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Fabrique Nationale USA. The M240 is a variant of the FN MAG, originally manufactured by Fabrique Nationale (Belgium) in the late 1950s, and produced under licence in a number of countries (as well as an unlicenced production in the Peoples Republic of China).
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Life expectancy of m240 medium range machine gun?
30,000 rounds
What is the world's most powerful light machine gun mmg medium machine gun and hmg heavy machine gun?
light machine gun is the m249 a medium machine gun is the m240 and the heavy machine gun is the browning m2 50. cal machine gun
What are the main parts of an M240-B machine gun?
Butt stock, receiver and barrel
What is the 240 machine gun?
The M240 is the US name for the MAG machinegun. Built in Belgium by FN Herstal, it is a an air cooled, belt fed medium machine gun in caliber 7.62 NATO.
What is a m240 bravo?
The M240B is an American variant of the Belgian FN-MAG machine gun. It is a belt-fed, gas operated, air cooled machine gun which fires the 7.62x51 NATO cartridge.
What are the basic firearms used by the us military today?
M9 pistol, M16 family of rifles (includes A1, A2, A4, and A5 variants), CAR-15 family of rifles (includes GAU4/5, M4, M4A1, etc), M14 and variants (includes M21, M14EBR, etc.), M249 SAW light machine gun, M60 General Purpose Machine Gun, M240 General Purpose Machine Gun, M2 HBAR heavy machine gun.
How do they issue light machine guns in the military And how would someone be issued the M60?
Who gets issued them is based on the unit's MTOE, and what positions are open for them. By the way, the light machine gun would be the M249, not the M60 or M240. If you have an interest in being in a machine gun team, there are ways to go about it. First, express an interest in it. However, if you're in a line unit, you're going to be an assistant gunner first. The position of machine gunner is a low level leadership position, so a brand new cherry Private isn't going to be put on the machine gun. Non-line units (such as transportation units) tend to be a bit odd in how they assign their weapons.. often, it seems like it's more a matter of, "well, we have them, so I guess we should use them", and you'll see soldiers in such units issued the M249 or M240 as an individual weapon, rather than a crew served weapon.
What sorts of weapons are used in the US Army?
M9 pistol, Sig P229 pistol, M1911 pistol, Remington M870 shotgun, Moss-berg 500 and 590 shotgun, Winchester 1200/1300 shotgun, Benelli-M3 and M4 shotgun, M16 rifle (M16A1, A2, and A4), M4 and M4A1 carbine, FN SCAR, HK416, M14 and variants, M110 Semi Auto Sniper System, M249 light machine gun, M240 machine gun, M60 machine gun, M2 machine gun, M24 sniper rifle, Barrett M82 sniper rifle.
What is the name of the company which makes the MG4 light machine gun?
Heckler and Koch is the company the produces the MG4 light machine gun. This German company developed this gun in the late 1990's but displayed it to the general public in 2001.
What is the difference between machine gun and sub-machine gun?
A sub-machine gun fires pistol cartridges. A machine gun fires rifle rounds.
What is the nickname FOR the version of the standard medium m-240 machine gun used by the us?
You're thinking of the M240B (or possibly the M240G used by the Marines, but not being phased out for the 240B), which is actually a variant of the Belgian FN MAG machine gun. As for nicknames, it's typically referred to as "pig", same as the M60 was, although it was simply a case of the M240 inheriting the nickname, rather than earning it for the reasons the M60 was christened with it.
What are machine gun nests?
machine gun position
