FN Minimi

FN Minimi
Details
Users	British Army (L110A2 Minimi) Canadian Army (C9A2) US Army (M249 PIP) Irregular Militia (Minimi)
Capacity	100 or 200-round belt contained in a 100-round or 200-round soft pouch
Cartridge	5.56x45mm NATO Red Tracer
Fire Mode	Fully Automatic at 850 RPM

“	The L110A1 is the British variant of the Belgian made Minimi light machine gun, adopted in the mid 1980s as a belt-fed section automatic weapon. It is an open-bolt gas-operated machine gun, with an integrated folding bipod plus a rail running on top cover. The SUSAT 4x optic can be mounted on the top. The British variant uses the skeletal Para-style stock, and a more compact 100-round cloth bag to store ammunition in.	„
	~ In-game description

The FN Minimi is a light machine gun featured in Squad. It is available to multiple factions and features different sights and characteristics.

General Information

The FN Minimi is a Belgian 5.56mm light machine gun. First introduced in the late 1970s, it is now in service in more than 75 countries. It can be belt fed or fired from a magazine.

Gameplay

The FN Minimi is available to four factions and features different sights depending on faction and role type:

Role	Faction	Type	Variant	Barrel	Sight	Magazine	Added in
Automatic Rifleman	US Army	Direct Combat	M249 PIP + M68	Short	Non-magnifying red dot sight	100 rounds
		Fire Support	M249 PIP + M145	Short	Telescopic sight, fixed 3.4×	100 rounds	Alpha 10.0
	British Army	Direct Combat	L110A2 Minimi	Short	Iron sights, ranging 200-600m	100 rounds	Alpha 11.0
		Fire Support	L110A2 Minimi + SUSAT	Short	Telescopic sight, fixed 4×	100 rounds	Alpha 11.0
	Canadian Army	Direct Combat	C9A2	Long	Iron sights, ranging 200-1200m	200 rounds	Beta 20
		Fire Support	C9A2 + C79A2	Long	Telescopic sight, fixed 3.4×	200 rounds	Alpha 15.3
	Irregular Militia	Fire Support	Minimi	Long	Iron sights, ranging 200-1200m	200 rounds	Alpha 8.0

• Every 4th round is a tracer round.
• All variants of the weapon have a deployable bipod.
• The Irregular Militia's Minimi and Canadian Army's C9A2 has a longer barrel than the US Army's M249 PIP and the British Army's L110A2 Minimi making it more accurate at longer ranges, but more difficult to use in urban terrain and close quarters since Alpha 10 update introduced the "weapon length" mechanic. They also use 200 round box magazines instead of 100 round pouch magazines. The total ammo carried is still 600 rounds total; three 200 round pouches for the Minimi and C9A2, and six 100 round pouches for the M249 PIP and L110A2 Minimi.

Tips

(Figure 1) Average impacts from 50, 100 and 200 Meters

• Firing the weapon with the bipod deployed is always preferred, as it creates an extremely stable and accurate fire support platform. If the bipod cannot be used, firing the weapon from the prone position is the next best choice.
• Firing in short bursts will increase the overall accuracy. It will also conserve the ammunition.
• Like every other machine gun, it has a long reload time.

Additional Information

• The bullet drop mirrors the characteristics of the RPK-74M (see figure 1).
• It will not hurt hostile armored vehicles, but it can be used effectively against Technicals, Transports, or Logistics Trucks to kill or wound the occupants. It will also destroy Motorcycles.

Gallery

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L110A2 Minimi

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See also

• FN Minimi on Wikipedia and Wikimedia
• M249 on Wikipedia and Wikimedia
• Weapons