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SteelRain |
Another important weapon missing from Heavy Weaponry list
Nov 17 2010, 12:18 PM EST
Taken and paraphrased from Wikipedia or my memory: The M240 is the US replacement for the M60. It's chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO and has a few variants you may see. It is strictly belt fed. The recommended burst is 7 rounds to prevent jamming. Just like the M249, barrel change is as easy as flipping a switch and pulling it out. I remember being able to field strip one of these and put it back together in less than a minute.The M240G and M240B are the common crew served weapon you see many soldiers and Marines using. The only main difference between the two is that the M240B has a front heat guard, making it a few pounds heavier. The M240E1 is a version found on ground vehicles and aircraft. This can be identified by the spade grips. An M240E1 can be converted into an M240G with an "egress kit" or "infantry modification kit" which gives it a flash suppressor, front sight, carrying handle for the barrel, a buttstock, infantry length pistol grip, bipod, and rear sight assembly. You will also see these mounted as coaxial weapons in LAVs and Bradleys. From a personal standpoint as a former LAV crewman, I LOVE this gun. It's reliable, easy to operate and clean, and makes a healthy dakka dakka dakka sound when fired. I'd recommend adding to this page since this will be a common weapon found on military vehicles in the United States. Since it's chambered in 7.62 NATO, this will help you identify ammo easier if you find one while scavenging. Do you find this valuable?
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John_234 |
1. RE: Another important weapon missing from Heavy Weaponry list
Nov 18 2010, 2:00 AM EST
Well, feel free to add to the page if you want. It is an open project, after all.
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AlexHigginbotham |
2. RE: Another important weapon missing from Heavy Weaponry list
Nov 19 2010, 2:08 PM EST
I hated the M240. WAY to much vibration.
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SteelRain |
3. RE: Another important weapon missing from Heavy Weaponry list
Nov 19 2010, 2:15 PM EST
Vibration in what way? I never noticed.
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AlexHigginbotham |
4. RE: Another important weapon missing from Heavy Weaponry list
Nov 19 2010, 2:46 PM EST
"Vibration in what way? I never noticed."Vibration as in while firing, the gun is shaking so much that you can't even clearly focus on the sites. I've only fired one from a tripod, and I couldn't hit **** with it. First shot goes off, then everything looks blurry. Do you find this valuable? |
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SteelRain |
5. RE: Another important weapon missing from Heavy Weaponry list
Nov 19 2010, 3:54 PM EST
Oh I get you.Now that you mention it, I remember that happening when I was firing the 240G as part of pre-deployment. Typically I fired the 240E1. A pintle mount reduces the vibration significantly. The M2 is almost worse in some ways because you end up having to readjust the elevation to compensate for the tripod digging into the ground.
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AlexHigginbotham |
6. RE: Another important weapon missing from Heavy Weaponry list
Nov 20 2010, 6:39 AM EST
"Oh I get you.Now that you mention it, I remember that happening when I was firing the 240G as part of pre-deployment. Typically I fired the 240E1. A pintle mount reduces the vibration significantly. The M2 is almost worse in some ways because you end up having to readjust the elevation to compensate for the tripod digging into the ground."I have only fired the 240G but I was under the assumption that the only differences in the suffixes were small details that were different about the gun. Like the difference in the 240G and the 240B is that the bravo has a forward hand guard. TLDR; Full-autos are trash Do you find this valuable? |
chitoryu12 |
7. RE: Another important weapon missing from Heavy Weaponry list
Nov 20 2010, 6:42 PM EST
I was planning on adding it, but I've just been a lazy ass. The disassembly for the M60 alone wore me out.
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