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  2. M2 tripod - Wikipedia

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    Modern U.S. machine guns, such as the M60, M249 and M240 series machine guns, use slightly updated versions of the M2, designated the M122 tripod. The M60 was originally going to be used on an experimental M91 tripod, but the M122 was selected over it in the 1950s. The M122 weighs 16 pounds (7.3 kilograms). [1]

  3. M249 light machine gun - Wikipedia

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    The M249 SAW has seen action in major conflicts involving the United States since the U.S. invasion of Panama in 1989. In 2009, the United States Marine Corps selected the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle to partially replace the M249 in USMC service. [7] In 2022, the U.S. Army selected the SIG Sauer XM250 to replace the M249 SAW.

  4. Next Generation Squad Weapon - Wikipedia

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    A U.S. Army graphic detailing the competitors for the program as of December 2020. The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a United States military program created in 2017 by the U.S. Army to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine, the M249 SAW light machine gun, and the 7.62mm M240 machine gun, with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges and to develop small arms fire-control systems for the ...

  5. List of the United States military vehicles by model number

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    The following is a (partial) listing of vehicle model numbers or M-numbers assigned by the United States Army. Some of these designations are also used by other agencies, services, and nationalities, although these various end users usually assign their own nomenclature.

  6. Medium machine gun - Wikipedia

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    M249 in the SAW role. These weapons typically fired the 7.62×39mm cartridge fired by the AK-47 series or the 5.56×45mm NATO standard cartridge first used in the AR-15/M-16 rifles. These very lightweight machine guns were designed for more sustained fire than normal infantry rifles, several hundred rounds worth of extended firing.

  7. List of current equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces - Wikipedia

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    M249: 5.56×45mm NATO United States: Used by ISOF [14] M240: 7.62×51mm NATO United States [15] MG 3: 7.62×51mm NATO Germany [16] RPK: 7.62×39mm Soviet Union Iraq. Manufactured under license between 1981 and 2003. [17] Kept in storage. [citation needed] PK machine gun: 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union: In limited use. [18] M2 Browning.50 BMG United ...

  8. Wikipedia : WikiProject Military history/Peer review/M249 ...

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  9. M192 Lightweight Ground Mount - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; ... The United States Army named the tripod one of 2005's top ten inventions. [1] It was designed for use with the M249, M240B, and M240L.