FN MAG

FN MAG 58 mocked up to resemble an M240, with synthetic buttstock and heatshield added - 7.62x51mm NATO

Tripod mounted FN MAG-58 machine gun (Independence Day exhibition at Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Latrun, Israel) - 7.62x51mm NATO

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 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.

Specifications

(1958-present)

Type: Medium Machine Gun

Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO

Capacity: Belt Fed (100 rounds standard)

Fire Modes: Full-Auto (650-1000 RPM)

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

FN MAG 58 7.62x51mm NATO

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Wild Geese				1978
Rambo III	Sylvester Stallone	John Rambo	Mounted on fake Soviet helicopters and tanks, with stock removed	1988
The Jewel of the Nile			Mounted on M113 APC, with stock removed	1985
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
Sahara		Kazim soldiers	Mounted on various vehicles	2005
Blessed by Fire		Argentinian soldiers		2005
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
Iron Eagle II	Jason Blicker	Tech. Sgt. Hickman		1988
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia		Colombian rogue unit	Mounted on jeep	2009

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Delta Force: Land Warrior				2000
Delta Force: Task Force Dagger				2002

L7 Machine Gun

British L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Children of Men		British Army soldiers		2006
xXx		Henchman		2002
28 Days Later		British Army soldiers	Mounted on Land Rover	2002
The Devil's Own		British Army soldiers	Mounted on Alvis Saracen APC	1997

Television

Actor	Character	Show Title / Episode	Note	Air Date
		Ultimate Force		2002 - 2006
	British Army soldiers	Sherlock / "A Study in Pink"		2010 - ????

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Project Reality		Mounted on Land Rover jeeps		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

M240 Machine Gun

M240B 7.62x51mm NATO with newer style lower handguard (designed to attach RIS rails via hex nut)

M240G 7.62x51mm NATO - USMC style with no heat shield

M240C 7.62x51mm NATO vehicle coaxial-mount version

M240D 7.62x51mm NATO vehicle and aircraft-mount version with spade grips

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Bad Boys II		US Coast Guard Crewmen	M240B, door-mounted on MH-68A Stingray helicopter	2003
War of the Worlds		US Army soldier	M240B	2005
War of the Worlds		US Army soldiers & Marines	M240D & M240C, mounted on M1A1 Abrams & LAV-25	2005
XXX 2: State of the Union			Seen in chop shop	2005
The Incredible Hulk		US Army soldier	M240B	2008
Transformers		US Army soldiers	M240G, mounted on Humvees & UH-60 Blackhawk	2007
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen		US Army soldiers	M240C & M240D, mounted on M1A1 Abrams and UH-60 Blackhawk	2009

Television

Actor	Character	Show Title / Episode	Note	Air Date
	US Coast Guard crewmen	CSI: NY	M240B, bow-mounted on US Coast Guard patrol boat	2004 - ????
		NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service / "Enemies Foreign"	M240B, in remote weapons mounting	2003 - ????

Video Games

Game Title	Referred as	Mods	Notation	Release Date
Armored Fist 3		M240C, mounted on M1A2 Abrams		1999
Enter the Matrix		M240B	Playable via cheat code only	2003
Battlefield 2		M240C, mounted on M1A2 Abrams and M6 Linebacker		2005
Project Reality		M240C, mounted on M1A2 Abrams, LAV-25, and M2A2 Bradley		2005
Project Reality	L37A1	Mounted on Scimitar light tank		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
ArmA II		M240B, M240G and M240C versions	Used by U.S Army and USMC forces as individual weapon and mounted on vehicles and aircraft	2010
Splinter Cell: Conviction				2010
Medal of Honor (2010)		M240B mounted on CH-47 Chinook	Seen with spade grips attached to it, alongside with pistol grip	2010
Battlefield 3	M240B	Fitted with irons sights and EOTech 551 Holographic sight	It is anachronistic as the U.S. Marine Corps use the M240G instead, but its 2014 so they could have adopted it.	2011