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There is a high degree of parts commonality between the Mk48, M249 and Mk46 machine guns, which simplifies maintenance and repair. The use of M1913 "Picatinny" rails allows the fitting of various accessories from the SOPMOD kit, such as the ECOS-N (Enhanced Combat Optical Sight) red dot sight and other sighting or target-designating devices ...
The M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), [4] [5] [6] formally the Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is the United States Armed Forces adaptation of the Belgian FN ...
The Mk 48 is a variant of the M249 light machine gun, scaled up to chamber 7.62×51mm NATO; it has come across some issues in its service life; it was never designed to be a general-purpose machine gun, while the M60E6 arguably came too late to make a difference in USMC and US Army general machine gun adoption, being that the M240 design was ...
Colombia: Used by Colombian military (M249 and MK3). [47] [48] Croatia: [49] Cyprus: Used by the Cypriot National Guard. [50] Czech Republic: 7.62×51mm NATO Minimi adopted as the standard machine-gun for the Czech Army replacing the Uk vz. 59. [51] 317 delivered as of January 2016. [52] The 601st Special Forces Group uses the Mk 48 Mod 0.
Mk48 Mod 2; AAI Corporation LSAT (Lightweight Small Arms Technologies) LMG (5.56 mm Composite-cased, Telescoping Ammunition) Knight's Armament Company LAMG; FN EVOLYS; Sig Sauer MG 6.8 (SiG 6.8 mm Fury hybrid round) General Dynamics RM277 (True Velocity .277 TVCM polimer cased round) Next Generation Squad Weapon - Automatic Rifle
In September 2011, 19 soldiers participated in a two-week assessment of the LSAT light machine gun at Fort Benning, Georgia to demonstrate its capabilities against the M249 SAW. In one test the soldiers, half armed with SAWs and half with LSATs, marched six miles in full combat gear then fired at targets to measure stress and muscle fatigue.
There is a considerable degree of commonality between the M249 and the Mk46, since the Mk46 is merely a lightweight variant of the M249. The Mk48 was developed with M249/Mk46 parts commonality in mind. All three utilize rotating bolts, the M240 is a completely different design using a tilting-block bolt.
The Belgian Minimi M249 light machine gun, one of the most widespread modern 5.56 mm light machine guns amongst NATO countries. This one is an M249E3 "Para" model. This one is an M249E3 "Para" model. IWI Negev of the Israeli Army Bren light machine gun .30-06 Browning Automatic Rifle Model 1918