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Title: The FN Minimi Light Machine Gun
Condition: New
EAN: 9781472816214
ISBN: 9781472816214
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Format: Paperback
Type: Paperback
Release Date: 23/02/2017
Item Height: 248mm
Item Length: 184mm
Item Width: 7mm
Item Weight: 300g
Author: Chris McNab
Illustrator: Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland
Contributor: Johnny Shumate (Illustrated by), Alan Gilliland (Illustrated by)
Language: English
Subtitle: M249, L108A1, L110A2, and other variants
ISBN-10: 1472816218
Description: 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.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Law & Politics
Book Series: Weapon
Release Year: 2017

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