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Battlefield 3[]
— Battlelog description
The M249 is a weapon featured in Battlefield 3.
Singleplayer[]
The M249 is used by some US Marines and is usable in Operation Swordbreaker and sports a Bipod, an ACOG Scope and an Extended Magazine. It can kill in two to three shots.
Co-Op[]
The M249 is Player 2's default primary weapon in the missions Operation Exodus and Exfiltration.
In the former, it comes with a Holographic Sight and Bipod. It can also be picked up by Player 1 in supply drops around the level. In the latter, it comes with a 4x IRNV sight and Foregrip.
Multiplayer[]
The M249 is issued to the Support kit as the first light machine gun unlocked after the default faction light machine guns, at 11,000 Support points, and is the second unlock for the Support kit. Like other machine guns, the M249 comes equipped with a bipod.
Comparatively speaking, the M249 is arguably one of the most versatile machine guns though it has its faults. The standard damage profile of the M249; mainly because of the 5.56x45mm NATO used mainly on ARs, makes recoil surprisingly little allowing for accurate full-auto fire with the expense of high spread. Furthermore, the fire rate means enemies are dropped quickly despite the relative damage handicap of the M249 by comparison to some other machine guns.
The weapon's high fire rate makes it a good weapon for experienced players and being the second unlock for the support kit makes it an excellent gun for beginners. Unfortunately due to the high RPM output, the M249 suffers from one of the worst spreads when firing, as well as making it empty its magazine faster, although this can be remedied with the use of the Extended Magazine attachment.
- For attachments pictures, see M249/Attachments.
Gallery[]
Attachments[]
Battlefield 3: Aftershock[]
The M249 is one of the four selectable primary weapons in Battlefield 3: Aftershock. Unlike the other three, the M249 can only be unlocked when the player watches a trailer for the movie Act of Valor from an advertisement in the game. However, due to a bug, the M249 will not appear on the weapon selection screen, no matter how many times the player watches the trailer over and over again.
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Trivia[]
- The M249 Proficiency Dog Tag shows the FN Minimi/M249 Para used in Battlefield: Bad Company, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and Battlefield Play4Free.
- In the Battlefield 3: Paris Multiplayer Gameplay Trailer, the M249 is seen in the kill feed as the "M-249." The hyphen was removed in the full game.
- In the Battlelog Alpha it was referred to as the "MP60".
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