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Light Machine Guns (SAWs)
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Light Machine Guns________________________

Light Machines Guns serve the purpose of providing close support through constant, high rates of fire. A light machine gun can either be drum-magazine fed, or belt fed, and operate by means of a gas-intrusion tube located either under the barral, or ontop.

By means of providing effective, constant fire, light machine guns are a must in any infantry, or combat engineer units moving while under fire. These are the available light machine guns in CTCOM

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FN M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon)

Caliber 5.56x45mmSS109 M180 Ball - M200 Tracer
Feed - 200 Rnd Belt - can aslo accept magazines from the M16/M4 Series rifles
Rate of fire 750-1000 rounds per minute
Effective Range 1,000 meters
Capacity - 200 round belt in carrier box

The M249 squad automatic weapon (SAW), formally written as Squad Automatic Weapon, 5.56 mm, M249, is an American version of the FN Minimi, a light machine gun manufactured by the Belgian company Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN). The M249 is manufactured in the United States and is used by all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. The gun was introduced in 1984 after being judged the most effective of a number of candidate weapons to address the lack of automatic firepower in small units. The gun provides the heavy volume of fire of a machine gun with accuracy approaching that of a rifle to infantry squads.

The M249 is gas-operated and air-cooled. It has a quick-change barrel, allowing the gunner to rapidly replace an overheated or jammed barrel. A folding bipod is attached near the front of the gun, though a heavy fixed tripod is also available to troops. It can fire both linked ammunition and ammunition kept in magazines.

M249 SAWs have seen action in every major conflict involving the United States since the 1991 Gulf War. Soldiers are generally satisfied with the weapon's performance, though there have been many reports of clogging with dirt and sand. Due to the weight and age of the weapon, the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) is considering designs for an infantry automatic rifle, which is planned to complement and partially replace the M249 in their service.

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