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Yep, and also used by the Diggers, long before the F88 version of the Minimi went in service. Like the Brits, they refer to the 7.62 version as the GPMG [General Purpose M.G., pronounced *Gimp* or *Gimpy* by the troopies.
Interestingly, though, the Navy's been working on a 7,62 NATO version of the M249, though the ability to use M16 magazines is deleted. No great loss, that, though it does kick the cyclic rate of the gun up when a belt isn't used. But that's not always a good thing.
L9A1Gimpys/M240s at play:
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*Little Brother* F89/M249 equivalent:
