M240 variants can be converted to use non-disintegrating belts. Though it is heavier than some comparable weapons, it is highly regarded for reliability and its standardization among NATO members is a major advantage.Īll variants are fed from disintegrating belts and are capable of firing most types of 7.62 NATO ammunition. It is used extensively by infantry, most often in rifle companies, as well as on ground vehicles, watercraft and aircraft. The M240 has been used by the United States Armed Forces since the late 1970s. military designation for the FN MAG, a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge. The M240 – officially written as the Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240 – is the U.S. Iron sights: front blade and folding rear leaf with aperture and notch 800–1,800 m (875–1,969 yd) depending on mountīelt-fed using M13 disintegrating links, 50-round ammo pouch, or non-disintegrating DM1 belt
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