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Revision as of 10:06, 11 August 2009

The FN Minimi was 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 (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.


The FN Minimi and variants are used by the following actors in the following movies, television series, video games, and anime:


FN Minimi

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FN Minimi 5.56x45mm with 200-round ammo drum (note 90-degree carry handle and flash hider design).


Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
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
Ronin Robert De Niro Sam The Paratrooper version is used 1998
One That Got Away, The One of the SAS soldiers 1996

Games

Title Mods Notation Release Date
Resident Evil Game Can only be found in the PC version 1996
Project I.G.I 2000
Project IGI 2: Covert Strike 2003

M249-E1 / M249-E2 / M249 Paratrooper SAW

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M249-E1 SAW with 200-round ammo drum - First major upgrade of the SAW officially adopted by the U.S. Military (this is a real blank adapted movie gun) - 5.56x45mm
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M249-E2 SAW - upgraded M249 with heat shield and full synthetic Stock - 5.56x45mm with 200 round ammo drum.
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M249 SAW 5.56x45mm paratrooper version with 200 round ammo drum
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M249 Paratrooper - a real blank adapted movie gun with bipod folded and a picatinny rail on the top of the receiver - 5.56x45mm

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
I Am Legend Will Smith Dr. Robert Nevile 2007
War of The Worlds ??? U.S. Army soldiers 2005
Jarhead ??? U.S. Marines 2005
The Island Mounted on the 'Black Wasp' craft 2005
Bad Boys II ??? A member of the rescue team Paratrooper version is seen 2003
Hulk ??? Soldiers in the Secret Lab fitted with Cobray CM203 Flare Launcher 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 version is seen 2002
Rules of Engagement ??? U.S. Marines 2000

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Notation Air Date
Generation Kill Billy Lush Lance Corporal Trombley 2008
Generation Kill ??? U.S. Marines 2008
CSI: NY/Heroes ??? U.S. Marine May 10, 2006
Invasion ??? Hybrid National Guardsmen 2005-2006
Over There Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones Pvt. Maurice 'Smoke' Williams Starts out with the standard version, then changes to paratrooper version 2005

Video Games

Title Appear As Mods Notation Release Date
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield w/scope 2003
Rainbow Six: Vegas w/variety of accesories 2006
ArmA: Armed Assault 2007
Full Spectrum Warrior 2004
America's Army 2002
America's Army 3 With 200-round ammo drum or 100-round woodland camo ammo bag 2009
Soldier of Fortune: Payback TBD 2007
Battlefield 2 With Minimi-style carry handle Handheld or mounted on Desert Patrol Vehicle, fast attack boat, or fixed positions 2005
Battlefield: Bad Company Paratrooper version 2008
Far Cry: Instincts 2005
Kill.Switch 2004
Counter Strike: Source Para 2004
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories SAW 2006
Half-Life Only appears in the expansion pack Opposing Force,unrealistically the magazine capacity is 50 rounds 1998
Counter-Strike Online Paratrooper version TBD
Far Cry Machine gun No stock 2004
Far Cry 2 Metal belt box 2008
Saints Row 2 AR-200 2008
Operation 7 ???
Delta Force: Land Warrior 2000
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger 2002
XIII Sub-machinegun No stock Yes, they really called it that 2003
Parasite Eve 2 Light Machine Gun 2000

Anime

Film/Television Title Character Notation Date
Blood+ Red Shield personnel 2005
Kochikame, The Movie Volvo Saigo 1999

FN Minimi SPW

Several times seen as a modified Daewoo K3.

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FN Minimi SPW with 100-round cloth ammo bag and RIS foregrip - 5.56x45mm, shown here for comparison purposes.

Video Games

Title Appear As Mods Notation Release Date
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men 2007

Mk 48 Mod 0

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Mk 48 Mod 0 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO with RIS foregrip

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
SOCOM: Combined Assault 2006
SOCOM 3: US Navy SEALS 2005
Combat Arms Mk.48 2004
Soldier of Fortune: Payback Mk48 SAW 2007

Mk 46 Mod 0

The Mk 46 Mod 0 is a short-barreled Mk 48 in 5.56x45mm NATO

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Mk 46 Mod 0 machine gun 5.56x45mm

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 w/variety of accesories 2006
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 w/variety of accesories 2008
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 2008
Operation 7 ???

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 as opposed to the hooded front sights 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.

FN C9 light machine gun 5.56x45mm
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FN C9A1 light machine gun with ELCAN scope and 200-round ammo drum 5.56x45mm

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
Courage Under Fire Lou Diamond Phillips Staff Sergeant John Monfriez Fitted with heat shield to pass for M249 SAW 1996
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