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Fabrique Nationale FN M3P


Belt-Fed Vehicle Heavy Machine Gun (HMG)


Belgium | 2009



"The Fabrique Nationale FN M3P is a modernized form of the Browning M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun - intended for vehicle, watercraft and aircraft mounting."

Performance
Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Fabrique Nationale FN M3P. Information presented is strictly for general reference and should not be misconstrued as useful for hardware restoration or operation.
6,000 ft
1,828.8 m | 2,000.0 yds
Max.Eff.Range
1,025
Rounds-Per-Minute
Rate-of-Fire
2,900 ft/sec
884 m/sec
Muzzle Velocity
Physical
The physical qualities of the Fabrique Nationale FN M3P. Information presented is strictly for general reference and should not be misconstrued as useful for hardware restoration or operation.
1,650 mm
64.96 in
O/A Length
1,150 mm
45.28 in
Barrel Length
77.16 lb
35.00 kg
Weight
Full-Automatic; Belt-Fed
Action
12.7x99mm NATO
Caliber(s)
250- or 400-round belt
Feed
Iron
Sights
Variants
Notable series variants as part of the Fabrique Nationale FN M3P Belt-Fed Vehicle Heavy Machine Gun (HMG) family line.
FN M3P - Base Series Designation; open-air design.
FN HMP250 LCC - Podded variant; 250-round feeding with links collector.
FN HMP400 LC - Podded variant; 400-round feeding with links collector.
FN HMP400 LCC - Podded variant; 400-round feeding with links and cases collector.
FN RMP LC - Podded variant; 250-round feeding with 3 x 2.75" tube-launched rockets.
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The Fabrique Nationale (FN Herstal) FN M3P is a vehicle machine gun based on the hugely successful Browning M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun series. The M3P is simply a modernized form intended for use on trainable vehicle mountings or as a fixed vehicle/aircraft gun (podded or open-air). It can be manually-fired or remotely fired (via solenoid) which sufficiently broadens battlefield applications. In the former, it can be sat upon a trainable pintle mounting and used as a normal open-air, air-cooled machine gun (defensive application or on a vehicle/watercraft for offensive purposes). In the latter, it can serve through a remote weapons station installation, as a coaxial machine gun on a tank (or other wheeled/tracked armored vehicle) or in "podded" form and slung under the wing of an aircraft - light strike or helicopter - used in conjunction with the aircraft's existing weapons software suite.

The FN M3P showcases a design faithful to the original Browning with its rectangular receiver, large ejection port and feed units and perforated barrel for air cooling. A large, cylindrical muzzle brake is fitted. Belt-feeding is standard (from left or right of the receiver) as is full-automatic fire. The weapon is chambered for the proven 12.7x99mm NATO standard heavy cartridge and fires at a rate nearing 1,025 rounds per minute. its overall construction provides a weight-savings measure over the original Browning M2.

The FN M3P is marketed across several designated variants beyond the base open-air gun mounting. These include the podded FN HMP250 (250-rounds), the FN HMP400 (400-rounds) and FN RMP (250-rounds with 3 x 2.75" rockets underslung).

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