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:21, 6 December 2023
Contents
Description
The 12.7 mm FN M3P is a heavy machine gun used by airborne and ground vehicles in the game. Produced by Fabrique Nationale based on the Browning M2 machine gun, the M3P boasts a higher firing rate. Compared to the M3M, the M3P is a fixed, remotely fired variant of the weapon.
Vehicles equipped with this weapon
- Helicopters
- A.109EOA-2 (Suspended)
- A129CBT (Suspended)
- A-129 International (p) (Suspended)
- AH-129D (Suspended)
- BO 105 CB-2 (Suspended)
- BO 105 PAH-1 (Suspended)
- BO 105 PAH-1A1 (Suspended)
- EC-665 Tiger UHT (Suspended)
- HKP9A (Suspended)
- HKP9A (FC) (Suspended)
- Ground vehicles
General info
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Available ammunition
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Comparison with analogues
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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Pros:
Cons:
History
The FN M3P is a Belgian modernized variant of a M3 Browning machine gun. It is capable of being manually or remotely fired and used for either trainable vehicle mounts or in fixed pods for strike aircraft and helicopters. In the United States Army, the M3P is used in the Avengers Air Defense System (an anti-aircraft variant of the Humvee) and the OH-58D Kiowa Observation Helicopter. The FN M3P is also used by the UK, Germany, and Belgium. Germany used it with the BO 105 series of helicopters and the Eurocopter EC-665 Tiger UHT attack helicopter. Outside of those nations, it is notably compatible with the Italian A129 Mangusta attack helicopter or in remote weapon station or a co-axial mount on a tank such as on the M60 AMBT.
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
- references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- encyclopedia page on the weapon;
- other literature.
| Aircraft machine guns | |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| 7.62 mm | Browning · M134 Minigun |
| 12.7 mm | GAU-19 · M2 Browning · M3 Browning |
| Germany | |
| 7.62 mm | MG3 |
| 7.92 mm | MG 15 · MG 17 · MG 81 |
| 12.7 mm | FN M3P |
| 13 mm | MG 131 |
| USSR | |
| 7.62 mm | DA · GShG-7.62 · PKT · PV-1 · ShKAS |
| 12.7 mm | A-12.7 · Berezin UB · TKB-481 · YaK-B |
| Britain | |
| 7.62 mm | FN 60.30 · L8A1 |
| 7.7 mm | Browning · Lewis · Vickers E · Vickers K |
| Japan | |
| 7.7 mm | Te-1 · Type 89 · Type 89 'special' · Type 92 · Type 97 navy |
| 7.92 mm | Type 1 · Type 98 |
| 12.7 mm | Ho-103 · Ho-104 |
| 13 mm | Type 2 |
| 13.2 mm | Type 3 |
| China | |
| 12.7 mm | QJK99-12.7-1 |
| Italy | |
| 7.7 mm | Breda-SAFAT · Lewis |
| 7.92 mm | FN Browning |
| 12.7 mm | Breda-SAFAT · FN M3M · Scotti |
| France | |
| 7.5 mm | Darne 1933 · Fabrique Nationale Mle 38 · FN Browning · MAC 1934 · MAC 1934T · Mle 33 · Mle 1923 |
| 7.62 mm | PKA |
| Sweden | |
| 7.7 mm | FN-Browning M.36 No.3 |
| 8 mm | Ksp m/22 · Ksp m/22 Fh · Ksp m/22 Fv · Ksp m/22-37 R |
| 12.7 mm | Akan m/39A · Akan m/40 · Akan m/45 · LKk/42 |
| 13.2 mm | Akan m/39 · Akan m/39A |
| Tank machine guns | |
|---|---|
| USA | |
| 7.62 mm | M37 · M60D · M73 · M240 · M1919A4 |
| 12.7 mm | FN M3P · M2HB · M80 · M85 |
| Germany | |
| 5.56 mm | MG4 |
| 7.62 mm | C6 · MG3A1 |
| 7.92 mm | MG13 Dreyse · MG34 · MG37(t) · MG42 |
| 12.7 mm | S.MG.50 |
| USSR | |
| 7.62 mm | DT · PKMB · PKT · PKTM · RP-46 · SGMT |
| 12.7 mm | DK · DShK · 6P49 · NSVT |
| 14.5 mm | KPVT |
| Britain | |
| 7.62 mm | Browning MG4 · L3A1 · L8A1 · L8A2 · L37A1 · L37A2 · L94A1 |
| 7.7 mm | Vickers |
| 7.92 mm | BESA |
| 12.7 mm | L21A1 |
| Japan | |
| 6.5 mm | Type 91 |
| 7.62 mm | Type 74 |
| 7.7 mm | Type 97 |
| 12.7 mm | Type 60 (B) |
| China | |
| 5.8 mm | QJT |
| 7.62 mm | Type 55 · Type 59 · Type 86 |
| 12.7 mm | QJC88A · Type 54 |
| 14.5 mm | QJG02 |
| Italy | |
| 7.62 mm | Beretta MG42/59 · FN MAG 60-40 |
| 8 mm | 34/40M · Breda Mod. 38 |
| 13.2 mm | Breda Model 31 |
| France | |
| 7.5 mm | AAT-52 · MAC 31 |
| 7.62 mm | A-A-F1N |
| 8 mm | Hotchkiss Mle 1914 |
| Sweden | |
| 6.5 mm | ksp m/14-29 |
| 7.62 mm | ksp 39 C · ksp 58 · ksp 94 |
| 8 mm | ksp m/36 · ksp m/39B |
| 12.7 mm | ksp 88 |
