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M240
Medium Machine Gun Family

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	Technical Data

	Manufacturer	FN USA
	Country Of Origin	United States
	Date Of Introduction	1977
	Caliber	7.62 x 51 mm NATO
	Feed System	Belt
	Rate Of Fire	650 - 950 rounds per minute
	Weights	12.5 kg
	Length	1245 mm

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Manufactured by Fabrique Nationale's subsidiary FN Manufacturing, Inc. Columbia, SC, the M240 (FN MAG) was chosen by the U.S. military for different roles after large world-wide searches and competitions. It has mainly replaced the venerable M60 in most roles, though it replaced some other mgs in the co-axial. M60s have remained in use, but they are being slowly fazed out and replaced by the newer M240s as they wear out.

The M240 is a belt-fed, gas-operated, air-cooled, crew-served, fixed head space weapon. Its functionality is demonstrated by its ability to be mounted on the M122A1 tripod, a bipod, on vehicles, or on aircraft. The M60 is still used as a door gun on Army helicopters, however.

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