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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It’s an anti-personnel weapon. The 7.62mm is almost as effective as 50 cal against un-armoured targets. The 7.62mm cartridge is smaller and lighter allowing more to be carried on board at one time. Combine this with the 7.62mm being cheaper and more readily available (both machine gun and cartridge) you’ve got lots of reasons to not use a 50 cal gun.
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