A Russian serviceman appreciated the American FN Minimi machine gun; the machine gun previously belonged to the Ukrainian Azov unit and was captured near Avdiivka. The machine gun was tested at the training ground. The FN Minimi machine gun was created by the Belgian company FN in 1974. The Minimi prototype was created chambered for 7.62x51, but then the caliber was changed in favor of 5.56x45. In 1982, the FN Minimi machine gun was adopted by the United States under the designation M249. The Minimi Para called M249 Para was also adopted. The M249 is currently manufactured in the United States by a subsidiary of FN Manufacturing. FN Minimi machine guns are popular and used by 45 countries, including under other indexes, some of the countries are shown on the screen. The machine gun has been modernized several times and has various modifications, including those chambered for 7.62 cartridge. Despite its popularity, the FN Minimi machine gun has problems that have not been completely eliminated. The problem of machine gun failures when fed from magazines, rapid failure of the barrel, with a large number of shots fired continuously from a cold barrel. The rate of fire of the machine gun, depending on the modification, is from 750 to 1000 rounds per minute. The maximum firing range is up to 3600 meters, a 100 or 200-round cartridge belt is used, and a 30-round magazine can also be used. The weight of the machine gun is from 5 to 8.5 kg. Details in the video.
21 май 2024
