The FN MAG (French: Mitrailleuse d'Appui Général, English: General Purpose Machine Gun) is a Belgian 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, designed in the early 1950s at Fabrique Nationale (FN) by Ernest Vervier.

A GPMG typically features a quick-change barrel design calibered for various fully powered cartridges such as the 7.62×51mm NATO, 7.62×54mmR, 7.5×54mm French, 7.5×55mm Swiss and 7.92×57mm Mauser, [2] and be configured for mounting to different stabilizing platforms from bipods and tripods to vehicles, aircraft, boats and fortifications ...

The M240 machine gun, officially the Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240, is the U.S. military designation for the FN MAG, [6] a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. [1] The M240 has been used by the United States Armed Forces since the late 1970s.

FN Herstal is the original designer and manufacturer of the 7.62x51mm FN MAG ® general purpose machine gun. The FN MAG ® has been adopted on all continents. This machine gun is the unbeatable worldwide reference in its category in terms of accuracy and reliability.

The 7.62mm GPMG, commonly referred to as a “medium machine gun,” has been a staple of modern armed forces for its adaptability across multiple combat scenarios. It is designed to deliver high volumes of firepower with reliability and ease of use.

Aug 26, 2024 · The FN MAG is a machine gun 7.62mm caliber in the category of GPMG (General Purpose Machine Gun) that is a crew-served weapon designed to fill the roles of light (LMG) and medium (MMG) machine guns and are generally in 7.62mm caliber.

The L7A2 GPMG, or 'GIMPY', is a 7.62x61mm belt-fed general purpose machine gun. The GPMG has been in service with the British military for decades. The GPMG can be carried by foot soldiers (one per section) and employed as a light machine gun (LMG).

The 7.62mm NATO M60E6 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) represents the latest improvements to the M60 Series of machine guns. It is a gas operated, disintegrating link, belt fed, air-cooled machine gun. It fires from an open bolt and features a quick-change barrel.

The L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) is a 7.62mm x 51mm belt-fed general purpose machine gun which can be used as a light weapon and in a sustained fire (SF) role. In the SF role, mounted on a tripod and fitted with the C2 optical sight, it is fired by a two-man team.

Feb 16, 2021 · The C6 7.62-mm Medium Machine Gun is a critical weapon of the small arms fleet, and is used in a full range of operations by the Canadian Armed Forces. The C6 is a fully-automatic, air-cooled, gas- and spring-operated machine gun that is …