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[[File:M249Minimi1stPattern.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M249 with 200-round drum - 5.56x45mm. This is the first pattern U.S. adopted variant of the original FN Minimi. The only noticeable change from the Belgian Minimi is the rear sight design and cut outs in the buttstock. The Product Improvement Program would improve on the M249's design with modified parts, as seen below.]] | [[File:M249Minimi1stPattern.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M249 with 200-round drum - 5.56x45mm. This is the first pattern U.S. adopted variant of the original FN Minimi. The only noticeable change from the Belgian Minimi is the rear sight design and cut outs in the buttstock. The Product Improvement Program would improve on the M249's design with modified parts, as seen below.]] | ||
[[File:M249E1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M249 with folding carry handle and 200-round drum - 5.56x45mm. This is a real blank adapted movie gun.]] | [[File:M249E1.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M249 with folding carry handle and 200-round drum - 5.56x45mm. This is a real blank adapted movie gun.]] | ||
[[File:Fn_m249saw_mk2_10-1-.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M249 with folding carry handle, heat shield, improved handguard, plastic stock, and 200-round drum - 5.56x45mm]] | [[File:Fn_m249saw_mk2_10-1-.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M249 with folding carry handle, heat shield, improved handguard, plastic stock, and 200-round drum - 5.56x45mm. This is the M249 issued following the Product Improvement Program.]] | ||
[[File:M249ParaWAmmo.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M249 Paratrooper with Picatinny rail and 200-round drum - 5.56x45mm]] | [[File:M249ParaWAmmo.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M249 Paratrooper with Picatinny rail and 200-round drum - 5.56x45mm]] | ||
[[File:M249ParaModel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M249 Paratrooper with Picatinny rail - 5.56x45mm. This is a real blank adapted movie gun.]] | [[File:M249ParaModel.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M249 Paratrooper with Picatinny rail - 5.56x45mm. This is a real blank adapted movie gun.]] | ||
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The M249 is the variant of the FN Minimi adopted by the US Military. | The M249 is the variant of the FN Minimi adopted by the US Military. | ||
The M249 Product Improvement Program (PIP) was a program began in the mid-1980s soon after adoption to address some of the problems that M249 had. The "PIP kit" retrofitted the issued M249s. The PIP kit replaced the original steel tubular stock with a plastic stock, replaced the adjustable gas port settings with a single one (preventing the gun from firing at the higher cyclic rate), adds a heat shield/handguard above the barrel, and replaces the fixed barrel changing handle/carry handle with a folding one. Parts of the gun parts were modified to prevent injuries. The bipod, pistol grip, flash hider, and sights were also modified. | The M249 Product Improvement Program (PIP) was a program began in the mid-1980s soon after adoption to address some of the problems that M249 had. The "PIP kit" retrofitted the issued M249s. The PIP kit replaced the original steel tubular stock with a solid plastic stock, replaced the adjustable gas port settings with a single one (preventing the gun from firing at the higher cyclic rate), adds a heat shield/handguard above the barrel, and replaces the fixed barrel changing handle/carry handle with a folding one. Parts of the gun parts were modified to prevent injuries. The bipod, pistol grip, flash hider, and sights were also modified. | ||
The Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI) in the 2000s introduced additional modifications, including an improved bipod, 100– and 200–round fabric ammo bags to replace the plastic drums, M4-like collapsible stocks, and adding Picatinny rails for the feed tray cover and forearm. The initiative also modified their M249s with short Paratrooper barrels. Parts from the RFI are commonly confused with those from the PIP, even though some of the parts literally did not exist when PIP was introduced. | The Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI) in the 2000s introduced additional modifications, including an improved bipod, 100– and 200–round fabric ammo bags to replace the plastic drums, M4-like collapsible stocks, and adding Picatinny rails for the feed tray cover and forearm. The initiative also modified their M249s with short Paratrooper barrels. Parts from the RFI are commonly confused with those from the PIP, even though some of the parts literally did not exist when PIP was introduced. | ||
Revision as of 20:08, 10 December 2018
The FN Minimi is a combination 'belt-fed'/magazine fed' light machine gun, designed to serve in the role of "Squad Automatic Weapon". The SAW was a mobile suppressive fire platform that was light weight and single man transportable - much more so than the venerable M60 (which was always supposed to be a General Purpose Machine Gun, i.e. a crew served weapon). The U.S. Military adopted the first models of the FN Minimi in the 1980s directly as the XM249 or later as the M249 SAW (with some slight design changes in the official U.S. Adopted version). Later versions of the gun, reflected upgrades and design changes that were requested by the U.S. Military.
On a historical note: in the first months of the First Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm 1990), there were not enough M249s to supply the massive troop buildup in the Middle East, so the U.S. Army bought outright a number of unaltered FN Minimis directly from FN, to supplement the weapons. So it is not inaccurate to see first pattern FN Minimis in the hands of U.S. Soldiers who are supposedly issued M249 SAWs since the Army mixed the two versions together until the Late 1990s.
Please note that a number of movies, particularly those filmed in British Columbia, Canada, use the Daewoo K3 to stand in for the FN Minimi and M249. Visit the Daewoo K3 page to compare the two guns.
The FN Minimi and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Specifications
(1975 - Present)
Type: Machine Gun
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Capacity: 100, 200 round linked belts, or STANAG Magazines
Fire Modes: Full Auto Only (650-900 RPM) (No Selector Switch, safety is a push button)
FN Minimi
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colt 45 | Masked assassin | Paratrooper version | 2014 | |
| Cockneys vs. Zombies | Georgia King | Emma | 2012 | |
| Battleground | 2012 | |||
| Osombie | Paul D. Hunt | Joker | Paratrooper version | 2012 |
| The Viral Factor | Gunther | Paratrooper version | 2012 | |
| The Other Guys | Rasta robbers | 2010 | ||
| Green Zone | U.S. Army soldiers | Substitutes the M249 SAW with an added heatshield | 2010 | |
| Quantum of Solace | Gunmen | Paratrooper version | 2008 | |
| The Mark of Cain | Gerard Kearns | Pte Mark "Treacle" Tate | Paratrooper version | 2007 |
| The Mark of Cain | British soldiers | Paratrooper version | 2007 | |
| Home of the Brave | Brian Presley | Specialist Tommy Yates | Paratrooper version mounted on Humvee with 200-round woodland camo cloth ammo bag | 2006 |
| Samurai Commando: Mission 1549 | JGSDF member | 2005 | ||
| 36th Precinct | Patrick Médioni | Robert Boulanger | Para, w/ammo box, w/Beta-C mag | 2004 |
| Swordfish | John Travolta | Gabriel Shear | 2001 | |
| Black Hawk Down | Ian Virgo | PFC John Waddell | Substitutes the M249 SAW | 2001 |
| Black Hawk Down | Tom Hardy | Specialist Lance Twombly | Substitutes the M249 SAW | 2001 |
| Proof of Life | Downtown 3 | Substitutes the M249 SAW with an added heatshield | 2000 | |
| Bravo Two Zero | Richard Graham, Rick Warden, Steve Nicolson | Mark, Tony, Dinger | the open front sights of the Canadian C9 variant, and also used the FN Minimi prototype. | 1999 |
| Ronin | Robert De Niro | Sam | The Paratrooper version is used | 1998 |
| Half a Chance | . | Various | . | 1998 |
| Dobermann | Monica Bellucci | Nat the Gypsy | With M203 grenade launcher | 1997 |
| The One That Got Away | Steve John Shepherd | Small Bob | prototype | 1996 |
| Courage Under Fire | Lou Diamond Phillips | Staff Sergeant John Monfriez | Fitted with heat shield to pass for M249 SAW | 1996 |
| Operation Condor | Hotel manager | 1991 | ||
| Eva Cobo de Garcia | Elsa | |||
| Robocop | Detroit SWAT officer | 1987 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Force | Ross Kemp | SSgt. Henry "Henno" Garvie | Handled but never fired | 2002 - 2006 |
| Danny Sapani | Cpl. Ricky Mann | Fed from 200 round cloth ammo drum | ||
| Alex Reid | Cpt. Caroline Walsh | |||
| Liam Garrigan | Cpl. Ed Dwyer | Fitted with FN FAL style folding stock and fed from 200 round cloth ammo bag | ||
| Louis Decosta Johnson | Cpl. Dave Woolston | Fed from 200 round cloth ammo bag and loose belts | ||
| Para model, fed from 30 round magazine | ||||
| William Meredith | Fender | Para model, fed 200 round cloth ammo bag | ||
| Iris - Season 1 | North Korean terrorists | 2009 |
Video Games
| Title | As | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resident Evil Game | Can only be found in the PC version | 1996 | |
| Project IGI: I'm Going In | 2000 | ||
| Project IGI 2: Covert Strike | 2003 | ||
| Project Reality | Paratrooper version with optional SCROME J4 scope, EOTech red dot sight, and 100-round DPM camo cloth ammo bag | 2005 | |
| Project Reality | As the "L110A1" and "L110A2" | L110 variants with optional SUSAT scope and 100-round DPM camo cloth ammo bag | 2005 |
| Little Busters! | 2007 | ||
| World in Conflict | Cutscenes only | 2007 | |
| 7.62 High Calibre | Standard and Para versions | 2008 | |
| Wheelman | w/ full stock and M249-style pistol grip and trigger guard | 2009 | |
| Jagged Alliance: Back in Action | Minimi | Minimi Para with heat-shield | 2012 |
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | Ksp 90 | Bofors Ksp 90 | 2012 |
| Survarium | 2015 |
Anime
| Film/Television Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Cities Story: Arctic Front | Aquironia soldier | 1994 | |
| Gunsmith Cats | 1995 | ||
| Kochikame, The Movie | Volvo Saigo | 1999 | |
| Asobi ni Ikuyo! | 2010 |
M249
The M249 is the variant of the FN Minimi adopted by the US Military.
The M249 Product Improvement Program (PIP) was a program began in the mid-1980s soon after adoption to address some of the problems that M249 had. The "PIP kit" retrofitted the issued M249s. The PIP kit replaced the original steel tubular stock with a solid plastic stock, replaced the adjustable gas port settings with a single one (preventing the gun from firing at the higher cyclic rate), adds a heat shield/handguard above the barrel, and replaces the fixed barrel changing handle/carry handle with a folding one. Parts of the gun parts were modified to prevent injuries. The bipod, pistol grip, flash hider, and sights were also modified.
The Rapid Fielding Initiative (RFI) in the 2000s introduced additional modifications, including an improved bipod, 100– and 200–round fabric ammo bags to replace the plastic drums, M4-like collapsible stocks, and adding Picatinny rails for the feed tray cover and forearm. The initiative also modified their M249s with short Paratrooper barrels. Parts from the RFI are commonly confused with those from the PIP, even though some of the parts literally did not exist when PIP was introduced.
The M249 was originally designated the Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), but the designation was later dropped in 1994, according to the preface of FM (United States Army Field Manuals) 23-14 "M249 Light Machine Gun In The Automatic Rifle Role". The SAW name is still commonly (though inconsistently) used despite of that.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission: Impossible - Fallout | Henry Cavill | August | 2018 | |
| Mile 22 | soldiers | 2018 | ||
| The Fate of the Furious | Dwayne Johnson | Luke Hobbs | with Trijicon MRO sight | 2017 |
| Logan | Boyd Holbrook | Donald Pierce | 2017 | |
| Whiskey Tango Foxtrot | Various | U.S. Marines | 2016 | |
| Jack Reacher: Never Go Back | operatives | 2016 | ||
| Captain America: Civil War | Sebastian Stan | Bucky Barnes / The Winter Soldier | With SureFire 100-round casket magazine and Leupold HAMR sight | 2016 |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Henchmen | RIS handguard | 2016 | |
| Sicario | Mexican Federal Police | 2015 | ||
| American Sniper | US Marine | 2014 | ||
| Escape Plan | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Swan Rottmayer | 2013 | |
| Escape Plan | A gunner on helicopter | 2013 | ||
| A Good Day to Die Hard | Bruce Willis | John McClane | Paratrooper model fitted with EOTech sight and RIS handguard | 2013 |
| G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Dwayne Johnson | Roadblock | Standard M249 fitted with red dot sight and RIS handguard | 2013 |
| Act of Valor | U.S. Navy SEALs | Fitted with red dot sights and RIS foregrips | 2012 | |
| Safe House | mercenary | 2012 | ||
| New Kids Nitro | Wesley van Galen | Rikkert | 2011 | |
| Memorial Day | Thomas Sellwood | PFC Nick Sullivan | With custom picatinny rail | 2011 |
| Memorial Day | 34th Infantry Division soldiers | 2011 | ||
| Special Forces | Alain Figlarz | Victor | Paratrooper model with foregrip and ACOG sight | 2011 |
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | Lester Speight | Eddie | With barrel shroud and Aimpoint sight | 2011 |
| Colombiana | Guard | 2011 | ||
| Battle: Los Angeles | Gino Anthony Pesi | Cpl. Nick Stavrou | With ACOG scope | 2011 |
| Battle: Los Angeles | U.S Marines | With ACOG scope | 2011 | |
| Gamer | Keith Jardine | Mean Slayer | With barrel shroud | 2009 |
| G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje | Heavy Duty | With grenade launcher | 2009 |
| District 9 | MNU mercenaries | 2009 | ||
| Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Special Forces soldier | With Elcan M145 MGO and suppressor | 2009 | |
| Detour (Snarveien) | M249 Para, seen on the screen | 2009 | ||
| Iron Man | Seen on table during weapons demonstration | 2008 | ||
| In the Valley of Elah | Hans Steckley | Cpl. Steckley | Paratrooper version | 2007 |
| I Am Legend | Will Smith | Dr. Robert Neville | 2007 | |
| Stop-Loss | Joseph Gordon-Levitt | Pfc. Tommy Burgess | With Elcan M145 MGO | 2007 |
| 28 Weeks Later | U.S. Army soldiers | 2007 | ||
| Idiocracy | Terry Crews | President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho | Para, Red and blue highlights, presidential seal on ammo box | 2006 |
| The Island | Mercenaries | Paratrooper model; mounted on fictional 'Black Wasp' airbikes | 2005 | |
| War of The Worlds | U.S. Army soldiers | 2005 | ||
| Jarhead | U.S. Marines | 2005 | ||
| Harsh Times | 2005 | |||
| Bad Boys II | A member of the rescue team | Paratrooper version | 2003 | |
| Hulk | Soldiers in the Secret Lab | fitted with Cobray CM203 Flare Launcher | 2003 | |
| The Hunted | Carrick O'Quinn | Kohler | 2003 | |
| Tears of the Sun | Nick Chinlund | Michael "Slo" Slowenski | Paratrooper version with cloth ammo pouch and accessory rail mounted on feed tray cover | 2003 |
| Die Another Day | U.S. Army soldiers | Paratrooper | 2002 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The X-Files - Season 9 | US Army Soldiers | Gulf War flashback sequence / "Providence" (S9E10) | 2002 | |
| Red Cap | Army Air Corps Gunner | Paratrooper model | 2003 - 2004 | |
| Over There | Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones | Pvt. Maurice 'Smoke' Williams | Starts out with the standard version, then changes to paratrooper version | 2005 |
| CSI: NY - Season 2 | U.S. Marine | "Heroes" | 2006 | |
| Generation Kill | Billy Lush | Lance Corporal Trombley | 2008 | |
| U.S. Marines | ||||
| Ultimate Weapons | U.S. Marines | 2010 | ||
| Revolution | Extra | Militia Monroe | 2013 | |
| Banshee - Season 2 | Hoon Lee | Job | Episode 10 | 2014 |
| Banshee - Season 3 | Hoon Lee | Job | Episode 1 | 2015 |
Video Games
| Title | Appear As | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half-Life | Only appears in the expansion pack Opposing Force, holds 50 rounds | 1998 | ||
| Parasite Eve II | M249 | Paratrooper version | 1999 | |
| Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | M249 SAW | w/ 200-round ammo can | Urban Operations expansion | 2000 |
| Counter-Strike | M249 | Paratrooper version | 2000 | |
| Delta Force: Land Warrior | 2000 | |||
| Fallout Tactics | FN M249 SAW | w/ 30-round STANAG magazines | 2001 | |
| Delta Force: Task Force Dagger | 2002 | |||
| America's Army | 2002 | |||
| Conflict: Desert Storm | 2002 | |||
| Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | w/scope | 2003 | ||
| Counter-Strike: Condition Zero | M249 | Paratrooper version | 2003 | |
| Ghost Squad | "SAW24" "SAW25" | Paratrooper version with Aimpoint Comp M2 and Knight's Armament vertical foregrip | "SAW24" has infinite rounds with overheat function, "SAW25" has 50 rounds with grenade launcher, no overheating | 2004 |
| Söldner: Secret Wars | 2004 | |||
| Counter-Strike: Source | M249 | Paratrooper version | 2004 | |
| Far Cry | Machine gun | No stock | 2004 | |
| Battlefield 2 | With Minimi-style carry handle and muzzle brake | Handheld or vehicle-mounted, or in fixed positions | 2005 | |
| Close Combat: First to Fight | M249 SAW | 2005 | ||
| Project Reality | With paratrooper-style telescoping stock | In fixed defensive positions | 2005 | |
| Project Reality | Paratrooper version with optional M145 MGO or ACOG scope, M4-style telescoping stock, RIS foregrip, and 100-round woodland camo cloth ammo bag | 2005 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | SAW | 2006 | ||
| Operation 7 | 2006 | |||
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | With custom tiger-stripe paint scheme | 2007 | ||
| Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat | 2007 | |||
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | M249 SAW | 2007 | ||
| ArmA: Armed Assault | 2007 | |||
| Soldier of Fortune: Payback | 2007 | |||
| Mercenaries 2: World In Flames | as the "Light MG" | M249 (First Variant) | 2008 | |
| Battlefield: Bad Company | Paratrooper version | 2008 | ||
| Far Cry 2 | Metal belt box | 2008 | ||
| Saints Row 2 | AR200 SAW | 2008 | ||
| Counter-Strike Online | M249 | Red (Christmas Special) and Skull-7 Anti-Zombie Variant (w/ 1.5x M145 MGO scope) | Paratrooper version | 2008 |
| Terminator Salvation | 2009 | |||
| America's Army 3 | With 200-round ammo drum or 100-round woodland camo ammo bag and M68 Aimpoint red dot scope | 2009 | ||
| ArmA II | M249 SAW | Also available in M249 Paratrooper and L110A1 models | 2009 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | M249 SAW | Mounted on a log in the level "Whiskey Hotel"; also a console-spawned-only weapon in certain missions | 2009 | |
| Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising | M249 SAW | 2009 | ||
| Marines: Modern Urban Combat | 2010 | |||
| Just Cause 2 | Machine Gun | 2010 | ||
| Fallout: New Vegas | w/lower wooden handguard | 2010 | ||
| Delta Force: Xtreme 2 | 2010 | |||
| Medal of Honor | M249 SAW | w/ MK 46 Mod 0 heat shield; other optional attachments | 2010 | |
| Army of Two: The 40th Day | M249 SAW | Can be fitted with a variety of stocks, barrels, magazines, scopes, suppressors/muzzle brakes | 2010 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | MK46 | w/ Mk 46 Mod 0 heat shield | M249 Para SAW | 2011 |
| Homefront | M249 | 2011 | ||
| Battlefield Play4Free | With optional EOTech red dot sight | 2011 | ||
| Battlefield 3 | M249 SAW | w/ Mk 46 Mod 0 heat shield; other optional attachments | 2011 | |
| SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs| | SR-N56 | 2011 | ||
| War Inc. Battlezone | w/ various attachments | 2011 | ||
| Karma Online | 2011 | |||
| Spec Ops: The Line | 2012 | |||
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | "M249" | various variants | w/o STANAG magazine well | 2012 |
| Arctic Combat | 2012 | |||
| Ravaged | 2012 | |||
| ArmA Tactics | M249 | M249 Para PIP | 2013 | |
| America's Army: Proving Grounds | 2013 | |||
| Battlefield 4 | w/ Mk 46 Mod 0 heat shield | 2011 | ||
| Insurgency | M249 | w/ various attachments | 2014 | |
| Squad | M249 | CompM4 red dot sight | Paratrooper version with M4-style telescoping stock, RIS handguard, and 200-round drum magazine | 2015 |
| Rainbow Six Siege | M249 | w/various attachments | Added in Operation Skull Rain | 2015 |
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | 2016 | |||
| Playerunknown's Battlegrounds | "M249" | w/ various scopes | 100-round ammo drum | 2017 |
| Ironsight | MK46 | w/ Mk 46 Mod 0 heat shield | 2018 |
Anime
| Film/Television Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violence Jack: Hell's Wind Hen | Hell's Wind biker | 1990 | |
| Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex | Batou | M249 SAW | 2002 |
| Blood+ | Red Shield personnel | 2005 | |
| Flag | mounted on UNF tank | 2006 | |
| The Strange Case Files of Ryoko Yakushiji | Lucienne | 2008 | |
| Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino | Italian Army | 2008 | |
| Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Homura Akemi | M249 SAW Paratrooper | 2011 |
| Sword Art Online II | Player | 2014 |
FN Minimi SPW
The Minimi SPW or M249 SPW (Special Purpose Weapon) is a modified SAW with shorter barrel and collapsible buttstock. The carrying handle, STANAG magazine well, and vehicle mounting lug have been removed to reduce weight. Several times seen as a modified Daewoo K3.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elysium | Adrian Holmes | Manuel | Mocked up to resemble a KAC ChainSAW | 2013 |
Video Games
| Title | Appear As | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kane and Lynch: Dead Men | 2007 | |||
| Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | "MK48" | w/ carry handle | 2005 | |
| Rainbow Six: Vegas | M249 SPW | With optional ACOG scope, red dot sight, and improved stock | 2006 | |
| Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | M249 SPW | with a variety of accesories and wrong buttstock when used by the player | 2008 | |
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2008 | |||
| Code of Honor 3: Desperate Measures | "M249 MOD 2" | 2009 | ||
| Bodycount | "Minimi" | With 100-round solid drum | 2011 | |
| Armed Forces Corps | "M249 MOD 2" | 2009 |
Mk 48 Mod 0
The Mk 48 Mod 0 is the 7.62x51mm general-purpose machine gun variant of the Mk 46 Mod 0, and like that variant was developed for the requirements of USSOCOM. SOCOM had used the M240B as a stopgap replacement for the Mk 43 (their name for the M60E4), but found the 28-pound M240 insufficiently portable compared to the 22.5-pound M60E4. As a result they requested an LWMG ("Light Weight Machine Gun"), and FN Herstal responded in 2001 with a scaled-up Mk 46 which was both more reliable than the M60 and lighter (~18.5 pounds), and this entered production in 2003. This version is no longer manufactured, and all existing stocks were upgraded to the Mk 48 Mod 1 standard.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | NEST soldiers | With Harris bipods, Aimpoint and Elcan M145 MGO sights | 2009 | |
| SEAL Team Six: The Raid On Osama Bin Laden | Xzibit | Mule | 2012 | |
| Zero Dark Thirty | Navy SEAL | With suppressor | 2012 | |
| Lone Survivor | Navy SEAL | 2013 | ||
| American Sniper | Jake McDorman | "Biggles" | With ACOG scope, AN/PEQ-15 IR designator, and cloth ammo bag | 2014 |
| Bright | SWAT | 2017 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Notation / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Weapons | Richard Machowicz | Richard Machowicz | Predators | February 26, 2007 |
| Mail Call | R. Lee Ermey |
Video Games
| Title | Appear As | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat Arms | Mk.48 | 2004 | ||
| Soldier of Fortune: Payback | M48 SAW | custom stock and carry handle | w/ EOTEch, reflex scope or red dot scope | 2007 |
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2008 | |||
| ArmA II | M68 Aimpoint | 2009 | ||
| Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising | Mk48 Mod 0 | 2009 | ||
| Battlefield Play4Free | "Veteran's M249 SAW" | With optional EOTech red dot sight | Depicted as upgraded version of Mk 46 Mod 0 | 2011 |
| Operation Flashpoint: Red River | 2011 | |||
| Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | MK48 | w/ various attachments | w/ M249 Para-type collapsing stock | 2012 |
| Arctic Combat | 2012 | |||
| Counter-Strike Online | 2012 |
Mk 48 Mod 1
Improved version of the Mod 0 which began as a refurbishment program in 2006 and replaced the Mod 0 entirely as of 2010.
Video Games
| Title | Appear As | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost Recon Online | Mk 48 Mod 1 | w/ various attachments | 2012 | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Mk48 | w/ various attachments | 2012 | |
| Grand Theft Auto V | "Combat MG" | extended magazine, scope and angled foregrip | w/ the STANAG adaptor of an M249 SAW and the buttstock of an M60 | 2013 |
Mk 46 Mod 0
The Mk 46 Mod 0 is a short-barreled Mk 48 in 5.56x45mm NATO. This version is no longer manufactured, it was dropped in favor of the Mk 46 Mod 1.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XXX 2: State of the Union | Ice Cube | Darius Stone | 2005 | |
| XXX 2: State of the Union | Samuel L. Jackson | August Gibbons | 2005 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Notation | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Weapons/Predators | Richard Machowicz | Richard Machowicz | February 26, 2007 |
Video Games
| Title | Appear As | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Six: Vegas | MK46 | w/variety of accessories | 2006 | |
| World in Conflict | Anachronistic | 2007 | ||
| Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | MK46 | w/variety of accessories | 2008 | |
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Mk. 46 Mod 1 | Actually a Mod 0 | 2008 | |
| Operation 7 | 2006 | |||
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2008 | |||
| The 3rd Birthday | 2010 | |||
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | M249 Mk46 Mod1 | w/ various attachments | 2012 | |
| Binary Domain | Schwarzlose M-489 SAW | Para stock, SAW-style handguard, enormous bayonet-like device | 2012 | |
| Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex First Assault | M249-G4 | w/ various attachments | Actually a Mod 0, as seen on its markings on its side | 2015 |
| Black Squad | "MK46" | EOTech 556 and AN/PEQ-15 | Buttstock from M249 paratrooper | 2017 |
Mk 46 Mod 1
Video Games
| Title | Appear As | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo 3 | Mk 46 Mod 1 | w/ various attachments | 2010 | |
| Medal of Honor: Warfighter | M249 Mk46 Mod1 | w/ various attachments | 2012 |
FN C9 Light Machine Gun
The C9 is a variant of the Minimi used by the Canadian Armed Forces, identifiable by the open front sight and rounded trigger guard as opposed to the hooded front sights and squared trigger guard on other Minimi variants. The upgraded version, the C9A1, features an ELCAN scope mounted on the feed tray cover and an optional vertical grip that mounts to the stock for added stability during prone firing. The newest version, the C9A2, is a mid-life upgrade that incorporates a paratrooper-length barrel and an overall olive drab coloration and M4-style telescoping stock to match the Canadian-issue C7A2 rifle.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyena Road | Canadian soldiers | C9A2 | 2015 | |
| Battle for Haditha | U.S. Marines | Fitted with buttstock to pass for M249 SAW | 2007 |
Video Games
| Title | Appear As | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Reality | C9A2, with optional ELCAN scope and 100-round cloth ammo bag | Handheld or vehicle-mounted | 2005 |
See Also
- FN Herstal - A list of all firearms manufactured by FN Herstal.
- Sumitomo Heavy Industries - A list of all firearms manufactured by Sumitomo.