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Revision as of 17:13, 1 December 2009
The FN MAG is a general purpose Machine gun developed in Belgium during the 1950s and adopted by many countries around the world, including the U.S. The United States Military made some design changes and adopted it currently as the M240, however it is not identical to the FN MAG used in Europe, South America and the Middle East prior to the 1990s. The MAG-58 was the mainstay of foreign armies until the U.S. finally got rid of the M-60 in the early 1990s and adopted their own version of the FN MAG. There are three major incarnations of the FN MAG, in movies.
1) The original MAG-58 (which is the incarnation seen before the early 1990s).
2) The L7 Machine Gun, adopted by Great Britain and used by some former Commonwealth countries
3) U.S. incarnation known as the M240. All major variants of the FN MAG are very similar, except the earlier variants had no heat shields around the barrels and the buttstocks were wood. The newest incarnation, the U.S. M240 added heat shields and synthetic stock, plus a modified flash hider.
The FN MAG machine gun (the most recent version being designated M240 in U.S. military service) has appeared in the following films, television series, and video games being used by the following actors:
FN MAG 58
Film
- Sylvester Stallone as Rambo in Rambo III
- Mounted on an M113 in The Jewel Of The Nile
- Rwandan Army soldiers in Hotel Rwanda
- Argentinian soldiers in Blessed by Fire (2005)
- A Very Long Engagement (2004) (Mocked up as Maxim MG08)
- A Very Long Engagement (2004) (Mocked up as Spandau Aircraft machine gun)
- Jason Blicker as Tech. Sergeant Hickman in Iron Eagle II
- Colombian Rouge Unit in Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia
Television
Video Games
| Game Title | Referred as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Force: Land Warrior | 2000 | |||
| Delta Force: Task Force Dagger | 2002 |
L7 Machine Gun
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xXx | Henchman | 2002 | ||
| 28 Days Later | British Army soldiers | Mounted on Land Rover | 2002 |
Television
- Various British Army soldiers in Invasion: Earth
M240 Machine Gun
Film
- MH-68A Stingray helicopter door gunner in Bad Boys II
- U.S. military personnel in War of the Worlds
- Seen in Zeke's chop shop in XXX 2: State of the Union
- A U.S. Army soldier in The Incredible Hulk
- U.S. military personnel in Transformers
- U.S. military personnel in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Television
- Bow-mounted on U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat in CSI: NY
- Mounted on a helicopter in Future Weapons
Video Games
| Game Title | Referred as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enter the Matrix | 2003 | |||
| Battlefield 2 | M240C, mounted on M1A2 Abrams and M6 Linebacker | 2005 | ||
| Steel Beasts | M240C and M240D, vehicle-mounted | 2000 | ||
| Scarface: The World is Yours | SAW | w/ M16-style magazine | 2006 | |
| Combat Mission: Shock Force | Vehicle-mounted M240C & M240D, infantry M240B | 2008 | ||
| Delta Force: Black Hawk Down | 2003 | |||
| Modern Warfare 2 | 2009 |