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If you use a Machine Gun, you had best expect to kill or hurt very little and get shot at a lot. The duty of a Machine Gunner is to provide his teammates with cover fire, prompting the enemy to keep their heads down. The one machinegun in this game is the FN M249 Para, a SAW or
Squad Automatic Weapon. As the name suggests, it is not an individual's weapon, but is used to protect and cover the squad--your teammates.
5-1 FN M249 Para (ES M249)
WEAPON TYPE: 5.56mm Squad Support Weapon (Paratrooper Type)
WEAPON COST: $5750
AMMO TYPE: 5.56x45mm Remington (NATO)
AMMO/MAX: 100/200
AMMO COST: $60 (30)
The FN M249 was a late entry among the contenders for the US Military's search for a new SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), to replace the previous squad automatic weapon, the BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle). The BAR had been in service since just before World War II, and with the development of the 5.56mm round as standard, the .30-08 BAR was far more than obsolete.
What was needed was a machine-gun type of support weapon that was easily carried by members of small units. The 7.62mm M60 was a fairly good
General-Purpose Machine Gun but (As Vietnam proved) a horrible squad weapon to carry around, being heavy to lug around and requiring constant maintenance. Later Army experiments in making the 7.62mm M14A1 and
5.56mm M16A1 rifles into mini-machineguns also failed miserably.
Finally, in 1982, the Army chose the FN M249.
The small and lightweight machinegun had already been accepted fairly by
Europeans (It is known as the FN Minimi in Europe). At first skeptical,
Army and Marine Corps later embraced the new weapon's abilities. The
M249-series of machineguns have since been used as replacements for some
M60 machineguns on Humvees and small squads. There are many differing versions of the M249 depending on its use in the field:
- The standard US Army Infantry M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), also known as the AR (Automatic Rifle) comes with a folding bipod and a fixed plastic stock. It can operate under two rates of fire, slow (750rpm, for short bursts) and fast (1000rpm, for full covering fire). Every SAW has a full-length quick-change barrel.
- The Special Forces variant, the M249 SPW (Special Purpose Weapon) is a version with a retractable stock, FIRM mounting rails (also known as
Picatinny rails) similar to the M4A1, to mount scopes, lasers, and flashlights, and a detachable bipod.
- The version in CS, the M249 Para SAW, is also called the Special
Operations Peculiar Modification (SOPM). The weapon packs a shortened barrel and telescopic buttstock. PFC Daniel Rosenthal, himself a SAW
Gunner, points out that the retractable stock is very uncomfortable, and many soldiers prefer to fire the weapon with the buttstock retracted.
This explains why I'd mistakenly thought the M249 Para has no stock--the stock is retracted.
- The European version FN 'Minimi' is almost identical to the standard- issue SAW, only it comes with a full metal frame stock and is used by the British forces such as the SAS. Unlike the US Army-issue M249s, the
Minimi does not have a secondary feed mechanism for M16/M4 magazines.
Originally, only the SPW had picatinny rail mounts, but as with the
M4/M4A1/M16, these soon became standard for most, if not all M249 SAW guns down the line. The rail system is mounted on top of the Feed Tray
Cover Assembly, which can be used to mount the PVS-4 and PVS-5 night sights, as well as the MGO (machine gun optic).
The M249 is potentially the highest-casualty producing weapon in a squad, and is highly accurate to 500 meters with the first 5-7 round burst fired from the prone position and bipod set.
POINT: The M249 Para, at least in CS is not a high kill ratio weapon at all. It is indeed accurate, but only for the first two or three round bursts (Automatic Rifle). Its primary purpose is to lay a suppressive fire to cover your teammates and force your opponents to keep their heads down or get hit. It's not really a weapon for finesse. That is why it packs a 100-round belt-fed magazine; 80% of that ammo will go straight into the air.
As a team player's weapon, it works wonders. Often, an M249 can soften up enemy players enough for your lighter SMG or Rifle-armed teammates to pick off with ease much later. It also does quite well when firing blindly at walls behind which enemy players lurk. Clearly, it's a gun that you'd use for helping out your team and ignoring your own self, since majority of enemy players will try to nail you second (The AWM
Snipers come first, of course).
As an individual's weapon, it's the worst you could pick. Now I know that there are some people who are actually good with this weapon, firing it in bursts to preserve a sense of accuracy, and that method works quite well for them. But I find the weight (low movement rate) plus the 5.56mm rounds completely unacceptable. Then again I prefer the use of SMGs and Carbines over Assault/Sniper Rifles. In any case, if you pick this gun you'd best know what you're doing.
TACTICS: Support only. Lay a suppressive fire to protect your teammates and force the enemy down. The M249 is very heavy, so close-range combat is almost suicide. Best used by experts. In the Philippines, it has the ubiquitous distinction of being called the "Macho Gun" due to its high firepower and low hit rate despite the accuracy.
FN M249 Para
Manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Cal Remington)
Type: 5.56x45mm Squad Support Weapon (Paratrooper Type)
Total Length: 739.09mm (28.98 in.)
Height (Total): ?
Width of Frame: ?
Empty Weight: 6000g (13.22 lbs.)
Magazine Capacity: 100 Round Beltfeed Magazine
=================
6 -- Primary Ammo
=================
These are the rifle and machine gun rounds. SMG primary rounds are actually pistol rounds, but they are purchased in CS as primary ammo.
For the purposes of this FAQ (and to avoid repeating myself), I arranged the data on SMG ammo under Secondary Ammo. You will also notice that
Millimeter rounds are arranged like this: 9x19mm. This is to indicate the bullet's dimensions; 9mm in diameter and 19mm in length. Thus, a
5.56x45mm rifle round is smaller in width than a 9x19mm pistol round, but is far longer, and thus has more penetrating power.
A - Gauge 12 Buckshot (18.4 mm Shell)
2-1 Benelli M3 Super90 (Leone 12 Gauge Super)
2-2 Benelli XM1014 (Leone YG1265 Auto Shotgun)
12-Gauge Buckshot is the standard type of shotgun shell used by Military and SWAT forces. Although there are many types of shotgun rounds, 12-
Gauge is the best blend of power and shot size for security use; shot ball large enough to cause considerable injury and an acceptable spread area of fire. The shell is called Buckshot since this particular pellet type was originally designed for deer hunting. The other commonly used type is Birdshot (Duck/Fowl hunting), which has a wider spread but not as much power due to the smaller pellets.
B - 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Caliber Remington)
4-2 SIG SG552 Commando (Krieg 552 Commando)
4-3 Colt M4A1 Carbine (Maverick M4A1 Carbine)
4-4 Steyr AUG (Bullpup)
4-8 SIG SG550 Sniper (Krieg 550 Commando)
5-1 FN M249 Para (ES M249)
The U.S-made 5.56mm round was developed as a lighter alternative to the powerful but heavy 7.62mm NATO rounds. Before the 5.56mm (previously known as the .223 Cal Remington), NATO rifles and machineguns were chambered for the bigger 7.62mm round. The 5.56mm was later developed as a scaled-down rifle round, and with the introduction of the M16A1 it quickly became a more popular ammo type, being adopted by NATO soon afterward.
C - 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 Caliber Winchester Magnum)
4-1 AK-47 (CV-47)
4-5 Steyr Scout (Schmidt Scout)
4-7 HK G3/SG1 (D3/AV-1 Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle)
In real life, the AK-47 fires the 7.62x39mm WP (Warsaw Pact/Soviet), but for CS purposes it uses the NATO 7.62x51mm round. It's an older round type developed after World War II and can directly trace its lineage from the .30-06 Cal rounds used in the old M1 Garand rifles. After WWII, the .308 Cal was developed and chambered for many NATO rifles and machineguns, and adopted by NATO as standard rifle ammo until the appearance of the 5.56x45mm round. The 7.62mm is still used in most sniper rifles for its sheer power, but has mostly been replaced by lighter weapons chambered for the lighter 5.56mm round.
D - .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6x70mm)
4-6 AI Arctic Warfare/Magnum (Magnum Sniper Rifle)
This special round was originally developed in 1983 for the US Navy SEAL team snipers. It provided the teams with a sniper round that could easily punch through walls and vehicles like the .50 Cal BMG (12.7mm)
Barret rifle, but with a weight and size closer to the more manageable standard .308 Cal Winchester (7.62mm NATO) sniper rifle ammo.
===================
7 -- Secondary Ammo
===================
Secondary ammunition are the pistol rounds. In the case of SMGs, some of these are actually bought as Primary Ammo, unless both of your Primary and Secondary weapons are equipped with the same Ammo Type. Examples of these combinations are:
5.7x28mm FN - Five-SeveN & P90 9x19mm NATO - Glock G18/Dual Beretta & MP5/Steyr TMP
.45 Cal ACP - USP Tactical & UMP45/MAC-10
If both your Primary and Secondary weapons have the same ammo type, then whether you buy Primary (6) or Secondary (7) on the buy menu, you're equipping ammo for both weapons at the same time. The advantage to this is that buying ammo is much quicker, but you're limited by the total amount of ammo you can carry. For the most part, I'd recommend using dissimilar Primary and Secondary Ammo types, so that you can carry more.
A - 9x19mm NATO (Parabellum/Luger)
1-2 Glock G18 Select Fire (9x19mm)
1-5 Dual Beretta 96G (.40 Dual Elites)
3-1 HK MP5-Navy (SMG)
3-2 Steyr Tactical Machine Pistol (Schmidt MP)
The 9mm Parabellum/Luger round has been around since World War II, originally chambered for the now-infamous German Luger 9mm pistol. Since then, it has become one of the most common handgun rounds in the world, especially in Europe. It packs more of a punch than the older .38 Cal
S&W and .22 Cal LR pistol rounds, and is smaller than the older and bulkier .45 Cal ACP round, which is why it is quite commonplace.
Naturally, many pistols and SMGs use the 9mm as its ammo type. It's cheap, plentiful, and a fairly effective stopper against unarmoured targets. Against Kevlar-wearing opponents, it is a slightly different story...
B - .357 Caliber SIG/Magnum
1-4 SIG P228 (228)
The .357 Cal Magnum was the first of the high-powered ammo rounds designed for handguns, and is currently the smallest of the Magnum-class rounds. The .357 round's reputation has since been overshadowed by its siblings, the .44 Cal Magnum and the .50 Cal Action Express, but it still has incredible stopping power for a handgun.
C - .45 Caliber ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol)
1-1 HK USP .45 Tactical (K&M .45)
3-4 Ingram MAC-10
3-5 HK UMP45 (K&M UMP45)
The .45 Cal ACP round was introduced by Colt Firearms as a more powerful handgun ammo type to replace the .38 Cal revolvers then in service (in no small part due to us Filipinos). Not long afterward, John Browning developed the weapon that would make Colt and the .45 ACP round a household name: The Colt M1911 Autopistol. Although it is bigger than the .357 Cal rounds, it does less damage since it is an older round and subsonic. Conversely, it is easier to suppress the sound of a subsonic round than a supersonic round (no sonic boom), which is why the USP
Tactical has a good Suppresser--though it is subsonic, the bullet's sheer bulk still packs a wallop.
D - 5.7x28mm FN (Fabrique Nationale)
1-6 FN Five Seven
3-3 FN P90 (ES C90)
A new round developed by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium, the 5.7x28mm round easily looks like a smaller version of the 5.56x45mm or 7.62x51mm rifle rounds and is designed to penetrate armour easily yet still do a
Squad Automatic Weapon. As the name suggests, it is not an individual's weapon, but is used to protect and cover the squad--your teammates.
5-1 FN M249 Para (ES M249)
WEAPON TYPE: 5.56mm Squad Support Weapon (Paratrooper Type)
WEAPON COST: $5750
AMMO TYPE: 5.56x45mm Remington (NATO)
AMMO/MAX: 100/200
AMMO COST: $60 (30)
The FN M249 was a late entry among the contenders for the US Military's search for a new SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), to replace the previous squad automatic weapon, the BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle). The BAR had been in service since just before World War II, and with the development of the 5.56mm round as standard, the .30-08 BAR was far more than obsolete.
What was needed was a machine-gun type of support weapon that was easily carried by members of small units. The 7.62mm M60 was a fairly good
General-Purpose Machine Gun but (As Vietnam proved) a horrible squad weapon to carry around, being heavy to lug around and requiring constant maintenance. Later Army experiments in making the 7.62mm M14A1 and
5.56mm M16A1 rifles into mini-machineguns also failed miserably.
Finally, in 1982, the Army chose the FN M249.
The small and lightweight machinegun had already been accepted fairly by
Europeans (It is known as the FN Minimi in Europe). At first skeptical,
Army and Marine Corps later embraced the new weapon's abilities. The
M249-series of machineguns have since been used as replacements for some
M60 machineguns on Humvees and small squads. There are many differing versions of the M249 depending on its use in the field:
- The standard US Army Infantry M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), also known as the AR (Automatic Rifle) comes with a folding bipod and a fixed plastic stock. It can operate under two rates of fire, slow (750rpm, for short bursts) and fast (1000rpm, for full covering fire). Every SAW has a full-length quick-change barrel.
- The Special Forces variant, the M249 SPW (Special Purpose Weapon) is a version with a retractable stock, FIRM mounting rails (also known as
Picatinny rails) similar to the M4A1, to mount scopes, lasers, and flashlights, and a detachable bipod.
- The version in CS, the M249 Para SAW, is also called the Special
Operations Peculiar Modification (SOPM). The weapon packs a shortened barrel and telescopic buttstock. PFC Daniel Rosenthal, himself a SAW
Gunner, points out that the retractable stock is very uncomfortable, and many soldiers prefer to fire the weapon with the buttstock retracted.
This explains why I'd mistakenly thought the M249 Para has no stock--the stock is retracted.
- The European version FN 'Minimi' is almost identical to the standard- issue SAW, only it comes with a full metal frame stock and is used by the British forces such as the SAS. Unlike the US Army-issue M249s, the
Minimi does not have a secondary feed mechanism for M16/M4 magazines.
Originally, only the SPW had picatinny rail mounts, but as with the
M4/M4A1/M16, these soon became standard for most, if not all M249 SAW guns down the line. The rail system is mounted on top of the Feed Tray
Cover Assembly, which can be used to mount the PVS-4 and PVS-5 night sights, as well as the MGO (machine gun optic).
The M249 is potentially the highest-casualty producing weapon in a squad, and is highly accurate to 500 meters with the first 5-7 round burst fired from the prone position and bipod set.
POINT: The M249 Para, at least in CS is not a high kill ratio weapon at all. It is indeed accurate, but only for the first two or three round bursts (Automatic Rifle). Its primary purpose is to lay a suppressive fire to cover your teammates and force your opponents to keep their heads down or get hit. It's not really a weapon for finesse. That is why it packs a 100-round belt-fed magazine; 80% of that ammo will go straight into the air.
As a team player's weapon, it works wonders. Often, an M249 can soften up enemy players enough for your lighter SMG or Rifle-armed teammates to pick off with ease much later. It also does quite well when firing blindly at walls behind which enemy players lurk. Clearly, it's a gun that you'd use for helping out your team and ignoring your own self, since majority of enemy players will try to nail you second (The AWM
Snipers come first, of course).
As an individual's weapon, it's the worst you could pick. Now I know that there are some people who are actually good with this weapon, firing it in bursts to preserve a sense of accuracy, and that method works quite well for them. But I find the weight (low movement rate) plus the 5.56mm rounds completely unacceptable. Then again I prefer the use of SMGs and Carbines over Assault/Sniper Rifles. In any case, if you pick this gun you'd best know what you're doing.
TACTICS: Support only. Lay a suppressive fire to protect your teammates and force the enemy down. The M249 is very heavy, so close-range combat is almost suicide. Best used by experts. In the Philippines, it has the ubiquitous distinction of being called the "Macho Gun" due to its high firepower and low hit rate despite the accuracy.
FN M249 Para
Manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Cal Remington)
Type: 5.56x45mm Squad Support Weapon (Paratrooper Type)
Total Length: 739.09mm (28.98 in.)
Height (Total): ?
Width of Frame: ?
Empty Weight: 6000g (13.22 lbs.)
Magazine Capacity: 100 Round Beltfeed Magazine
=================
6 -- Primary Ammo
=================
These are the rifle and machine gun rounds. SMG primary rounds are actually pistol rounds, but they are purchased in CS as primary ammo.
For the purposes of this FAQ (and to avoid repeating myself), I arranged the data on SMG ammo under Secondary Ammo. You will also notice that
Millimeter rounds are arranged like this: 9x19mm. This is to indicate the bullet's dimensions; 9mm in diameter and 19mm in length. Thus, a
5.56x45mm rifle round is smaller in width than a 9x19mm pistol round, but is far longer, and thus has more penetrating power.
A - Gauge 12 Buckshot (18.4 mm Shell)
2-1 Benelli M3 Super90 (Leone 12 Gauge Super)
2-2 Benelli XM1014 (Leone YG1265 Auto Shotgun)
12-Gauge Buckshot is the standard type of shotgun shell used by Military and SWAT forces. Although there are many types of shotgun rounds, 12-
Gauge is the best blend of power and shot size for security use; shot ball large enough to cause considerable injury and an acceptable spread area of fire. The shell is called Buckshot since this particular pellet type was originally designed for deer hunting. The other commonly used type is Birdshot (Duck/Fowl hunting), which has a wider spread but not as much power due to the smaller pellets.
B - 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Caliber Remington)
4-2 SIG SG552 Commando (Krieg 552 Commando)
4-3 Colt M4A1 Carbine (Maverick M4A1 Carbine)
4-4 Steyr AUG (Bullpup)
4-8 SIG SG550 Sniper (Krieg 550 Commando)
5-1 FN M249 Para (ES M249)
The U.S-made 5.56mm round was developed as a lighter alternative to the powerful but heavy 7.62mm NATO rounds. Before the 5.56mm (previously known as the .223 Cal Remington), NATO rifles and machineguns were chambered for the bigger 7.62mm round. The 5.56mm was later developed as a scaled-down rifle round, and with the introduction of the M16A1 it quickly became a more popular ammo type, being adopted by NATO soon afterward.
C - 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 Caliber Winchester Magnum)
4-1 AK-47 (CV-47)
4-5 Steyr Scout (Schmidt Scout)
4-7 HK G3/SG1 (D3/AV-1 Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle)
In real life, the AK-47 fires the 7.62x39mm WP (Warsaw Pact/Soviet), but for CS purposes it uses the NATO 7.62x51mm round. It's an older round type developed after World War II and can directly trace its lineage from the .30-06 Cal rounds used in the old M1 Garand rifles. After WWII, the .308 Cal was developed and chambered for many NATO rifles and machineguns, and adopted by NATO as standard rifle ammo until the appearance of the 5.56x45mm round. The 7.62mm is still used in most sniper rifles for its sheer power, but has mostly been replaced by lighter weapons chambered for the lighter 5.56mm round.
D - .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6x70mm)
4-6 AI Arctic Warfare/Magnum (Magnum Sniper Rifle)
This special round was originally developed in 1983 for the US Navy SEAL team snipers. It provided the teams with a sniper round that could easily punch through walls and vehicles like the .50 Cal BMG (12.7mm)
Barret rifle, but with a weight and size closer to the more manageable standard .308 Cal Winchester (7.62mm NATO) sniper rifle ammo.
===================
7 -- Secondary Ammo
===================
Secondary ammunition are the pistol rounds. In the case of SMGs, some of these are actually bought as Primary Ammo, unless both of your Primary and Secondary weapons are equipped with the same Ammo Type. Examples of these combinations are:
5.7x28mm FN - Five-SeveN & P90 9x19mm NATO - Glock G18/Dual Beretta & MP5/Steyr TMP
.45 Cal ACP - USP Tactical & UMP45/MAC-10
If both your Primary and Secondary weapons have the same ammo type, then whether you buy Primary (6) or Secondary (7) on the buy menu, you're equipping ammo for both weapons at the same time. The advantage to this is that buying ammo is much quicker, but you're limited by the total amount of ammo you can carry. For the most part, I'd recommend using dissimilar Primary and Secondary Ammo types, so that you can carry more.
A - 9x19mm NATO (Parabellum/Luger)
1-2 Glock G18 Select Fire (9x19mm)
1-5 Dual Beretta 96G (.40 Dual Elites)
3-1 HK MP5-Navy (SMG)
3-2 Steyr Tactical Machine Pistol (Schmidt MP)
The 9mm Parabellum/Luger round has been around since World War II, originally chambered for the now-infamous German Luger 9mm pistol. Since then, it has become one of the most common handgun rounds in the world, especially in Europe. It packs more of a punch than the older .38 Cal
S&W and .22 Cal LR pistol rounds, and is smaller than the older and bulkier .45 Cal ACP round, which is why it is quite commonplace.
Naturally, many pistols and SMGs use the 9mm as its ammo type. It's cheap, plentiful, and a fairly effective stopper against unarmoured targets. Against Kevlar-wearing opponents, it is a slightly different story...
B - .357 Caliber SIG/Magnum
1-4 SIG P228 (228)
The .357 Cal Magnum was the first of the high-powered ammo rounds designed for handguns, and is currently the smallest of the Magnum-class rounds. The .357 round's reputation has since been overshadowed by its siblings, the .44 Cal Magnum and the .50 Cal Action Express, but it still has incredible stopping power for a handgun.
C - .45 Caliber ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol)
1-1 HK USP .45 Tactical (K&M .45)
3-4 Ingram MAC-10
3-5 HK UMP45 (K&M UMP45)
The .45 Cal ACP round was introduced by Colt Firearms as a more powerful handgun ammo type to replace the .38 Cal revolvers then in service (in no small part due to us Filipinos). Not long afterward, John Browning developed the weapon that would make Colt and the .45 ACP round a household name: The Colt M1911 Autopistol. Although it is bigger than the .357 Cal rounds, it does less damage since it is an older round and subsonic. Conversely, it is easier to suppress the sound of a subsonic round than a supersonic round (no sonic boom), which is why the USP
Tactical has a good Suppresser--though it is subsonic, the bullet's sheer bulk still packs a wallop.
D - 5.7x28mm FN (Fabrique Nationale)
1-6 FN Five Seven
3-3 FN P90 (ES C90)
A new round developed by Fabrique Nationale of Belgium, the 5.7x28mm round easily looks like a smaller version of the 5.56x45mm or 7.62x51mm rifle rounds and is designed to penetrate armour easily yet still do a
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