Echo1 FN MAG M240 Bravo Prototype in the Flesh – Exclusive Sneak Peak
- Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 7:49
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Echo1 has confirmed what we all guessed from the smoky poster released a couple weeks ago, an M240 is on the way and a small but otherwise revealing poster has emerged showing the M240 in all it’s glory. I wasn’t completely sure of the configuration from the smoky poster but I’m glad to learn it’s the American M240B with the Picatinny rail on the top of the receiver and plastic butt. No other information available at this time but I’d expect another drip fed snippet of information soon.
[ Real Steel Factoid ]
The M240, formally Machine Gun, 7.62mm, M240, is a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine guns firing the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. It is the US designation for the Belgian FN MAG 58 (Mitrailleuse d`Appui Général, "General Purpose Machine Gun") machine gun.
The M240 has been used by the United States armed forces since the mid 1980s. It is used extensively by
infantry, as well as ground vehicles, watercraft, and aircraft. Despite not being the lightest medium machine gun in service, the M240 is highly regarded for reliability, and its standardization among NATO members is also seen as a major advantage.
The M240B is the standard infantry medium machine gun of the U.S. Army and recently, the United State Marine Corps. This version is also in use by the U.S. Air Force. It comes configured for ground combat. It is almost always referred to as an "M240 Bravo" or even a "240 Bravo" verbally, but always written as M240B.
The M240B is being tested with a new adjustable buttstock that may replace the current stock of the M240B.
Source: Wikipedia
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