Minimi Technical Data
| Calibre | 5.56x45mm NATO |
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| Operating principle | Gas operated, open breech |
| Overall length | 1,040mm |
| Overall weapon length with extended butt | N/A |
| Overall weapon length with retracted butt | N/A |
| Weapon width | 110mm |
| Weapon weight | 7.31 kg |
| Barrel type | Long |
| Barrel weight | 1.8 kg |
| Barrel length | 465mm |
| Buttstock type | Fixed |
| Cyclic rate of fire | 700 to 1,000 RPM |
| Feed | Belt, box, pouch, M16 type magazine |
| Firing mode | Full auto |
| Handguard type | Standard |
| Maximum effective range | 1,000m |
| Role | Light Machine Gun |
Minimi-Para Technical Data
| Calibre | 5.56x45mm NATO |
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| Operating principle | Gas operated, open breech |
| Overall length | N/A |
| Overall weapon length with extended butt | 914mm |
| Overall weapon length with retracted butt | 766mm |
| Weapon width | 110mm |
| Weapon weight | 7.35 kg |
| Barrel type | Short |
| Barrel weight | 1.6 kg |
| Barrel length | 349mm |
| Buttstock type | Sliding |
| Cyclic rate of fire | 700 to 1,000 RPM |
| Feed | Belt, box, pouch, M16 type magazine |
| Firing mode | Full auto |
| Handguard type | Standard |
| Maximum effective range | 800m |
| Role | Light Machine Gun |
Minimi Benefits
The Minimi F89 Light Support weapon is a belt fed, air cooled, gas operated machine gun. It comes fitted with a bipod and can be fired from a variety of positions. It can engage point targets effectively to 400m and area targets out to 600m. It is fed by magazines of 100 or 200 rounds, however may be fed by belt only.
The sight railing allows a variety of sights to be used including the standard 1.5x sight and night weapons sight.
Easy to Carry - The MINIMI 5.56 Standard weighs 7.1 kg and is 1,040mm long.
Easy to Shoot - The MINIMI 5.56 can be fitted with a hydraulic buffer for stabilized rate of fire and reduced recoil forces. The design of the buttstock contributes to easy, comfortable and accurate firing.
Highly Reliable - The MINIMI 5.56 has proven reliability in all combat conditions. The main components give a service life of over 50,000 rounds.A crucial feature considering the high amount of rounds fired per day by a machine gun in combat operations.
True Machine Gun - The MINIMI 5.56 guarantees an area fire up to 1,000m with SS109 ammunition.
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Minimi-Para Benefits
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| Minimi 5.56 Para |
Easy to Carry - The MINIMI 5.56 Para weighs 7.44 kg and is 766mm long with retracted sliding butt.
Easy to Shoot - The MINIMI 5.56 can be fitted with a hydraulic buffer for stabilized rate of fire and reduced recoil forces. The design of the buttstock contributes to easy, comfortable and accurate firing.
Highly Reliable - The MINIMI 5.56 has proven reliability in all combat conditions. The main components give a service life of over 50,000 rounds.A crucial feature considering the high amount of rounds fired per day by a machine gun in combat operations.
True Machine Gun - The MINIMI 5.56 guarantees an area fire up to 1,000m with SS109 ammunition.