M73
M219
Overview
M73 machine gun
M73 machine gun on display at the National Guard Militia Museum as seen in 2020.
Source: National Guard Militia Museum -
© Public domain
1970 (M219)
1970 (M219)
Machine Gun, 7.62-MM, M73A1 (US military)
M73A1 (early name for M219)
Variants
List of M73 vehicle machine guns
Details
Media
M73 machine gun
Picture of a M73 machine gun from a US Army manual.
Source: US Army
Copyright: Public domain
M73 machine gun
Two M73 machine guns seen in a XM30 cupola mount.
Source: US Army
Copyright: Public domain
Platforms
Note: incomplete list
M60 Patton
Fitted with M73 and later the M219 machine gun as a coaxial weapon. Late production models had the new M240 machine guns.
M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle
Combat Engineer Vehicle based on the M60 Patton main battle tank. Fitted with M73 and later the M219. Many retrofitted with the M240 in their service life.
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Browning M37
The M73 was developed to replace the M37 as a vehicle machine gun in US military service.
FN MAG Coaxial
In US military service the Belgian MAG Coaxial replaced the M73/M219. These are known as the M240 or M240C in US service.