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Light Machine Gun 5.56x45mm ✔ Confirmed Data

M249 SAW

Fire Modes: Full Auto • Cost: $3,200 • Weight: 6.85 kg
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M249 SAW
28.00 Base Damage
800 RPM Rate of Fire
915 m/s Muzzle Velocity
100 RND Standard Mag Size

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Iron Sights (Default)
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Magazine Capacity: 100 RND
Calculated Weight: 6.85 kg
Recoil Mitigation: Baseline (0%)
ADS Aim Speed: Baseline (0%)
Total Weapon Value: $3,200
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🎯 Compatible Ammunition & Calibre Ballistics

Ammunition choice drastically influences armor penetration and stopping power against Level 1–4 Body Armor.

5.56x45mm FMJ

Standard Ball FMJ
$15/ea
M855 standard NATO ball.
Armor Pen: Tier 3 / 7
Damage Multiplier: 1.0× (100% Base)
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5.56x45mm AP

Armor Piercing
$70/ea
M995 Tungsten AP penetrator.
Armor Pen: Tier 5 / 7
Damage Multiplier: 0.95× (AP Core)
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5.56x45mm HP

Hollow Point / Flesh
$25/ea
High expansion soft-point.
Armor Pen: Tier 1 / 7
Damage Multiplier: 1.45× (+45% Flesh)
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📐 Ballistics Telemetry & Range Drop Table

Target Range Drop (vs Zero) Holdover (MIL) Holdover (MOA) Flight Time Est. Chest Hits Computation
25 m -1.1 cm 0.44 mil 1.5 moa 0.03 s 4 shots Interpolated
50 m -1.5 cm 0.29 mil 1.0 moa 0.05 s 4 shots Interpolated
100 m 0.0 cm 0.00 mil 0.0 moa 0.11 s 4 shots Interpolated
150 m +4.4 cm 0.29 mil 1.0 moa 0.16 s 4 shots Interpolated
200 m +11.7 cm 0.59 mil 2.0 moa 0.22 s 4 shots Interpolated
250 m +21.9 cm 0.88 mil 3.0 moa 0.27 s 4 shots Interpolated
300 m +35.1 cm 1.17 mil 4.0 moa 0.33 s 4 shots Interpolated
350 m +51.2 cm 1.46 mil 5.0 moa 0.38 s 4 shots Interpolated
400 m +70.2 cm 1.76 mil 6.0 moa 0.44 s 4 shots Interpolated
500 m +117.1 cm 2.34 mil 8.0 moa 0.55 s 4 shots Interpolated
600 m +175.6 cm 2.93 mil 10.1 moa 0.66 s 4 shots Interpolated
700 m +245.8 cm 3.51 mil 12.1 moa 0.77 s 4 shots Interpolated
800 m +327.7 cm 4.10 mil 14.1 moa 0.87 s 4 shots Interpolated
900 m +421.4 cm 4.68 mil 16.1 moa 0.98 s 4 shots Interpolated
1000 m +526.7 cm 5.27 mil 18.1 moa 1.09 s 4 shots Interpolated

⚖️ In-Class Comparative Analysis (Light Machine Gun)

Weapon Calibre Damage RPM Muzzle Vel. Weight Price
★ M249 SAW (Selected) 5.56x45mm 28.00 800 915 m/s 6.85 kg $3,200
PKM 7.62x54mm 55.00 650 825 m/s 7.50 kg $4,500

Raw Reference Notes

Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO. Features the real-world FN Minimi dual-feed system: primarily feeds from 100-round soft assault pouches or 200-round combat drum boxes, with an emergency side port compatible with standard 20/30/60-round STANAG rifle magazines shared with squad riflemen.