LMGs
M249 SAW
5.56mm squad automatic weapon: 100-round belt in a soft pouch, bipod and carry handle on the barrel.
Origin: Belgium / USA, 1984 — FN Herstal (Minimi)
Stats
| Base | After the Forge of Ys | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | M249 SAW | Coffee Grinder |
| Damage (near / far) | 98 – 70 | 255 – 182 |
| Head multiplier | × 2.30 | × 2.30 |
| Effective range | 30 – 70 m | 30 – 70 m |
| Fire rate | 800 rpm | 800 rpm |
| Fire mode | Automatic | Automatic |
| Magazine / reserve | 100 / 400 | 150 / 600 |
| Reload | 5.80s (empty 6.90s) | 5.80s (empty 6.90s) |
| Reload type | Belt | Belt |
| Aim time | 450 ms | 450 ms |
| Sprint-out | 400 ms | 400 ms |
| Movement speed | 86% | 86% |
| Spread (hip / aimed) | 5.2° / 0.30° | 5.2° / 0.30° |
| Penetration | 3 targets | 3 targets |
| Zoom | × 1.20 | × 1.20 |
Effect: Like the machine guns of ’14: it grinds, and grinds, and grinds.
First pass at the Forge of Ys: 5,000 points. Each further pass (2,500 points) keeps these stats and rolls a new elemental ammo, different from the previous one.
Damage falloff
| Distance | Damage per bullet | After the Forge of Ys |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 30 m | 98 | 255 |
| 50 m | 84 | 218 |
| ≥ 70 m | 70 | 182 |
Shots to kill a zombie
| Round | Torso | Head | Torso · Forge of Ys | Head · Forge of Ys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| 20 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 5 |
| 25 | 45 | 20 | 18 | 8 |
| 30 | 72 | 32 | 28 | 12 |
Normal difficulty, point-blank, no Perks. Shotguns: every pellet on target.
Where to find it
- Possible starting weapon when the host allows loadout weapons (level 38).
- In the Mystery Box: weight 1 (1 = regular weapon).
Compatible attachments
| Slot | Compatible attachments |
|---|---|
| Optic | Red dot sight (weapon level 2), Holographic sight (weapon level 4), ACOG 4× scope (weapon level 6), Thermal scope (weapon level 10), Holo and 3× magnifier (weapon level 15) |
| Muzzle | Compensator (weapon level 7), Suppressor (weapon level 8) |
| Barrel | Short barrel (weapon level 9) |
| Underbarrel | Vertical grip (weapon level 3) |
| Magazine | Dual mags (weapon level 5) |
| Stock | Light stock (weapon level 12) |
| Laser | Laser sight (weapon level 11) |
| Ammo | Hollow point rounds (weapon level 13), FMJ rounds (weapon level 14), Match ammo (weapon level 16) |
Camos
- Woodland — Kill 25 enemies
- Sand — Kill 50 enemies
- Urban — Kill 100 enemies
- Tiger — Kill 150 enemies
- Digital — Kill 200 enemies
- Splinter — Kill 300 enemies
- Hex — Kill 400 enemies
- Carbon — Kill 500 enemies
- Blood — Get 50 headshots
- Flames — Get 100 headshots
- Frost — Get 200 headshots
- Magma — Get 350 headshots
- Damascus — Get 500 headshots
- Marble — 200 kills with the weapon upgraded at the Forge of Ys
- Gold — Unlock this weapon’s 14 challenge camos
- Diamond — Get Gold on 3 weapons in the “LMGs” class
- Abyss — Get Diamond in every weapon class