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title: "The Army is planning to combine the M2 and the MK-19 into one badass weapon"
date: "2018-06-25"
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# The Army is planning to combine the M2 and the MK-19 into one badass weapon

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The US Army has plans to replace the M2 .50-cal machine gun and the MK-19 grenade launcher with a new mounted weapon with the intent of making mobile attack forces more lethal with a single weapon system.

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You can read more about what the Army's got in store here.

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