Product Information
In 1974, renowned Belgian arms company Fabrique Nationale brought out a ground-breaking new light machine gun, the Minimi. Its success has been meteoric, arming more than 45 countries around the world. The Minimi offers the ultimate in portable firepower. Firing the high-velocity 5.56x45mm round, the Minimi is a gas-operated, lightweight, belt- or magazine-fed weapon, able to burn through cartridges at a cyclical rate of up to 1,150 rounds per minute, making it the weapon of choice for fire support at squad level. This study uses gripping first-hand accounts and striking combat photographs, following the Minimi to war zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan. It tracks its design and development, as well as investigating what has made it so compelling a choice for armed forces around the world for more than 40 years.Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-139781472816214
eBay Product ID (ePID)233359868
Product Key Features
Number of Pages80 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameThe Fn Minimi Light Machine Gun: M249, L108a1, L110a2, and Other Variants
Publication Year2017
SubjectGovernment
TypeTextbook
AuthorChris Mcnab
SeriesWeapon
Dimensions
Item Height248 mm
Item Weight300 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorChris Mcnab
IllustratorJohnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland