AUTOMATIC WEAPON
Deter, and if necessary, compel adversaries by enabling individuals and small units to engage targets with accurate, lethal, direct automatic fire
1987
Description And Specifications
A lightweight, gas operated, one man portable weapon capable of delivering a large volume of effective fire at ranges up to 800 meters. Two M249's are issued per infantry squad. It is schedules to replace the M60 7.62mm medium machine gun in certain units.
CALIBAR: 5.56mm
WEIGHT: 16.5lbs
MAX EFFECTIVE 1000m(area target)600m(point)
RANGE:
RATE OF FIRE: 750 round per minute