M240C 7.62mm Machine Gun
NOTE: The M240C does NOT have the front sight, bi-pods, carrying handle, butt stock, and trigger hand grip.
After extensive operational and technical tests, the U.S. Army has selected and type classified the M240B 7.62mm medium machine gun produced by Fabrique Nationale as a replacement for the M60 Series machine gun. This is a ground mounted variant of the original M240/M240C/M240E1 coaxial/pintle mounted machine gun used on M2/M3 Series Bradley Fighting Vehicles, the M1 Series Abrams tank, and the U.S. Marine Corps LAV-Series of Light Armored Vehicles. While possessing many of the same basic characteristics as the M60 Series medium machine guns, the durability of the M240 system results in superior reliability and maintainability when compared to the M60. A similar version of the M240, the M240G, is the standard U.S. Marine Corps medium machine gun.
- Operation Gas Operated
- Head-space and timing Fixed
- Mean round between failure 26,000
- Range: Maximum 3725 meters
- Tracer Burnout 900 meters
- Cyclic rate of fire (Operator Adjustable): Low rate 750 rpm: High Rate 950 rpm
- Muzzle Velocity 2800 ft/sec
- Slap ammunition compatibility Verified
- Approximate weight 22 lbs
- Mounted coaxial to the M242 25mm Chain gun