Fn mag & idf

[Alunden]

Hi,

I am not quite sure about this but surely some of you guys know:

Was the FN MAG 7.62mm machine gun already in dotation in the IDF paratrooper units during the 6 DAY WAR in 1967 or was it introduced in the Israeli army later on?

Thank you for your help.

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EDIT: Nevermind...

[Alunden]

I am not talking about the FN FAL rifle but the MAG... The light machine gun.

[Kaplanr]

Good question. It certainly wasn't pervasive if it was. I'm going to go home and look to see if I can see it in any of my 6 Day War picture books. There's at least one website that indicates it was in the TO&E in 1967, but I'm not relying on that. http://balagan.org.uk/war/ai/1967.htm

On armored vehicles all you see are Browning .03 and .05s, same on half-tracks and command cars. Doesn't mean though that it couldn't have been an infantry weapon.

[Alunden]

Well. Thank you Kaplanr.

If you could help me, that'd be great.

I looked everywhere on the Web but I couldn't find a clear answer.

[Kaplanr]

Short answer is yes it was. Found 3 photos in my last book, Israel Defense Forces, the Six Day War, published by Chilton Press.

Paratroops on Augusta Victoria
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/Kaplanr/scan0008.jpg

Paratroops in Jerusalem
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/Kaplanr/scan0007.jpg

Kuneitra on the Golan.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e373/Kaplanr/scan0006.jpg

[Alunden]

Thank you so much for your help. That is great. Indeed these pictures are a great piece of evidence. :)