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The FN MAG Machine Gun: M240, L7, and other variants (Weapon)

The FN MAG Machine Gun: M240, L7, and other variants (Weapon)

by Alan Gilliland (Illustrator), Alan Gilliland (Illustrator), Johnny Shumate (Illustrator), Chris McNab (Author)

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Synopsis

For six decades, the 7.62mm FN MAG has been a dominant general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) in worldwide arsenals. Three qualities have guaranteed this enduring status - reliability, ease of operation, and firepower. Several nations have license-produced the weapon as their standard GPMG, including the British (as the L7) and the Americans (M240), and in total more than 80 nations have adopted the FN MAG. The machine gun has also been modified extensively for vehicular, naval, and aircraft platforms, demonstrating versatility in the air, on sea, and on land. In this book, Chris McNab charts the technical evolution of this extraordinary weapon, created by Belgian company Fabrique Nationale d'Herstal. From the jungles of South East Asia, to the deserts of the Middle East, and the icy battlefields of the Falklands, this study explores the origins, development, combat use, and legacy of the FN MAG machine gun, a dominant weapon in its field for more than a half-century.

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Format: Illustrated
 Pages: 80
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: 26 Jul 2018
ISBN 10: 1472819675
ISBN 13: 9781472819673
Book Overview: Featuring specially commissioned artwork, first-hand accounts, and carefully chosen photographs, this is the story of the legendary FN MAG general-purpose machine gun, a workhorse of the world's armed forces since 1958.

Author Bio
Chris McNab is an author and editor. To date he has published over 30 books, including many for Osprey. He lives in South Wales. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille. Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan Gilliland spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the UK's Daily Telegraph, winning 19 awards in that time. He now writes, illustrates, and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com). He lives in Lincolnshire, UK.