M2 carbine/Definition

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A definition or brief description of M2 carbine.

Lightweight U.S. Army rifle, of World War II and Korean War vintage, capable of full automatic fire with an intermediate power rifle cartridge, heavier than the pistol rounds of a submachine gun but less energetic than a full-power .30 caliber rifle cartridge