The Minimi F89 light support weapon is a belt fed, air cooled, gas operated machine gun. It comes fitted with a bipod and can be fired from a variety of positions. It can engage point targets effectively to 400 m and area targets out to 600 m. It is fed by magazines of 100 or 200 rounds, however may be fed by belt only.
The sight railing allows a variety of sights to be used including the standard 1.5x sight and night weapons sight.
The Minimi has proven reliability in all combat conditions. The main components give a service life of over 50,000 rounds. The Minimi can be fitted with a hydraulic buffer for stabilized rate of fire and reduced recoil forces. The design of the buttstock contributes to easy, comfortable and accurate firing.
The Minimi guarantees an area fire up to 1,000 m with SS109 ammunition.
Specifications
- Function: light machine gun
- Manufacturer: FN Herstal
- Designed: 1974
- Action: gas operated, rotating bolt
- Modes: full automatic
- Feed:
- 100-round disintegrating-link belt
- 100 or 200-round magazine
- Weight: 6.85 kilograms (unloaded)
- Rate of fire: 700–1,000 rounds per minute
- Ammunition: 5.56 mm by 45 mm NATO rounds
- Calibre: 5.56 mm
- Barrel length: 465 mm
- Range: 300–1,000 metres
Function
Small arms