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The M240 machine gun, officially the Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240, is the U.S. military designation for the FN MAG, [6] a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. [1] The M240 has been used by the United States Armed Forces since the late 1970s.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... M240 standard coaxial machine gun used in US armored vehicles.
Vehicle-mounted M2 .50 caliber machine guns in May 2005. M2HB – heavy machine gun chambered in .50 BMG used primarily on vehicles. M240B – 7.62×51mm medium machine gun used by infantry, and light vehicles and helicopters. Mk48 Mod 1 – 7.62×51mm light machine gun, used by US MARSOC. M249E4 – 5.
After encountering DShK machine gun fire from one of Massoud's fortress, the 240 mm battery engaged the target and destroyed it in 12 to 15 minutes with 5 to 6 rounds, the mortar's high angle of fire proving effective in circumventing the fortress walls where 122 mm howitzer bombardments had previously failed. Troops reported that the mortar ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... full load: Length: 87 feet 11 inches (26.80 meters) ... Crew: 5: Main armament. Two M240B machine guns. Gun ...
The CROWS system provides an operator with the ability to acquire and engage targets while inside a vehicle, protected by its armor. It is designed to mount on a variety of vehicle platforms and supports the Mk 19 grenade launcher, 12.7 mm M2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun, 7.62 mm M240B Machine Gun, and 5.56 mm M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. The system ...
The term "medium machine gun" is used to refer to the ubiquitous full-power rifle-caliber machine gun designs, which are alternatively called general-purpose machine guns or universal machine guns. They essentially all have provisions for quick-change barrels and the ability to be fired from a bipod, tripod, or pintle mount, and weigh between ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... 1 × 0.50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB heavy machine gun 1 × 7.62 mm (.308 in) M240B machine gun: Engine: diesel: Suspension: