What is FN MAG?
[[File:IDF-FN-MAG-2010.jpg|thumb|253x253px|A MAG with tripod]] The '''FN MAG''' (''Mitrailleuse d'Appui Général;'' in english'':'' General Purpose Machine Gun'')'' is a Belgian [[General-purpose machine gun|general purpose machine gun]] manufactured by [[FN Herstal]], which was designed by Ernest Vervier in the early 1950s. It was adopted by many [[NATO]] countries. It was also produced under license in some countries, such as Argentina, Egypt, Canada, [[United Kingdom]] and [[India]]. It has been produced since 1958 to the present. It can be used mounted on a vehicle or by infantry with a bipod. It fires [[7.62×51mm NATO|7.62x51]]<nowiki/>mm ammunition, is gas operated and fires with the bolt open. Its rate of fire is 600 to 1000 rounds per minute. It is fed by a belt, disintegrable or not, with 50 cartridges. Its barrel can be quickly changed to allow sustained fire. [[Category:General-purpose machine guns]]