The M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), [4] [5] [6] formally the Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is the United States Armed Forces adaptation of the Belgian FN Minimi, a light machine gun manufactured by FN Herstal (FN).

The M249 SAW is designed to be used on the front lines where it really matters, providing crucial support at the infantry squad/fire team level by providing highly accurate fire plus the maneuverability to take the objective.

The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, or SAW, is an individually portable, gas operated, magazine or disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, light machine gun with fixed headspace and quick change...

2024年8月9日 · The M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) is a belt-fed light machine gun that fires the 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge. Typically, it uses a combination of one M856 tracer and four M855 ball cartridges ...

The FN M249S®, a semi-automatic version of the M249 SAW light machine gun, was originally developed by FN Herstal as the FN MINIMI® and adopted by the U.S. military in 1988. The rifle features the signature 18.5-inch FN cold hammer-forged, chrome-lined barrel and operates from a closed-bolt position.

Fills the automatic rifle role in infantry squads and provides light machine gun capabilities in combat service and combat service support units. The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) provides...

2015年5月7日 · Fabrique Nationale of Herstal, Belgium developed the M249 in 1974 after the Defense Department announced its requirement for a light, automatic weapon to supplement the firepower of the 5.56mm...

The M249 light machine gun is organic to the Infantry platoon and squads. It provides rifle squads with a light automatic weapon for employment during assault. (See figure F-1, page F-4.) The M249 also can be used in the medium machine gun role in …

Introduced in 1984, this is the weapon that provides infantry squads with the high rate of fire of a machine gun while simultaneously proving accuracy and portability nearing that of a rifle. The M249 is gas operated and air-cooled.

The M249 SAWS is a lightweight, gas-operated, magazine or disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, individually portable machine gun capable of delivering a large volume of effective fire. The M249 AR provides accurate fire approaching that of the rifle yet gives the heavy volume of fire common to a machine gun.