M240 Machine Gun

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/M240_Machine_Gun

GPTKB entity

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	shooting
gptkbp:action	gas-operated
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:FN_MAG
gptkbp:barrelChange	quick-change barrel
gptkbp:barrelLength	627 mm
gptkbp:caliber	gptkb:7.62×51mm_NATO
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:Ernest_Vervier
gptkbp:feedSystem	belt-fed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	M240 Machine Gun
gptkbp:introduced	1977
gptkbp:length	1,245 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:FN_Herstal
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:rateOfFire	650–950 rounds/min
gptkbp:replacedBy	gptkb:M60_machine_gun
gptkbp:service	1977–present
gptkbp:touristAttraction	iron sights optical sights
gptkbp:type	gptkb:car gptkb:ship gptkb:train gptkb:helicopter shooting
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Singapore_Army gptkb:South_African_Army gptkb:Jordanian_Army gptkb:Kenyan_Army gptkb:Pakistani_Army gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Army gptkb:Australian_Army gptkb:British_Armed_Forces gptkb:NATO gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces gptkb:Venezuelan_Army gptkb:Chilean_Army gptkb:French_Armed_Forces gptkb:Greek_Army gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Italian_Army gptkb:Philippine_Army gptkb:Swedish_Armed_Forces gptkb:Turkish_Armed_Forces gptkb:Dutch_Army gptkb:Danish_Army gptkb:Bangladesh_Army gptkb:Swiss_Army gptkb:Finnish_Army gptkb:Spanish_Army gptkb:Argentine_Army gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Colombian_Army gptkb:Irish_Army gptkb:Indonesian_Army gptkb:Brazilian_Army gptkb:Lebanese_Army gptkb:Malaysian_Army gptkb:Norwegian_Army gptkb:Portuguese_Army gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_Army gptkb:Ukrainian_Army gptkb:Uruguayan_Army gptkb:Thai_Army New Zealand Army
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Iraq_War gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan gptkb:War_on_Terror
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:M240B gptkb:M240C gptkb:M240D gptkb:M240G gptkb:M240L gptkb:M240E1 gptkb:M240E4
gptkbp:weight	12.5 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mechanized_Infantry_(US_Army)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7