The M240 officially Machine Gun 7.62mm M240 is the US military designation for the FN MAG (Mitrailleuse d’Appui Général meaning General Purpose Machine Gun) a family of belt-fed gas-operated medium machine guns firing the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.The M240 has been used by the United States Armed Forces since the late-1970s. It is used extensively by infantry most often rifle companies; as well as ground vehicles; watercraft; and aircraft.
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height (cm)
0.26416
length (km)
1.26238
weight (kg)
12292.6
width (mm)
0.11938
origin
Belgium, United States
type
General-purpose machine gun
used in war
War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Iraq War, Gulf War
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