Key benefits

  • Upgraded .50 cal heavy machine gun for significantly improved effectiveness on the battlefield

  • Available with flash hider to minimize muzzle flash on the battlefield, which reduces the risk of:

    • the position of the weapon being revealed
    • vision through night vision sights and thermal cameras being degraded
  • FN SMARTCORE® ready or factory fitted with FN SMARTCORE® shot counter

  • Optimum reliability and effectiveness thanks to the FN® QCB configuration:

    • minimal effect on user training and logistics
    • quick, easy and safe barrel change procedure
  • Can be mounted on the FN® M3 tripod to provide accurate and effective fire at long range

  • Can be used on a wide variety of mountings for vehicles, boats and ships, including FN DEFNDER® remote weapon stations

  • A full range of ammunition available including the Armour Piercing (AP) and Armour Piercing Explosive Incendiary (APEI)

A number of accessories fully tested and certified by FN Herstal are proposed with the .50 cal FN® M2HB QCB MK2, as well as a full range of cartridges.

Technical data