Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)[11][better source needed]
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine[12]
Production history
Designer
Ernest Vervier
Designed
Early 1970s
Manufacturer
FN Herstal FNH USA Thales Australia Beretta Bofors Carl Gustav Pindad
Produced
1977–present
Variants
See Variants
Specifications
Mass
7.1 kg (15.7 lb)
Length
1,040 mm (40.9 in)
Barrel length
465 mm (18.3 in)
Width
110 mm (4.3 in)
Cartridge
5.56×45mm NATO
Action
Gas-actuated, open bolt
Rate of fire
700–1,150 rounds/min[13]
Muzzle velocity
925 m/s (3,035 ft/s)
Effective firing range
300–1,000 m (980–3,280 ft) sight adjustments
Feed system
100 or 200-round belt contained in a 100-round or 200-round soft pouch, or 200-round box or 30-round M16-type STANAG magazine to 60-round STANAG casket magazine
Sights
Rear aperture, front post
The FN Minimi (short for French: Mini Mitrailleuse; "mini machine gun") is a Belgian 5.56mm light machine gun, also classified as a squad automatic weapon developed by Ernest Vervier for FN Herstal. Introduced in the late 1970s, it is in service in more than 75 countries.[14] The weapon is manufactured at the FN facility in Herstal and their U.S. subsidiary FN Manufacturing LLC.
The Minimi fires from an open bolt. It is an air-cooled, gas operated long-stroke piston weapon that is capable of fully automatic fire only. It can be belt fed or fired from a magazine. The Minimi is configured in several variants: the Standard model as a platoon or squad support weapon, the shortened Para version for paratroopers and the Vehicle model as secondary armament for fighting vehicles.
^McNab 2017, p. 56.
^McNab 2017, pp. 56–57.
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^"Maré terá 6 UPPs até o fim do ano, diz governador do Rio". 23 May 2014.
^Richard, Christophe (Spring 2014). "Shooting practice with the " Steel battalion "" (PDF). Fantassins. No. 32. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
^ abMcNab 2017, p. 57.
^ abCite error: The named reference Syria pro-Assad was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Capdeville, Thibault (Spring 2014). "Infantry units fires during OP Serval" (PDF). Fantassins. No. 32. pp. 55–58. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
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^"A Show of Shame - Belgian Weapons Deliveries to Ukraine". Archived from the original on August 8, 2023.
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^"FN Herstal Showcases its State-of-the-art Firepower for Land, Air, and Sea at IDEX 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2015-03-23.
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