FN MAG

The FN MAG is a general purpose machine gun based on an upside-down Browning Automatic Rifle action with a feeding mechanism derived from the MG42, 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 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. 
A scaled down light machine gun version chambered in 5.56mm was developed in the 1970s, the FN Minimi.
==Specifications==
(1958-present)
Type: General-Purpose Machine Gun
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO
Capacity: Belt Fed: 100 rounds standard, 50-round side-mounted soft ammo bags used by the US Army (officially known as M240B Combat Ammo Pack)
Fire Modes: Full-Auto (650-1000 RPM)
== FN MAG 58 ==
thumb|right|400px|Tripod mounted FN MAG-58 machine gun (Independence Day exhibition at Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Latrun, Israel) - 7.62x51mm NATO. A Browning M2HB is visible on the left as well
thumb|right|400px|FN MAG 58 mocked up to resemble an M240B, with synthetic buttstock and heatshield added - 7.62x51mm NATO
===Film===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
Sorcerer 	 	IDF soldiers 	mounted on Jeep 	1977
Operation Thunderbolt 	 	Israeli troops 	 	1977
The Wild Geese 	 	 	 	1978
Unfinished Supper (Nezakonchennyy uzhin) 	 	 	Seen in documentary footage 	1981
Under Fire 	. 	Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional 	Mounted on jeeps and helicopters 	1983
The Jewel of the Nile 	 	 	Mounted on M113 APC, with stock removed 	1985
Latino 	 	Contras soldier 	 	1985
King Solomon's Mines (1985) 	 	African rebels 	modified to look like a WW1-era Maxim MG 	1986
Rage of Honor 	 	Henchmen 	Ametralladora MAG; mounted on Bell Iroquois helicopter 	1987
Ishtar 	Warren Beatty 	Lyle Rogers 	 	1987
Iron Eagle II 	Jason Blicker 	Tech. Sgt. Hickman 	 	1988
Rambo III 	Sylvester Stallone 	John Rambo 	Mounted on fake Soviet helicopters and tanks, with stock removed 	1988
The One That Got Away 	Steve John Shepherd	Small Bob 	continuity error 	1996
Tears of the Sun 	 	soldier 	stock footage 	2003
Hotel Rwanda 	 	Rwandan Army soldiers 	Hand-held and mounted on Land Rover jeeps 	2004
Hotel Rwanda 	 	Belgian Army soldiers 	Mounted on Land Rover jeeps 	2004
A Very Long Engagement 	 	 	Mocked up as Maxim MG08 	2004
A Very Long Engagement 	 	 	Mocked up as Maxim MG08/15 Spandau machine gun, mounted on biplane	2004
Sahara 	 	Kazim soldiers 	Mounted on various vehicles 	2005
Blessed by Fire 	 	Argentinian soldiers 	 	2005
Beaufort 	 	Israeli Defense Force Soldiers 	Mounted in bunkers and on vehicles 	2007
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia 	 	Colombian rogue unit 	Mounted on jeep 	2009
Lebanon 	 	Israeli Defense Force Soldiers 	 	2009
There Be Dragons 	 	Spanish Nationalists 	 	2011
Machine Gun Preacher 	 	SPLA troops 	 	2011
Black & White Episode 1: The Dawn of Assault	 	Major 	 	2012
Ah Boys to Men 	 	Singapore Army soldiers, OPFOR 	Infantry GPMG, vehicle-mounted coaxial 	2012
Guardian Angel (Schutzengel) 	 	mercenary 	with large heatshield 	2012
Lupin the 3rd 	 	Thai soldiers 	 	2014
The Siege of Jadotville 	 	Mercenaries 	 	2016
Soldiers only know by God 	 	Argentine soldiers 	 	2017
Malay Regiment 	 	17th Royal Malay Regiment troopers	 	2017
7 Days in Entebbe 	 	IDF Commandos 	man-portable, mounted on land-rovers 	2018
PASKAL The Movie 	 	PASKAL Commandos 	mounted on RHIB boats 	2018
===Television===
Show Title 	Actor	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
On Wings of Eagles	 	Revolutionaries 	 	1986
On Wings of Eagles	 	Prison guards 	 	1986
The Promise 	 	IDF soldiers 	 	2011
The Last Ship 	 	US Navy personnel 	 	2014
Tyrant 	 	Abbudinian soldiers	mounted on M3 Half-tracks	2014
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Referred as 	Mods	Notation 	Release Date
Delta Force: Land Warrior 	 	 	 	2000
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger	 	 	 	2002
Project Reality 	 	 	With L7 carry handle and markings 	2005
Project Reality 	"C6" 	 	Handheld, coaxially mounted on LAV-III, and door-mounted on CH-146 Griffon; With L7 carry handle and markings	2005
Project Reality: Falklands 	 	 	Handheld and in fixed defensive positions; With L7 carry handle and markings 	2012
Squad 	L7A2, C6 FLEX, Mag58	 	L7 mockup for UK Armed Forces, Canadian Army and Australian variants 	2015
Call to Arms 	 	 	FN MAG 58 	2018
Caliber 	"Kulspruta 58" 	 	 	2019
Z.O.N.A Project X VR 	"HGM" 	 	Handheld, feeds from a 200-round box, incorrectly fires from a closed bolt 	2023
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 	"GPMG-7" 	 	 	2024
===Anime===
Film Title 	Character 	Notation	Date
New Dream Hunter Rem: Massacre in the Phantasmic Labyrinth	American soldiers, mounted on Chieftain tank	 	1992
Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online - Season 1 	Tom Tom 	 	2018
Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online - Season 2 	Tom Tom 	 	2024
== L7 Machine Gun ==
===Film===
Title 	Actor	Character 	Note 	Date
Help! 	 	British Army soldiers 	 	1965
The Outsider 	 	British troops 	 	1980
The Final Option 	 	 	mounted on Land Rover 	1982
Octopussy 	 	South American soldiers	mounted on Jeep M38 A1 and on another vehicle outside hangar	1983
I Love Maria 	 	Maria's gang members 	 	1988
Tumbledown 	 	Scots guard soldier 	 	1988
An Ungentlemanly Act 	 	British Royal Marines 	 	1992
The Devil's Own 	 	British Army soldiers 	Mounted on Alvis Saracen APC 	1997
xXx 	 	Henchman 	 	2002
28 Days Later 	 	British Army soldiers 	Mounted on Land Rover 	2002
Children of Men 	 	British Army soldiers 	 	2006
How I Live Now 	 	British Army soldiers 	Mounted on Land Rover 	2013
Kilo Two Bravo 	 	British Army soldiers 	Mounted on Land Rover 	2015
The Girl with All The Gifts	 	British soldiers 	 	2016
Soldiers only know by God 	 	British paratroopers 	 	2017
===Television===
Show Title / Episode 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Air Date
Dempsey and Makepeace 	"Big Ben" Davis	Clive Mantle 	"Extreme Prejudice" (S03E05) 	1986
Ultimate Force 	Christopher Fox	Cpl. Louis Hoffman 	Tripod and hand-held 	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force 	Heather Peace 	Tpr. Becca Gallagher 	Loader only 	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force 	 	SAS soldiers 	Mounted on Landrover WMIK 	2002 - 2006
Ultimate Force 	 	Various criminals and terrorists	Tripod mounted 	2002 - 2006
Red Cap 	 	British Army soldiers 	 	2003 - 2004
Sherlock - Season 1 	 	British Army soldiers 	"A Study in Pink" 	2010
Midsomer Murders 	 	 	Seen on the photo of British Army soldiers (S21E01)	2020
This Time with Alan Partridge	Steve Coogan 	Alan Partridge 	"SAS Alan" (S02E03) 	2021
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Referred as	Mods	Notation 	Release Date
Project Reality 	 	 	Handheld and mounted on Land Rover jeeps & Iveco LMV's 	2005
ArmA II 	L7A2 	 	Individual weapon and mounted on Land Rover jeeps, Supacat Jackal and AH11 Wildcat helicopter; Available in the British Armed Forces DLC	2010
Project Reality: Falklands	 	 	 	2012
==Ksp 58==
The Ksp 58 is a Swedish variant of the FN MAG, that is currently being manufactured by the Swedish company FFV-Carl Gustaf and was adopted by the Swedish Armed Forces in 1958. 
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Referred as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
CrossFire 	"KSP 58D" 	 	Ksp 58D 	2007
Generation Zero	 	 	Ksp 58B 	2019
==PMT 76==
The PMT 76 is a Turkish machinegun made by MKEK and based on the FN MAG, designed to replace the MG3 as standard GPMG in Turkish service.
===Video Games===
Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Note 	Release Date
Caliber 	 	 	 	2019
Squad 	 	 	Added in an update in 2023	2020
==M240 Machine Gun==
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note 	Date
The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai 	 	 	mounted on M1 Abrams 	2003
Bad Boys II 	 	US Coast Guard Crewmen 	M240B, door-mounted on MH-68A Stingray helicopter 	2003
36th Precinct 	Alain Figlarz 	Francis Horn 	 	2004
The Interpreter 	 	US Coast Guard 	 	2005
War of the Worlds (2005) 	 	US Army soldier 	M240B 	2005
War of the Worlds (2005) 	 	US Army soldiers & Marines 	M240D & M240C, mounted on M1A1 Abrams & LAV-25 	2005
XXX 2: State of the Union 	 	 	Seen in chop shop 	2005
Transformers 	 	US Army soldiers 	M240G, mounted on Humvees & UH-60 Blackhawk 	2007
Lions for Lambs 	Michael Peña 	Ernest Rodriguez 	M240D, mounted on CH-47 Chinook 	2007
Lions for Lambs 	 	Chinook gunner 	M240D, mounted on CH-47 Chinook 	2007
Crossfire (Les Insoumis) 	 	Gangsters 	In the warehouse of weapons, vehicle mounted 	2008
The Incredible Hulk 	 	US Army soldier 	M240B 	2008
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 	 	 	M240C and M240D, mounted on M1A1 Abrams 	2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen 	 	US Army soldiers 	M240C & M240D, mounted on M1A1 Abrams and UH-60 Blackhawk 	2009
Terminator Salvation 	 	 	240B, mounted on tow truck 	2009
Red 	Extra 	Guard 	Mounted on vehicle 	2010
Battle: Los Angeles 	Aaron Eckhart 	SSgt. Michael Nantz 	M240B, mounted on LAV-25 	2011
Battle: Los Angeles 	 	U.S. Marines 	M240D, M240B, & M240C, mounted on LAV-25, M1A2 Abrams, CH-46E Sea Knight, and UH-1 Huey	2011
Memorial Day 	 	US Army soldiers 	M240B, mounted on Humvee 	2011
Johnny English Reborn 	 	 	Mounted on vehicle 	2011
The Expendables 2 	Jason Statham 	Lee Christmas 	Mounted on seaplane 	2012
Act of Valor 	 	U.S. Navy Sailors 	M240G mounted on Mark V SOC 	2012
Olympus Has Fallen 	 	North Korean Terrorists 	M240D, mounted on converted garbage truck 	2013
White House Down 	 	 	M240D, mounted on MH-60 Blackhawk 	2013
2 Guns 	 	Earl's henchmen 	M240D, mounted on UH-1 Huey 	2013
Captain Phillips 	 	U.S. Navy sailor 	M240B, mounted on RHIB 	2013
Lone Survivor 	 	 	M240D, mounted on MH-47 Chinook 	2013
Sabotage 	 	Cartel member 	M240B 	2014
American Sniper 	 	U.S. Marines 	M240G, mounted on Humvees and MRAPs 	2014
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi	James Badge Dale	Tyrone "Rone" Woods 	M240B 	2016
Suicide Squad 	 	Henchman 	M240B 	2016
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 	 	U.S. Army soldier 	M240B 	2016
xXx: Return of Xander Cage 	 	 	M240B, seen in armory 	2017
Bright 	 	SWAT teams 	 	2017
The Yellow Birds 	Jack Huston 	Sergeant Sterling 	M240B 	2018
Sicario 2: Soldado 	 	Mexican Federal Police 	vehicle mounted 	2018
Rampage 	 	U.S. Army 	vehicle mounted 	2018
6 Underground 	 	U.S. Army 	mounted on NIMR Ajban 	2019
The Outpost 	Jacob Scipio 	SSG Justin T. Gallegos 	 	2020
Violent Night 	 	Gertrude's Kill Squad member 	M240B 	2022
Extraction 2 	Chris Hemsworth 	Tyler Rake 	 	2023
Civil War 	 	U.S. Army soldiers and militiamen	 	2024
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Zero Hour (2004) 	 	Royal Irish Regiment soldier 	M240G; "SAS Mission Impossible" (S3E01) 	2004-2006
Zero Hour (2004) 	 	West Side Boys member 	M240G; "SAS Mission Impossible" (S3E01) 	2004-2006
Banshee - Season 3 / E01 	Eddie Cooper 	Fat Au 	 	2015
Banshee - Season 2 / E10 	Eddie Cooper 	Fat Au 	 	2014
Falling Skies - Season 1 	 	Resistance fighters 	 	2011
Ultimate Weapons 	 	 	M240C, mounted on Abrams M1A2 MBT 	2010
Future Weapons 	 	 	M240B, on SWORDS 	2010
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) 	. 	US Coast Guard 	M240B, bow-mounted on US Coast Guard patrol boat 	2010-????
JAG / "Father's Day" 	 	US Marines 	M240C and M240D, mounted on M1A1 Abrams 	2007
CSI: NY 	 	US Coast Guard crewmen 	M240B, bow-mounted on US Coast Guard patrol boat 	2004 - ????
NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service / "Enemies Foreign"	 	 	M240B, in remote weapons mounting 	2003 - ????
Legion 	 	 	Mounted on M1A2 Abrams tank 	2017-2019
Magnum P.I. 	Zachary Knighton	Orville "Rick" Wright 	"Die He Said" (S1E08) 	2018
WandaVision 	 	S.W.O.R.D. Agents 	mounted on the HMMWVs and RG-33L Cat II MRAPs; "The Series Finale" (S1E09) 	2021
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 	 	LAF criminal member 	M240D; mounted on NH90; "New World Order" (S1E01) 	2021
The Walking Dead: World Beyond - Season 2 	 	CRM soldier 	M240B w/EOTech sight, Mounted on Humvee; "Returning Point" (S2E08) 	2021
The Walking Dead: World Beyond - Season 2 	Anna Khaja 	Indira 	Mounted on Humvee; "The Last Light" (S2E10) 	2021
The Last of Us - Season 1 	 	Revolutionaries of Kansas City	M240B, Mounted on Humvee; "Please Hold to My Hand" (S1E04) 	2023
The Last of Us - Season 1 	 	 	M240C, Mounted on the M1A1 Abrams tanks; "Please Hold to My Hand" (S1E04) 	2023
The Continental: From the World of John Wick 	 	 	Anachronism; "Loyalty to the Master" (S1E02) 	2023
Fallout - Season 1 	 	NCR Fighter 	M240C w/sight, Mounted on the pickup; "The Beginning" (S1E08) 	2024
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - Season 2 	 	 	M240G, Mounted on the jeep; "L'Invisible" (S2E03), "Le Paradis Pour Toi" (S2E04), "Au Revoir Les Enfants" (S2E06)	2024
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Referred as 	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
Steel Beasts 	 	 	M240C and M240D, vehicle-mounted 	2000
Ghost Recon 	 	 	M240C on M2A3 Bradley APC & M1A2 tanks, M240D on M1A2 Abrams tanks, M240G portable 	2001
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down 	 	 	 	2003
Enter the Matrix 	 	 	M240B, Playable via cheat code only 	2003
Battlefield 2 	 	 	M240C, mounted on M1A2 Abrams and M6 Linebacker 	2005
Project Reality 	 	optional ACOG & M145 MGO scopes 	M240B and M240G, with L7A2 carry handle and markings 	2005
Project Reality 	 	 	M240C, mounted on M1A2 Abrams, LAV-25, and M2A2 Bradley 	2005
Project Reality 	 	 	M240D, mounted on UH-60L Blackhawk & UH-1N Huey; With L7A2 carry handle 	2005
Project Reality 	L37A1 	 	Mounted on Scimitar light tank 	2005
Conflict: Global Terror 	 	 	 	2005
Chameleon 	 	 	M240C 	2005
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 	 	 	M240C on Abrams tanks 	2006
Scarface: The World is Yours 	SAW 	w/ M16-style magazine 	 	2006
Black 	 	 	Mounted on M1 Abrams in stock footage 	2006
ArmA: Armed Assault 	 	 	 	2007
World in Conflict 	 	Heat-shield removed 	 	2007
CrossFire 	"M240B" 	 	 	2007
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 	 	 	M240B 	2009
Operation Flashpoint 2: Dragon Rising	M240 Coaxial, M240 Pintle 	 	M240C, mounted on M1A2 Abrams, LAV-25, M240G, mounted on LAV-25, Desert Patrol Vehicle and Small Unit Riverine Craft (SURC)	2009
ArmA II 	 	 	M240G and M240C; Used by US Army and USMC as individual weapon and mounted on vehicles and aircraft 	2010
Splinter Cell: Conviction 	 	 	M240D, as part of a smart turret 	2010
Medal of Honor 	 	 	M240B mounted on CH-47 Chinook; incorrectly seen with both spade grips and pistol grip 	2010
Homefront 	 	 	M240C, mounted on M1A3 Abrams 	2011
Battle: Los Angeles 	 	 	M240C, mounted on M1A2 Abrams 	2011
Battlefield Play4Free 	 	with bipod removed and optional EOTech or Sightmark Sure Shot red dot sight or M145 MGO scope	M240B 	2011
Battlefield Play4Free 	 	 	M240C mounted on M1A2 Abrams 	2011
Battlefield 3 	 	Various optional attachments 	M240B 	2011
NCIS: The Video Game 	 	 	Mounted on Abrams MBT 	2011
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 	 	 	M240B, M240C, M240D 	2011
Breach 	M240 	 	M240B 	2011
Project Reality: Falklands 	L37A1 	 	Mounted on FV101 Scorpion and FV107 Scimitar Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle 	2012
Medal of Honor: Warfighter 	M240B 	w/ various optional attachments 	M240B 	2012
Medal of Honor: Warfighter 	M240L 	w/ various optional attachments 	M240L 	2012
Medal of Honor: Warfighter 	M240 Mk43 Mod1 	w/ various optional attachments 	M240B 	2012
Warface 	M240B 	 	wooden stock 	2013
Payday 2 	KSP 58 	w/FN MAG 58 parts 	M240B 	2013
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly 	M240 Bravo 	Aimpoint sight 	M240B 	2014
Rainbow Six Siege 	 	 	Unusable; seen on posters 	2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades 	M240B 	 	Also seen mounted on M1 Abrams and M2 Bradley (decoration only) 	2016
Ironsight 	 	 	Barrett 240LWS; added in Season 5 	2018
Call to Arms 	 	 	M240B, M240L & M240D 	2018
Insurgency: Sandstorm 	M240B 	 	Added in Content Update 1 	2018
Caliber 	 	 	Barrett 240LWS; added post-release 	2019
Squad 	M240B, M240G, M240C, M240H	M145 and AN/PEQ-15, ACOG TA11H and AN/PEQ-16, respectively 	USMC M240G added in V3.0 Update, 2022 	2020
Serious Sam 4 	 	 	M240C 	2020
Battlefield 2042 	 	 	M240B 	2021
Enlisted 	 	 	M240C; mounted on the "Abrams" tank 	2021
Battlefield 2042 	M240B 	 	incorrect bottom belt box 	2021
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II 	 	 	M240B, as part of the Sentry Gun 	2022
Gunner, HEAT, PC! 	 	 	original M240 in coaxial and M1 Abrams loader pintle mount 	2022
===Anime===
Title 	Character 	Notation 	Date
Gosho Aoyama's Collection of Short Stories 	 	Ep. 03 "The Santa Claus of Summer"; Mounted in M1 Abrams	1999
Macross Zero 	 	Mounted on Abrams MBTs 	2002-2004
Nobunagun 	 	M240C 	2014
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 	Bad Company's tank crewmen	M240C & M240D; S4E4, "The Nijimura Brothers, Part 2" 	2016
Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online - Season 1	Huey 	M240B 	2018
Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online - Season 2	Huey 	M240B 	2024
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