Disambiguation evidence for 7.62 mm M240 machine gun via surface form

"M240"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "M240".

Predicate Object
allianceStandard NATO
basedOn FN MAG
cartridge 7.62×51 mm NATO
coolingSystem air-cooled
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designedFor general-purpose machine gun role
feedSystem disintegrating metallic link belt
firingMode fully automatic
hasVariant 7.62 mm M240 machine gun self-linksurface differs
surface form: M240B
hasVariant M240C
hasVariant 7.62 mm M240 machine gun self-linksurface differs
surface form: M240D
hasVariant 7.62 mm M240 machine gun self-linksurface differs
surface form: M240G
hasVariant M240H
hasVariant 7.62 mm M240 machine gun self-linksurface differs
surface form: M240L
inServiceWith United States Air Force
surface form: U.S. Air Force
inServiceWith United States Army
surface form: U.S. Army
inServiceWith United States Coast Guard
surface form: U.S. Coast Guard
inServiceWith United States Marine Corps
surface form: U.S. Marine Corps
inServiceWith United States Navy
surface form: U.S. Navy
instanceOf 7.62 mm machine gun
instanceOf belt-fed machine gun
instanceOf gas-operated firearm
instanceOf general-purpose machine gun
introducedAs coaxial machine gun for armored vehicles
manufacturer FN Herstal
manufacturer U.S. licensees
mountingOptions aircraft mount
mountingOptions bipod
mountingOptions infantry tripod
mountingOptions naval mount
mountingOptions vehicle mount
operation gas-operated
primaryUse sustained automatic fire
role coaxial machine gun
role door gun
role infantry support weapon
role vehicle-mounted weapon
sights iron sights
sights night-vision sights (optional)
sights optical sights (optional)
standardCaliber 7.62 mm
typicalEffectiveRange 800–1100 meters
typicalMount M122 tripod
typicalMount M192 lightweight ground mount
typicalRateOfFire 650–950 rounds per minute
usedAs coaxial machine gun on tanks
usedAs door-mounted gun on helicopters
usedAs pintle-mounted machine gun on vehicles
usedBy NATO land forces
surface form: NATO forces
usedBy United States Armed Forces