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TM 9-225
BROWNING MACHINE GUN, CALIBER .50, M2 21-24
properly. All mustard washed from materiel in this manner lies
unchanged on the ground, necessitating that the contaminated area
be marked plainly with warning signs before abandonment.
(f) The cleaning or decontaminating of materiel contaminated
with lewisite will wash arsenic compounds into the soil, poisoning
many water supplies in the locality for both men and animals.
(g) Leather or canvas web that has been contaminated should be
scrubbed thoroughly with bleaching solution. In the event this treat-
ment is insufficient, it may be necessary to burn or bury such materiel.
(h) Detailed information on decontamination will be found in
FM 21-40 and TM 9-850.
SECTION V
AMMUNITION
Paragraph
General------------------------------------------------------------- 22
Nomenclature ------------------- 23
Classification- _ __-----------------_____- 24
Identification ---------------------------------------------------- 25
Model ---------------------- 26
Lot number ---------------------------------------------------- 27
Grade ------------------------------------------------------------- 28
Marking ---------------------------------------------------- 29
Packing------------------------------------------------------------ 30
Care, handling, and preservation--------------------------------- 31
Storage -------------------------------------------------------- 32
Authorized rounds d _------------------------------- 33
Ballistic data 34
Defects found after firing _ _------------ 35
Field reports of accidents -- -------------- 36
22. General.-The information in this section pertaining to the
several types of cartridges authorized for use in the Browning machine
gun, caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible, includes a description
of the cartridges, means of identification, care, use, and ballistic data.
23. Nomenclature.-Standard nomenclature is used herein in all
references to specific items of issue.
24. Classification.-a. Based upon use, the principal classifica-
tions of the ammunition used in this machine gun are-
(1) Ball, for use against personnel and light materiel targets.
(2) Armor piercing, for use against armored aircraft, armored
vehicles, concrete shelters, and similar bullet-resisting targets.
(3) Tracer, for observation of fire.
(4) Incendiary, for incendiary purposes.41
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United States. War Department. Browning machine gun caliber .50, M2, aircraft, fixed and flexible., book, April 30, 1942; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc29988/m1/43/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.