FN Minimi/M249 SAW
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| FN Minimi/M249 SAW | |
| Muzzle Velocity |
Standard model: 925 m/s (3,035 ft/s) Minimi Para: 866 m/s (2,841.2 ft/s) |
| Round |
Minimi: 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Remington) Maximi: 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 Winchester) |
| Weight |
Standard model: 6.85 kg (15.1 lb) Minimi Para: 6.56 kg (14.5 lb) Vehicle model: 5.32 kg (11.7 lb) Minimi 7.62: 8.17 kg (18.0 lb) fixed stock Minimi 7.62: 8.4 kg (19 lb) telescopic metal stock |
| Length |
Standard model: 1,040 mm (40.9 in) Minimi Para: 914 mm (36.0 in) stock extended/766 mm (30.2 in) stock collapsed Vehicle model: 793 mm (31.2 in) no buttstock Minimi 7.62: 1,015 mm (40.0 in) fixed stock Minimi 7.62: 1,000 mm (39.4 in) stock extended/865 mm (34.1 in) stock collapsed |
| Barrel Length |
Standard model: 465 mm (18.3 in) Minimi Para: 349 mm (13.7 in) Minimi 7.62: 502 mm (19.8 in) |
| Action |
Gas-operated, rotating bolt |
| Rate of Fire |
700–1,150 rounds/min Minimi 7.62: 680–800 rounds/min |
| Range |
910 m (1,000 yd) |
| Feed System |
200-round M27 disintegrating-link belt, 30-round STANAG magazine |
| Users |
Akemi Homura, British Army, Canadian Armed Forces, Duke (Movieverse), Henry Blackburn, Irish Army Rangers, MARSOC, Michael Nantz, Roberta Cisneros, Special Air Service, Third Recon Team, US Army Rangers, US Marine Recon, US Navy SEALs, Yosuke Kadomatsu. |
The Fabrique Nationale Minimi short for "Mini Mitrailleuse" (French: mini machine gun), is a Belgian 5.56mm NATO light machine gun designed as a squad-level fire support weapon. A variant of the weapon is used by the United States Armed Forces under the designation M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. The weapon has a rate of fire of 700-1150 rounds per minute depending on model and a range of up to about a kilometer. The weapon is fed from 200-round linked ammuntion belts or, in an emergency, 30-round STANAG magazine.
Variants
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- M249-E1 /M249-E2/M249 Paratrooper SAW
- Mk 46
- Mk 48
- C9 Light Machine Gun