Medium machine gun

U.S. Marines firing an M240G at Camp Hansen, Okinawa

A medium machine gun (MMG), in modern terms, usually refers to a belt-fed machine gun firing a full-powered rifle cartridge, and is considered "medium" in weight (15–40 lb or 6.8–18.1 kg).^[1]^[2] Medium machine guns are light enough to be infantry-portable (as opposed to a heavy machine gun, which completely relies on mounting onto a weapons platform for operational stability and mobility), but still cumbersome enough to require a crew for optimal operational efficiency (as opposed to a light machine gun, which can be operated to full capacity by only a single gunner).

^ Ray, Michael. "Machine Gun". Britannica. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
^ Popenker, Maxim; Williams, Antony G. (2008). Machine gun : the development of the machine gun from the nineteenth century to the present day. p. 19. ISBN 9781847970305. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[Britannica-1] Ray, Michael. "Machine Gun". Britannica. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[Popenker_&_Williams_19-2] Popenker, Maxim; Williams, Antony G. (2008). Machine gun : the development of the machine gun from the nineteenth century to the present day. p. 19. ISBN 9781847970305. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

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