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  2. M240 machine gun - Wikipedia

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    The rate of fire of the M240, M240E1, and M240C can be controlled by three different gas regulator settings; The first setting allows the weapon to have a cyclic rate of fire of around 650–750 rounds per minute, The second setting allows the weapon to have a cyclic rate of fire of around 750–850 rounds per minute,

  3. 240 mm mortar M240 - Wikipedia

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    The bomb is then pushed into the barrel and the breech is closed. The barrel is then raised to the firing position. The rate of fire is about 1 round per minute. [4] [5] A 2S4 Tyulpan. The self-propelled 2S4 Tyulpan uses a modified version of the M240 mortar designated as the 2B8. It was developed by Yuri N. Kalachnikov at the Perm Machine ...

  4. Rate of fire - Wikipedia

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    Water-cooled weapons can achieve very high effective rates of fire (approaching their cyclic rate) but are very heavy and vulnerable to damage. A well-known example is the M1917 Browning machine gun, a heavy machine gun designed by John Browning and used by US forces during WWI.

  5. Davis-class patrol boat - Wikipedia

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    The Davis class patrol boats are a six-boat class of patrol gunboats, operated by the Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Highway Patrol Division for patrolling the Rio Grande. Each boat has an armament of five FN M240 7.62 mm (0.300 in) medium machine guns , and is powered by three 300 hp (220 kW) outboard engines .

  6. FN MAG - Wikipedia

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    It weighs 10.99 kg (24.2 lb), [46] has an overall length of 1,245 mm (49.0 in) and a rate of fire of 650–950 rounds/min. M240H an improved version of the M240D. The M240H features a rail-equipped feed cover, an improved flash suppressor and has been configured so it can be more quickly converted to infantry standard using an Egress Kit.

  7. An explosive Texas fire more than doubles in size as it ... - AOL

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    The Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest wildfire burning in the region, has exploded to 200,000 acres since igniting Monday afternoon, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.

  8. General-purpose machine gun - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] [8] The MG 42 was more efficient and cheaper to manufacture, and more robust, as well as having an extremely high cyclic rate of fire of 1,200 to 1,500 rounds per minute. [6] [7] [8] One of the Einheits Maschinengewehr GPMG roles was to provide low level anti-aircraft coverage. A high cyclic rate of fire is advantageous for use against ...

  9. 'It's overwhelming': Rural Texas county grapples with high ...

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    Secluded deep in west central Texas, Tom Green County has an average suicide rate of around 19.3 per 100,000 people, according to data from the past 23 years provided by San Angelo-based West ...