The M240 machine gun, officially the Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240, is the U.S. military designation for the FN MAG, a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium...
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The Soviet 240 mm mortar M240 is a 240 millimeter (9.4 in) breech loading smoothbore heavy mortar that fires a 130 kilogram (290 lb) projectile. It entered...
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Carolina, and by U.S. Ordnance in McCarran, Nevada. The M240 is built in several versions: M240 standard coaxial machine gun used in US armored vehicles...
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such as the 5.56×45mm NATO (for the M4 and M249) and 7.62×51mm NATO (for M240). Army Times describes this as an "intermediate caliber 6.8mm cartridge"...
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approximately 10 kilograms (22 lb) which is significantly less than the preceding M240. The MG 338 uses a short stroke gas piston operating system and is select...
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replaced or supplemented in most roles by other designs, most notably the M240 machine gun in U.S. service. The M60 is a belt-fed machine gun that fires...
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AIL Storm (redirect from M240 Storm)
on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2008-07-06. Asaf Katzir (October 2007). "Storm M240 Mk2, Israel's Military Jeep - exclusive test drive". Jeepolog.com. Archived...
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medium machine guns/general-purpose machine guns (e.g. M24 Sniper Rifle and M240 Medium Machine Gun). The cartridge is also used on mounted and crew-served...
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replacement for the M240, but to give the ability to put effective fire on targets at extended ranges. The LWMMG can be mounted on an M240 mount and costs...
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United States military. Modern U.S. machine guns, such as the M60, M249 and M240 series machine guns, use slightly updated versions of the M2, designated...
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of March 2022, the United States Army has a solicitation ongoing for an M240 machine gun 6.8×51mm conversion kit for the 7.62×51mm NATO-chambered M240B...
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heavier barrel, the Mk 48 Mod 0 is still 17% lighter and 8.4% shorter than the M240. The disadvantages of Mk 48 Mod 0 are that the life of the receiver is only...
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Karl-Gerät self-propelled heavy mortars), and the post-war 240 mm mortar M240. The first self-propelled mortar was the 2B1 Oka, based on the Iosif Stalin...
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Cougar, BAE Caiman, and larger MaxxPros will be disposed. The M249 SAW, M240, MK 19, and M2 machine guns can be mounted on vehicles. BGM-71 TOW mounted...
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theories say that Stephen Paddock utilized a machine gun, such as a M249 or M240, rather than the AR-15-style rifles discovered by law enforcement. Despite...
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touchscreen interfaces in other BMW models. 218-230 with the M Sport trim and M240 models can be fitted with M Performance Parts. These include a carbon fibre...
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7.62-MM, M219. These weapons were eventually replaced by the M60E2 and M240 machine gun, and vehicles still in service using the M73 series were refitted...
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high-explosive. Secondary armament consisted of a coaxial 7.62 mm M240 machine gun and a commander's M240. AAI had originally planned to place a .50 caliber (12...
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S. military weapons, such as M16 rifles, SCARs, M249 light machine guns, M240 machine guns, and M2 machine guns. Arms industry List of modern armament...
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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)...
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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...
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and uses the MG 42's feed system and stamp-steel construction. American M240, itself an FN MAG variant. It replaced the M60 in U.S. service. French MAS...
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bomb B83 nuclear bomb Gun GAU-8 Avenger M61 Vulcan GAU-12 GAU-13 GAU-19 M240 L/60 Bofors M102 howitzer GAU-23/A M2 Browning M134 Minigun Missile AIM-7...
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60 years and is used on the Dillon M134D Minigun, M60 Machine Gun, FN MAG/M240, Mk 48, MG3, HK21, MG5, UKM-2000, K16, SS-77, and Negev NG-7, among others...
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infantry readiness ended in December 2018. The new Infantry OSUT covered the M240 machine gun as well as the M249 squad automatic weapon. The redesigned Infantry...
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the M249 with PIP kit, which served alongside its heavier counterpart, the M240 machine gun. Most M249s were given a collapsible buttstock immediately prior...
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bomb B83 nuclear bomb Gun GAU-8 Avenger M61 Vulcan GAU-12 GAU-13 GAU-19 M240 L/60 Bofors M102 howitzer GAU-23/A M2 Browning M134 Minigun Missile AIM-7...
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(CQBP) in small numbers. Suppressive fire is provided by the, M249 SAW, and M240 machine guns, at the squad and company levels respectively. In 2018, the...
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M2 Browning machine gun, a 40mm MK19 grenade launcher or a 7.62×51mm NATO M240 machine gun. It is also armed with four M6 smoke grenade launchers. Army...
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successor states 2B1 Oka 2A3 Kondensator 2P 180 mm gun S-23 240 mm mortar M240 M110 howitzer "Soviet 2s7 Pion SPG (1975)". www.tanks-encyclopedia.com. Archived...
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