What is M1917 Browning machine gun?
[[File:Browning1917.jpg|thumb|Browning Model 1917A1 water-cooled machine gun]] The '''M1917 Browning machine gun''' is a [[.30-06 Springfield]] [[machine gun]] created by [[John Browning]]. It was used in [[World War I]] and in [[World War II]]. It is a [[heavy machine gun]] that weighed around 100 pounds with the [[Tripod (firearms)|tripod]] and 42 pounds without it. It is a water-cooled machine gun, which allowed it to fire for a long period of time without it overheating. The water-cooling tank made it much heavier. During World War II, M1917 was mostly replaced by the [[M1919 Browning machine gun|M1919]] because it was lighter and let soldiers move more quickly, but the M1917 was still used often. [[Category:Heavy machine guns]] {{military-stub}}