Who was the Vickers .50 originally produced for?
Vickers .50 machine gun The Vickers .50 machine gun, also known as the 'Vickers .50' was basically similar to the .303 in Vickers machine gun but scaled up to use a larger-calibre 0.5 in round. It saw some use in tanks and other fighting vehicles, but was much more commonly used as a close-in anti-aircraft weapon on Royal Navy and allied ships, typically in a four-gun mounting. The Vickers fired UK 12.7×81mm 50-calibre ammunition, not the better known US 12.7×99mm (.50 BMG).
Vickers Valentia (disambiguation) The Vickers Company produced two aircraft with the name Valentia