Machine Gun in Parking Lot?
Does anybody know what type of gun that was used by Helen Mirren, in the Parking lot to hold off the secret service. It was on a stand.
shareBrowning M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun--Ma Deuce, as it's called.
oh, it was a .50? I couldn't remember (I thought it was a .30, but i'll take your word for it).
In 'real life' wouldn't a M2 shread that SUV they were hiding behind? It was a SS vehicle, but not the 'principle' vehicle (presumably with out or with less armor)
I can't imagine the noise in that parking garage! It was a fun 'what if' scene.
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Yeah the M2 would've not only shredded the SUV, but every bullet would've penetrated through the whole car while doing so. But all in all it was another one of those "hollywood gun" scenes with a lot of unrealistic aspects.
First of all, the Machinegun didn't even have a magazine or ammunition belt attached to it for it to be able to shoot.
Secondly, it would've definitely overheated really fast with that amount of continuous full-automatic firing, and don't even get me started on the "something pulling the trigger down" unmanned firing position.
The gun and it's stand would've fallen over really fast, due to the massive muzzle climb that the firing would've caused, with no one keeping the gun steady and countering the muzzle climb.
The movie had a lot of unrealistic scenes with guns, and this was one of the biggest. I know it's not supposed to be a realistic movie, and I enjoyed it for what it was worth. I just like to point out these kinds of flaws, in case someone is interested in knowing about it.
I admit to knowing nothing about guns lol but didn't Marvin drill the frame/tripod down to stop it falling over?
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yes the 50 would go through the SUV's.
But to some of your other issues with the scene:
1-"First of all, the Machinegun didn't even have a magazine or ammunition belt attached to it for it to be able to shoot."
Yes it did. In one shot you can even see the ammo case attached to the side feeding the belt into the action. Its on the left side in the cradle.
2-"something pulling the trigger down".
They showed that too....it was depressed by a rig Boggs set up.
As for overheating; the 50 cal is an air cooled system that has been known to fire continuously for hours. Yes, overheating CAN become an issue. The issue being that rounds can start going off before the firing pin hits the primer. This can cause damage to the weapon and all sorts of nasty issues for the dude behind the weapon- but since no one was going to be sticking around that long in this particular instance, this faux pas is a nonsequitur.
3-"The gun and it's stand would've fallen over really fast, due to the massive muzzle climb that the firing would've caused, with no one keeping the gun steady and countering the muzzle climb."
Also...shown in the film. Boggs bolts the thing down.
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Not to mention that firing a gun that big in an underground garage would have deafened everyone in the place. Even the hand-held submachine guns would have alerted the whole neighbourhood.
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Aw, i thought it was an M60 :P
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