FN MAG (Belgium) / M240 (USA)
FN MAG in American M240B configuration of late manufacture (with Picatinny rail on the top of the receiver and plastic butt).
FN MAG / M240D pintle-mounted machine gun of late manufacture (with Picatinny rail on the top of the receiver).
FN MAG / M240G, lightened USMC modification, with no heat shield on the barrel.
Caliber: 7,62x51mm NATO
Weight: 11 - 13 kg on bipod (depending on version), ~21 kg on tripod
Length: 1260 mm
Barrel length: 545 mm
Feed: belt
Rate of fire: selectable, 650-750 and 950-1000 rounds per minute
Kalashnikov PK / PKS / PKM / PKMS machine gun (USSR/Russia)
The 7,62x54R Nikitin PN machine gun, from pre-production batch made in 1960 for final troops trials. This gun was almost adopted by Soviet army but then mysteriously lost final trials to Kalashnikov PK.
Original Kalashnikov PKS (PK on tripod) machine gun; note partially fluted barrel and long flash hider.
Current production Kalashnikov PKMS (PKM on tripod) machine gun, with plain (non-fluted) barrel and short flash hider.
Current issue, early production Kalashnikov PKM machine gun, loaded with 100-round belt in box and ready to fire.
Current production Kalashnikov PKMT (PKM Tank) machine gun.
PK / PKS
PKM / PKMS
PKMT
Caliber
7,62x54R
Weight
9 kg (gun) + 7,7 kg (tripod)
7,5 kg (gun) + 4,5 kg (tripod)
10,5 kg
Length
1173 mm
1160 mm
1098 mm
Length of barrel
658 mm
645 mm
722 mm
Feed
belt, 100, 200 or 250 rounds
Rate of fire
650 rounds per minute
650 rounds per minute
800 rounds per minute
MG 42 and MG 3 machine gun (Germany)
MG 42 machine gun in LMG role, right sideview with bipod folded and carrying sling attached.
MG 42 machine gun in LMG role, left sideview, with bipod extended.
MG 42 machine gun in MMG role, on infantrytripod mount Lafette 42.
MG3 machine gun in "light machine gun" role, as made under license in Pakistan.
MG3 machine gun in "mdeium machine gun" role, as made in Iran.
Germansoldier aiming the MG3, fitted with EOTech holosight red-dot optics anda 50-round plastic belt container (which appears to be empty).
Barrel change for MG 42 - barrelis unlatched and its breech part is exposed for removal.
MG-42,bolt assembly, with locking rollers and extractor claw seen at theright and belt-feed operating stud at the left.
MG-42, bolt assembly schematic.
Heckler – Koch HK 121 universal / general purpose machine gun (Germany)
Caliber
7,62x51 NATO
Length
1165 mm
Barrel length
550 mm
Weight
10,8 kg
Rate of fire
n/a
Feed
belt
Mag alemana paras las FFAA Britanicas
Heckler-Koch HK 221 machine gun (Germany)
Caliber
7,62х51NATO
Weight, empty
11,7 kg
Length
1185 mm
Barrel length
547 mm
Rate of fire
600 – 800 rounds per minute
Feed
belt
M60 M60E3 M60E4 machine gun (USA)
The .30-06 T44 experimental machine gun, which combined design of FG 42 rifle and feed system of MG 42 machine gun. The T44 served as a first step in development of M60 machine gun.
M60 machine gun on integral bipod (note how gas cylinder is safe-wired to protect it from self-disassemblying).
M60 machine gun on infantry tripod.
M60E3 light machine gun.
US Navy SEAL fires M60E3machine gun.
M60E4 / Mk.43 mod.1 machine gun (note Picatinny rails on receiver cover and forend), and removable front grip.
M60
M60E3
M60E4
Caliber
7.62x51 NATO
Weight, kg
10.4 (with bipod) + 6.8 (M122tripod)
8.5 (with bipod)
10.5 (long barrel)
10.2 (short barrel)
9.9(assault barrel)
Overall length, mm
1,067
1,077
1,066 (long barrel)
939(short barrel)
965(assault barrel)
Barrel length, mm
560
558
560 (long)
441 (short)
423(assault)
Cyclic rate of fire, rounds perminute
550
550
550
Feed and capacity
Belt, 100 or 200 rounds
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