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Encyclopedia > Minimi

Minimi can refer to:

  • The FN Minimi, a belt-fed machine gun.
  • The religious order known as the Minimi (Minims, Order of the Minims) — see Minim (religious order).
  • A German football club from Thuringia called BSV Minimi.

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Modern Firearms - Machineguns - FN Minimi / M249 / Mk.46 mod.0 (662 words)
The Minimi light machine gun was developed by the famous Belgian company FN Herstal, in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The FN Minimi has an excellent reputation on reliability and firepower, and the latest reports on failures of M249 SAW weapons in Iraq are attributed to the age of the weapons used - most of the current issue M249 in US Army are more than 10 years old and quite worn out.
The Minimi is operated using conventional gas action with the gas piston located below the barrel, and the barrel is locked using the traditional rotary bolt.
Minimi - definition of Minimi in Encyclopedia (578 words)
The Israeli Defence Forces were among the first to introduce the Minimi as a legitimate 5.56 mm SAW, and show its quality in combat.
Limited numbers of Minimis were purchased in the early 1990s and saw combat in south Lebanon.
The Minimi performed well and bought itself reputation, but in 1995 it was decided to purchase the IMI Negev, an Israeli manufactured 5.56 mm LMG, which fitted more to IDF requirements.
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