GPMG - 7.62x51mm NATO - Belgium - 800 RPM - The M240 is the US military's version of the venerable FN MAG58.  Originally procured as a coaxial MG for the M1 Abrams MBT, the performance of the M240 has been so superior to the M60 that infantry versions were demanded.  The USMC was the first purchaser, modifying dismounted armor versions to the M240G standard.  The US Army has bought a purpose built 'infantry' version, the M240B.  Just think, it took the US services nearly 40 years to figure out what the rest of the Western world has known since 1958: the FN MAG is the best GPMG in the Free World!  (c)D.E. Watters
