The Browning heavy machine gun is one of the most successful guns of its type ever produced, and is still in service all over the world. Its rate of fire is not particularly high but it packs a powerful punch. Its only drawback is the weight of the gun and mounting which restricts its use to fixed positions or vehicles.
Both sides used the gun during the Falklands War (1982). The Argentines used it as part of their fixed bunker defences and it was partly to offset its menace that the British decided to do most of their fighting at night. Even so, it was responsible for several casualties during British attacks.
One fault of the Argentine gunners was the over-use of tracer in defensive fire, which made the gun positions easier to locate. The British only used it in the anti-aircraft role at their landing sites.
