# .50 BMG (12.7x99) #### Overview --- The **.50 Browning Machine Gun** (**.50 BMG**, **12.7×99mm NATO**) is a cartridge developed for the Browning .50 caliber machine gun in the late 1910s, entering official service in 1921. The .50 BMG cartridge is also used in long-range target and anti-materiel rifles, as well as other .50-caliber machine guns. #### Stats ---
**Ammunition Type****Damage****Bullet Velocity (m/s)****Barrier Penetration****Armor Piercing**
M33 Ball25088010.0253299288
MK211 Raufoss240 + 4 Indirect@2.76m 87020210
MK212 Raufoss Tracer240 + 4 Indirect@2.76m 87020210
M903 API120126619.91500
LC/68 Depleted Uranium SABOT160130011580
Lightweight Plastic Projectile801800110
XMP Tungsten AP16078025490
AMAX Match1908603.215
XM1175 Duplex130x28042.6110
EXACTO Tracking Munition50+82 Indirect Hit75000
Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.