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3) U.S. incarnation known as the '''M240'''. All major variants of the FN MAG are very similar, except the earlier variants had no heat shields around the barrels and the buttstocks were wood.  The newest incarnation, the U.S. M240 added heat shields and synthetic stock, plus a modified flash hider.  
3) U.S. incarnation known as the '''M240'''. All major variants of the FN MAG are very similar, except the earlier variants had no heat shields around the barrels and the buttstocks were wood.  The newest incarnation, the U.S. M240 added heat shields and synthetic stock, plus a modified flash hider.  
== Specifications ==
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|'''FN MAG 58'''||Belgium||General Purpose Machine Gun||7.62x51mm||L7,KSP 58,M240||M13 linked belt||1958-
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|'''L7'''||United Kingdom||General Purpose Machine Gun||7.62x51mm||L8,L19,L20,L37,L43,L44||M13 linked belt||1961-
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|'''M240'''||USA||General Purpose Machine Gun||7.62x51mm||M240C,M240D,M240G,M240B||M13 linked belt||1977-
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Revision as of 16:27, 25 September 2010

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FN MAG 58 mocked up to resemble an M240, with synthetic buttstock and heatshield added - 7.62x51mm NATO
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Tripod mounted FN MAG-58 machine gun (Independence Day exhibition at Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Latrun, Israel) - 7.62x51mm NATO

The FN MAG is a general purpose Machine gun developed in Belgium during the 1950s and adopted by many countries around the world, including the U.S. The United States Military made some design changes and adopted it currently as the M240, however it is not identical to the FN MAG used in Europe, South America and the Middle East prior to the 1990s. The MAG-58 was the mainstay of foreign armies until the U.S. finally got rid of the M-60 in the early 1990s and adopted their own version of the FN MAG. There are three major incarnations of the FN MAG, in movies.

1) The original MAG-58 (which is the incarnation seen before the early 1990s).

2) The L7 Machine Gun, adopted by Great Britain and used by some former Commonwealth countries

3) U.S. incarnation known as the M240. All major variants of the FN MAG are very similar, except the earlier variants had no heat shields around the barrels and the buttstocks were wood. The newest incarnation, the U.S. M240 added heat shields and synthetic stock, plus a modified flash hider.

Specifications

Country of origin Type Cartridge Variants Feed system Produced
FN MAG 58 Belgium General Purpose Machine Gun 7.62x51mm L7,KSP 58,M240 M13 linked belt 1958-
L7 United Kingdom General Purpose Machine Gun 7.62x51mm L8,L19,L20,L37,L43,L44 M13 linked belt 1961-
M240 USA General Purpose Machine Gun 7.62x51mm M240C,M240D,M240G,M240B M13 linked belt 1977-


The FN MAG machine gun (the most recent version being designated M240 in U.S. military service) has appeared in the following films, television series, and video games being used by the following actors:


FN MAG 58

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FN MAG 58 7.62x51mm NATO

Film

Television

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
Delta Force: Land Warrior 2000
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger 2002

L7 Machine Gun

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British L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO





Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
xXx Henchman 2002
28 Days Later British Army soldiers Mounted on Land Rover 2002

Television

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
Project Reality Mounted on Land Rover jeeps 2005
ArmA II L7A2 Individual weapon and mounted on Land Rover jeeps, Supacat Jackal and AH11 Wildcat helicopter Available in the British Armed Forces DLC 2010

M240 Machine Gun

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M240B 7.62x51mm NATO with newer style lower handguard (designed to attach RIS rails via hex nut)
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M240G 7.62x51mm NATO - USMC style with no heat shield
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M240C 7.62x51mm NATO vehicle coaxial-mount version
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M240D 7.62x51mm NATO vehicle and aircraft-mount version with spade grips

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Bad Boys II US Coast Guard Crewmen M240B, door-mounted on MH-68A Stingray helicopter 2003
War of the Worlds US Army soldier M240B 2005
War of the Worlds US Army soldiers & Marines M240D & M240C, mounted on M1A1 Abrams & LAV-25 2005
XXX 2: State of the Union Seen in chop shop 2005
The Incredible Hulk US Army soldier M240B 2008
Transformers US Army soldiers M240G, mounted on Humvees & UH-60 Blackhawk 2007
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen US Army soldiers M240C & M240D, mounted on M1A1 Abrams and UH-60 Blackhawk 2009

Television

Actor Character Show Title / Episode Note Air Date
US Coast Guard crewmen CSI: NY M240B, bow-mounted on US Coast Guard patrol boat 2004 - ????

Video Games

Game Title Referred as Mods Notation Release Date
Enter the Matrix 2003
Battlefield 2 M240C, mounted on M1A2 Abrams and M6 Linebacker 2005
Project Reality M240C, mounted on M1A2 Abrams, LAV-25, and M2A2 Bradley 2005
Project Reality L37A1 Mounted on Scimitar light tank 2005
Steel Beasts M240C and M240D, vehicle-mounted 2000
Scarface: The World is Yours SAW w/ M16-style magazine 2006
Combat Mission: Shock Force Vehicle-mounted M240C & M240D, infantry M240B 2008
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down 2003
Modern Warfare 2 2009
ArmA II M240B, M240G and M240C versions Used by U.S Army and USMC forces as individual weapon and mounted on vehicles and aircraft 2010
Medal of Honor (2010) M240B mounted on CH-47 Chinook Seen with spade grips attached to it, alongside with pistol grip 2010