eli5 why didn’t they but .50 caliber instead of the 7.62mm in the coaxial and hull gun in the m4 sherman

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eli5 why didn’t they but .50 caliber instead of the 7.62mm in the coaxial and hull gun in the m4 sherman

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.30 cal took up less space, both gun and ammo. More rounds could be carried for the same amount of limited storage. Also resupply as the supporting infantry’s standard mg was also a .30 cal. But mainly the number of machine gun rounds per sq. foot of storage

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