M122 tripod
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The M122 tripod is a weapon mount used on the M60
, M240 and M249 series machine guns. The M122 weighs 7.3 kilograms (16 pounds). The M122 tripod has started to be replaced by the M192 Lightweight Ground Mount
, an advanced lightweight tripod fielded in the early 2000s.
M60 machine gun
The M60 is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links...
, M240 and M249 series machine guns. The M122 weighs 7.3 kilograms (16 pounds). The M122 tripod has started to be replaced by the M192 Lightweight Ground Mount
M192 Lightweight Ground Mount
The M192 Lightweight Ground Mount is a tripod fielded by the United States armed forces. It was designed and developed by Capco, Incorporated under contract through Picatinny Arsenal to replace the M122 tripod. The United States Army named the tripod one of 2005's top ten inventions...
, an advanced lightweight tripod fielded in the early 2000s.