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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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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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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medium machine guns/general-purpose machine guns (i.e. M24 Sniper Rifle and M240 Medium Machine Gun). The cartridge is also used on mounted and crew-served...
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