The Fn Minimi Light Machine Gun

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472816234
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The FN Minimi Light Machine Gun written by Chris McNab and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 5.56×45mm 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.

Author : Olivier Rosso
Publisher : 21st Century Weapons and Equip
ISBN 13 : 9782352501725
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Minimi Machine Gun written by Olivier Rosso and published by 21st Century Weapons and Equip. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: KEYNOTE * Illustrated history of the archetypal light machine gun, the FNH Minimi The FNH Minimi light machine gun was initially developed to respond to the technological leap forward made by the Soviet PKM whose lightness was due to the way it was made, by stamping. Ever since 1974, because of its limited weight and firepower, FN Hestal's light machine gun has illustrated how sound the concept of the direct infantry support weapon is and has been selected by more than 45 user countries and used in fifteen or so conflicts including two major ones: Iraq and Afghanistan. Like the German MG34/42 which founded the concept of the polyvalent machine gun and was given the nickname "Hitler's saw", in 2010 the FNH Minimi is still the archetypal light machine gun and has earned the nickname "the free world's saw". ILLUSTRATIONS: Full colour

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472819683
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The FN MAG Machine Gun written by Chris McNab and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For six decades, the 7.62mm FN MAG has been a dominant general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) in worldwide arsenals. Three qualities have guaranteed this enduring status – reliability, ease of operation, and firepower. Several nations have license-produced the weapon as their standard GPMG, including the British (as the L7) and the Americans (M240), and in total more than 80 nations have adopted the FN MAG. The machine gun has also been modified extensively for vehicular, naval, and aircraft platforms, demonstrating versatility in the air, on sea, and on land. In this book, Chris McNab charts the technical evolution of this extraordinary weapon, created by Belgian company Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal. From the jungles of South East Asia, to the deserts of the Middle East, and the icy battlefields of the Falklands, this study explores the origins, development, combat use, and legacy of the FN MAG machine gun, a dominant weapon in its field for more than a half-century.

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472816226
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The FN Minimi Light Machine Gun written by Chris McNab and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-23 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 5.56×45mm 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.

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472819691
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The FN MAG Machine Gun written by Chris McNab and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-07-26 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For six decades, the 7.62mm FN MAG has been a dominant general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) in worldwide arsenals. Three qualities have guaranteed this enduring status – reliability, ease of operation, and firepower. Several nations have license-produced the weapon as their standard GPMG, including the British (as the L7) and the Americans (M240), and in total more than 80 nations have adopted the FN MAG. The machine gun has also been modified extensively for vehicular, naval, and aircraft platforms, demonstrating versatility in the air, on sea, and on land. In this book, Chris McNab charts the technical evolution of this extraordinary weapon, created by Belgian company Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal. From the jungles of South East Asia, to the deserts of the Middle East, and the icy battlefields of the Falklands, this study explores the origins, development, combat use, and legacy of the FN MAG machine gun, a dominant weapon in its field for more than a half-century.

Author : IBP USA
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1433061961
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thailand Royal Army Weapon Systems Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Weapon Systems written by IBP USA and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472833104
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Weapons of the US Special Operations Command written by Chris McNab and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-25 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The units and formations of the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) have privileged access to the finest weaponry in the world's arsenal. Whether Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marines, the SOCOM troops select weapons that match their mission requirements, but which also sit at the cutting edge of combat technology. This means that, while SOCOM troops frequently use standard-issue weaponry, they also adopt many specialist pieces of kit that are not so accessible to the broader armed services, including sniper rifles, battle rifles, and machine guns, as well as high-tech tactical accessories used to transform standard weaponry into something exceptional. Assessing the technology and capabilities of these combat weapons, as well as how they have been used in modern combat, this fully illustrated study lifts the veil on some of the most distinctive hand-held weapon systems of US special operations forces since 1987.

Author : Matthew Moss
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472828100
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sterling Submachine Gun written by Matthew Moss and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed by a motorcycle racer turned small-arms engineer, George Patchett, the submachine gun that eventually became known as the Sterling was developed during World War II. Some suggest it first saw action during Operation Infatuate with No. 4 Commando, before becoming fully adopted by the British Army in 1953 as the Sterling Machine Carbine (L2A1). It was centre stage for many of Britain's post-colonial conflicts from Malaya to Kenya and from Yemen to Northern Ireland. The silenced L34A1 Sterling-Patchett entered service in 1966 and first saw action deep in the jungles of Vietnam in the hands of the elite special forces of Australia, New Zealand and the United States during prisoner snatches and reconnaissance patrols. Employing first-hand accounts and painstaking technical analysis, this engaging account features carefully selected archive photography and specially commissioned colour artwork depicting the submachine gun that armed British and other forces for nearly 60 years.

Author : United States. Department of the Army
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Author : Fouad Sabry
Publisher : One Billion Knowledgeable
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lightweight Small Arms Technologies written by Fouad Sabry and published by One Billion Knowledgeable. This book was released on 2022-08-18 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What Is Lightweight Small Arms Technologies The mission of the Lightweight Small Guns Technologies (LSAT) program, which is supported by the Joint Service Small Arms Program of the United States, is to dramatically cut down on the weight of small arms and the ammunition that goes along with them. The LSAT program is the United States military's most recent effort to replace already-existing small guns, following in the footsteps of a number of previous projects designed to study technological advancements in small arms. Lightening the load of small guns is the first big step toward boosting troops' lethality and survivability, according to both tactical principles and the research that was conducted as part of past small arms initiatives. How You Will Benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Lightweight Small Arms Technologies Chapter 2: Cartridge (firearms) Chapter 3: Heckler and Koch G11 Chapter 4: Caseless ammunition Chapter 5: Internal ballistics Chapter 6: Stoner 63 Chapter 7: Steyr ACR Chapter 8: Advanced Combat Rifle Chapter 9: Advanced Individual Combat Weapon Chapter 10: Benelli CB M2 Chapter 11: Ares Incorporated Chapter 12: Glossary of firearms terms Chapter 13: LSAT light machine gun Chapter 14: LSAT (disambiguation) Chapter 15: LSAT rifle Chapter 16: LSAT caseless ammunition Chapter 17: M249 light machine gun Chapter 18: Telescoped ammunition Chapter 19: Polymer-cased ammunition Chapter 20: High?low system Chapter 21: Next Generation Squad Weapon Program (II) Answering the public top questions about lightweight small arms technologies. (III) Real world examples for the usage of lightweight small arms technologies in many fields. (IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of lightweight small arms technologies' technologies. Who This Book Is For Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of lightweight small arms technologies.