{"product_id":"the-fn-minimi-light-machine-chris-mcnab-9781472816214","title":"The FN Minimi Light Machine Gun: M249, L108a1, L110a2, and Other Variants","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1974, renowned Belgian arms company Fabrique Nationale brought out a groundbreaking new light machine gun, the Minimi. Its success has been meteoric, arming more than forty-five countries around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Minimi offers the ultimate in portable squad firepower. Firing the high-velocity 5.56-by-45-millimeter round, the Minimi is a gas-fired, lightweight, open-bolt weapon, able to burn through cartridges at a cyclical rate of up to 1,150 rounds per minute, making it the weapon of choice for tactical support at squad or platoon level. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis study uses gripping firsthand accounts and striking combat photographs, following the Minimi to war zones, such as Iraq and Afghanistan. It tracks its design and development, as well as investigating what has made it so compelling a choice for armed forces around the world for more than forty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris McNab\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472816218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472816214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.10w x 0.30d","brand":"Chris McNab","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072996503807,"sku":"9781472816214","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d470d5c-2ce5-4dee-84eb-20c72094dc96.jpg?v=1685445185","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fn-minimi-light-machine-chris-mcnab-9781472816214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}