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General-purpose machine gun
FN MAG
An FN MAG with modern polymer furniture
Type
General-purpose machine gun
Place of origin
Belgium
Service history
In service
1958–present
Used by
See Users
Wars
Congo Crisis
Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation
Rhodesian Bush War
South African Border War
Six-Day War
Nigerian Civil War[1]
Vietnam War
War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War
The Troubles
Falklands War
Lebanese Civil War
Salvadoran Civil War
Sri Lankan Civil War
Liberian Civil Wars
Gulf War
Sierra Leone Civil War
Burundian Civil War[2]
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
Iraq War
Cambodian–Thai border dispute
Kivu conflict
Libyan Civil War
Syrian Civil War[3]
Syrian civil war spillover in Lebanon[4]
Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
Designer
Dieudonné Saive, Ernest Vervier
Designed
1950
Manufacturer
FN Herstal
Colt Canada
Fabricaciones Militares
Heckler & Koch
U.S. Ordnance
Ordnance Factory Board
Royal Small Arms Factory
Barrett Firearms Manufacturing
Produced
1958–present
No. built
200,000+[5]
Variants
See Variants
Specifications
Mass
11.8 kg (26.01 lb)
Length
1,263 mm (49.7 in)
Barrel length
630 mm (24.8 in)
Width
118.7 mm (4.7 in)
Height
263 mm (10.4 in)
Cartridge
7.62×51mm NATO
Action
Gas-operated long-stroke piston, open bolt
Rate of fire
650–1,000 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
840 m/s (2,756 ft/s)
Effective firing range
800 m (875 yd) (bipod) 1,800 m (1,969 yd) (tripod)
Maximum firing range
3,500 m (3,828 yd)[6]
Feed system
Non-disintegrating DM1 or disintegrating M13 linked belt
Sights
Folding leaf sight with aperture and notch, front blade
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. It has been used by more than 80 countries and it has been made under licence in several countries, including Argentina, Canada (as the C6 GPMG), Egypt, India, and the United Kingdom.[7]
The MAG is available in three primary versions: the standard, infantry Model 60-20 machine gun, the Model 60-40 coaxial machine gun for armoured fighting vehicles and the Model 60-30 aircraft variant.
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^"فجر-الجرود"-"حزب-الله"-يسعف-جنود-الجيش-اللبناني ""فجر الجرود": "حزب الله" يسعف جنود الجيش اللبناني". www.alaraby.co.uk/ (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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^Hogg, Ian (2002). Jane's Guns Recognition Guide. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-00-712760-X.
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