OVERVIEW
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.
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.
YEAR: 2009
MANUFACTURER(S): Fabrique Nationale (FN herstal) - Belgium
OPERATORS: Belgium; Germany; United Kingdom; United States
SPECIFICATIONS
Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible. * Calibers listed may be model/chambering dependent.
Common measurements, and their respective conversions, are shown when possible. * Calibers listed may be model/chambering dependent.
ACTION: Full-Automatic; Belt-Fed
CALIBER(S)*: 12.7x99mm NATO
SIGHTS: Iron
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VARIANTS
Series Model Variants
• 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.
Series Model Variants
• 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.
HISTORY
Detailing the development and operational history of the Fabrique Nationale FN M3P Belt-Fed Vehicle Heavy Machine Gun (HMG). Entry last updated on 12/16/2016. Authored by Staff Writer. Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com.
Detailing the development and operational history of the Fabrique Nationale FN M3P Belt-Fed Vehicle Heavy Machine Gun (HMG). Entry last updated on 12/16/2016. Authored by Staff Writer. Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com.
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).
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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