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M249 SAW

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M249 SAW
Light Machine Gun
7.5 KG $3,200
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6x2 | 12 slots
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Two Tone Desert M249 SAW

M249 SAW is a light machine gun in Wardogs, chambered in 5.56x45mm and issued to the Support role. It has 28 damage per round, 850 rounds per minute, a 915 m/s muzzle velocity and an effective range of 700 m. It weighs 7.5 kg and takes 6×2 inventory slots. It unlocks at Support level 15 and costs $100,000.

  • Semi / Full Auto
  • 5.56x45mm

Details

Category
Weapons
Subcategory
Light Machine Gun
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Primary

Ballistics

Damage per round
28
Rate of fire
850 rpm
Fire modes
Auto, Semi-auto
Muzzle velocity
915 m/s
Effective range
700 m
Accuracy
4.3 MOA
View kick
1.2×
Recoil when focused
-50%

Recoil pattern

Recoil pattern 200 rounds, pattern 7
+20°+40°+60°+80°-40°-20°+20°+40°AIM150100150200
Target distance 15 m

Spray on target: 2.1 m wide

Rounds Player at 15 m Usual spread Scatter
Shot 200/200
Scatter ±20° After 7: 0.6-1.8° up
Climb 89.0°
Drift 4.73°

Damage falloff

0%25%50%75%100%0 m700 m1200 m
Full damage to 700 m, 20% at 1200 m

Handling

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Attribute Deviation
Mult Impact Change
Vertical recoil
1× — —
Horizontal recoil
1× — —
Spread
1× — —
Accuracy
1× — —
Equip speed
0.95× -5%
Holster speed
0.95× -5%
ADS time
0.68s
ADS zoom
1.2×
Length
80 cm
Zeroing
200-1200 m

Hit multipliers & ballistics

See how the M249 SAW stacks up against every other weapon in the Wardogs Ballistics Calculator. Compare the M249 SAW

Helmet None
Body Armor None
Round:
Range:
Head 64.4 dmg 2 shots to kill
ZoneMultRaw dmgEffectiveShotsTTKProtection
Head
2.30×64.464.420.07sUnarmored
Neck
1.73×48.348.330.14sUnarmored
Upper torso
1.16×32.332.340.21sUnarmored
Middle torso
1.05×29.429.440.21sUnarmored
Lower torso
1.00×27.927.940.21sUnarmored
Pelvis
0.90×25.225.240.21sUnarmored
Upper arm
0.54×15.115.170.42sUnarmored
Lower arm
0.45×12.612.680.49sUnarmored
Hand
0.27×7.67.6140.92sUnarmored
Upper leg
0.54×15.115.170.42sUnarmored
Lower leg
0.45×12.612.680.49sUnarmored
Foot
0.27×7.67.6140.92sUnarmored
Head: Base 28 × 2.3 hitbox = 64.4 dmg

Ammunition

A well-rounded LMG that is highly configurable for both aggressive and defensive playstyles.

"The average life of a Machine Gunner in Nam was 7 seconds - I hope to improve on that".

Attachments 4 slots | 34 parts

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