FN Minimi
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The FN Minimi is a Belgian-designed light machine gun widely used by military forces around the world for squad-level automatic fire support.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FN Minimi canonical | 2 |
| FN Minimi light machine gun | 1 |
Statements (102)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light machine gun
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squad automatic weapon ⓘ |
| action |
gas-operated
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open bolt ⓘ |
| caliber |
5.56×45mm NATO
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7.62×51mm NATO ⓘ |
| conflictUsedIn |
Gulf War
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Iraq War NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian invasion of Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Donbas NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslav Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| designer | Ernest Vervier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedSystem |
STANAG magazine
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disintegrating M27 linked belt ⓘ |
| fireMode | fully automatic ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
C9 light machine gun
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FN Minimi 7.62 NERFINISHED ⓘ FN Minimi Para NERFINISHED ⓘ K3 light machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ L110A1 ⓘ M249 SAW NERFINISHED ⓘ Mk 46 Mod 0 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mk 48 Mod 0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inService | 1970s–present ⓘ |
| manufacturer | FN Herstal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mounting |
bipod
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tripod ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
air-cooled barrel
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belt and magazine feed capability ⓘ lightweight design for a machine gun ⓘ quick-change barrel ⓘ shoulder-fired capability ⓘ |
| primaryRole | squad-level automatic fire support ⓘ |
| rateOfFire | 700–1,150 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| sights |
iron sights
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night-vision sights ⓘ optical sights ⓘ red dot sights ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Afghan National Army
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Argentine Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Belgian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazilian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Bulgarian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilean Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilean Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Croatian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Czech Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Danish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Estonian Defence Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Finnish Defence Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ French Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenic Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungarian Defence Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraqi Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish Defence Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Self-Defense Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Jordanian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya Defence Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Latvian National Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Lithuanian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippine Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Qatar Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Malaysian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Moroccan Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Netherlands Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Thai Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Thai Marine Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi Arabian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovenian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ South African National Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korean Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Special operations forces worldwide ⓘ Swedish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwanese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkish Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United Arab Emirates Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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FN Minimi light machine gun