M249 SAW

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Battlefield 2[]

M249 SAW

Faction

USMC

Navy SEAL

British SAS (stationary only)
European Union (stationary only)

Kit

Support

HUD icon

Progression

Unlocked at

Unlocked at start

Handling

Firemodes

Fully Automatic

Rate of fire

900 rpm

Ammunition

Magazine

200 rounds

Reload

6.7 seconds

Effects

Damage

25

Multipliers

3 (head)
1 (torso)
0.7 (limbs)
0.66 (armor)

Range and Recoil

Recoil

0.25-0.45 (hip)
0.5 (zoomed)

Spread

Hipfire

Zoomed

0.3 (Min/Prone)
0.45 (Crouch)
1.05 (Stand)

"The Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) is the basis for an infantry squad. Its high rate of fire affects accuracy. For best results the M249 should be fired from a prone position in controlled bursts."

— In game description.

The M249 SAW is a weapon featured in Battlefield 2 and is the first weapon unlocked in the Support kit for the United States Marine Corps. The M249 also appears as a turret, called M249 LMG, that will spawn near certain control points that are held by the USMC and the EU, although without usable iron sights and infinite ammo. It is also mounted on the DPV and RIB.

In the Special Forces expansion pack, it is also used by the Navy SEALs　(both handheld and stationary), while only the stationary version is also used by the British SAS. Additionally, it is mounted on the AIL Raider.

When compared to its MEC counterpart the RPK-74, the M249 has superior spread values, but does marginally less damage; when compared to the QBB-95, the M249 has superior spread and identical damage.