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Small Arms and Support Weapons


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minimi.1

Minimi with top of feed tray open

Minimi fitted with CWS


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5.56mm Light Machine Gun

Minimi belt fed 5.56mm Light Machinegun (LMG), is entering service on a scale of one per four-man fire team. The Minimi has been used operationally by British troops in Afgahnistan and Iraq.
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Calibre 5.56mm
Weight 7.1kg
Length 914mm
Feed 100-round disintergrating belt
Effective range 800m
Cyclic rate of fire 700 to 1000 rounds per minute