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The M240, officially the Medium Machine Gun, 7.62 mm, M240, is the U.S. military designation for the FN MAG, a family of belt-fed, gas-operated medium machine guns that chamber the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.
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TTTA extracted 39 structured relationships around M240 machine gun. Examples in this analysis include M240 machine gun → Action → Gas-operated long-stroke piston, open bolt and M240 machine gun → Barrel length → 24.8 in (630 mm). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M240 machine gun | Action | Gas-operated long-stroke piston, open bolt | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Barrel length | 24.8 in (630 mm) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Designed | 1950s | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Designer | Ernest Vervier | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Effective firing range | 800–1,800 m (875–1,969 yd) depending on mount | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Feed system | Belt-fed using M13 disintegrating links, 50-round ammo pouch, or non-disintegrating DM1 belt | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Height | 10.4 in (260 mm) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | In service | 1977–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Length | 49.7 in (1,260 mm) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Manufacturer | FN America | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Manufacturer | U.S. Ordnance | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Manufacturer | Daycraft Systems | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Mass | 27.6 lb (12.5 kg) (M240B) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Maximum firing range | 3,725 m (4,074 yd) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Muzzle velocity | 2,800 ft/s (853 m/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Place of origin | Belgium (designed) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Place of origin | United States (manufactured) | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Produced | 1977–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Rate of fire | 550–650 rounds/min: Single port | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Rate of fire | 650–750 rounds/min: Gas setting 1 | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Rate of fire | 750–850 rounds/min: Gas setting 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Rate of fire | 850–950 rounds/min: Gas setting 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Sights | Iron sights: front blade and folding rear leaf with aperture and notch | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Type | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Unit cost | US$6,600 | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Used by | See Users | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Variants | See Variants | 1.00 | infobox |
| M240 machine gun | Wars | Operation Urgent Fury | 1.00 | infobox |
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TTTA analyzes the structure around M240 machine gun to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Applications & Art, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — M240 machine gun · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout