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The L108A1 and L110A1 light machine guns are variants of the Belgian 5.56mm Minimi light machine gun developed by Fabrique Nationale (FN) in Herstal by Ernest Vervier. First introduced in 1974, it has entered service with the armed forces of several countries. The weapon is currently manufactured at the FN facility in Herstal as well as being license-built in Australia, Greece and the USA by FN Manufacturing LLC.
The Minimi is a light machine gun firing from an open bolt. The weapon is primarily chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO, though a 7.62x51mm NATO variant does exist. It is an air-cooled weapon, capable of fully automatic fire only. It can be belt fed or fired from a magazine.
The Minimi light machine gun is issued to the infantry and some other units to improve their firepower over that provided by the L85 and L86. It is a belt-fed machine gun, used primarily with its bipod so it can provide a level of sustained fire not possible with the LSW with its 30-round magazine. The L110A1 is the "paratrooper" version, equipped with a shortened barrel and a collapsible stock and is now issued one per four man infantry fireteam. The L108A1 is the basic Minimi light machine gun which was originally issued to special forces units before the 1991 Gulf War; it was never on general issue to line infantry units.
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The L108A1 and L110A1 light machine guns are variants of the Belgian 5.56mm Minimi light machine gun developed by Fabrique Nationale (FN) in Herstal by Ernest Vervier. First introduced in 1974, it has entered service with the armed forces of several countries. The weapon is currently manufactured at the FN facility in Herstal as well as being license-built in Australia, Greece and the USA by FN Manufacturing LLC.
The Minimi is a light machine gun firing from an open bolt. The weapon is primarily chambered for 5.56x45mm NATO, though a 7.62x51mm NATO variant does exist. It is an air-cooled weapon, capable of fully automatic fire only. It can be belt fed or fired from a magazine.
The Minimi light machine gun is issued to the infantry and some other units to improve their firepower over that provided by the L85 and L86. It is a belt-fed machine gun, used primarily with its bipod so it can provide a level of sustained fire not possible with the LSW with its 30-round magazine. The L110A1 is the "paratrooper" version, equipped with a shortened barrel and a collapsible stock and is now issued one per four man infantry fireteam. The L108A1 is the basic Minimi light machine gun which was originally issued to special forces units before the 1991 Gulf War; it was never on general issue to line infantry units.
