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M249

Weapons · VeryRare

High damage, high rate of fire, belt fed light machine gun.

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M249

Weapons·LMGs·Very rare

M249

High damage, high rate of fire, belt fed light machine gun.

Damage
65
1st of 3
RPM
500
2nd of 3
Magazine
100
2nd of 3
Reload
7.5s
3rd of 3

Statsbar = place among all weapons · rank within LMGs

Damage651st of 3
RPM5002nd of 3
Magazine1002nd of 3
Reload7.5s3rd of 3
Aimcone0.21st of 3
M249Lower is better for Reload and Aimcone; bars already account for it.

Weapon details

Hip aimcone
4
Velocity
488 m/s
Fire mode
Automatic
Attachment slots
3

Ammo race4 types fit the M249

Time to travel 100 m, slowed down 8×Faster ammo lands first
HV0.17s
5.56 Rifle0.21s
Explosive0.34s
Incendiary0.34s

Damagesmall numbers = change from 5.56 Rifle

AmmoDamageDPSSpeed
Incendiary72.8+7.8606.7+65292.5−195
Explosive65.01541.8+0.1292.5−195
5.56 RifleDefault65541.7487.5
HV65541.7585+97.5
Open 100 × 10would have the M249. That's 10.0%, or 1 in 10.
Open one and see what drops.

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