M249

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The **FN Herstal M249 Light Machine Gun (LMG)**, known as **[REDACTED]** when released, and known simply as the **M249** in-game, is a very rare and powerful LMG in surviv.io that uses the 5.56mm Ammunition and was added into the game in v0.2.5 "5.56x45mm ... x4" update on February 20th, 2018.

## Info

The M249 is a caricature of the LMG class. It features a giant 100-round magazine and deals 75% more damage against Obstacles, with the drawback of the longest reload time of every gun (except for the M134) and large firing slowdown. It's not just an LMG, however, its extremely fast rate of fire and decent accuracy establish it as a dangerous weapon even in the hands of a moderately skilled player.

## Pros and Cons

### Pros

* High DPS
* High damage per magazine
* High accuracy when standing still
* Easily destroys obstacles
* Especially large magazine
* High fire rate (fastest fire rate out of every LMG except the M134)

### Cons

* Long reload time
	+ However, the DPS with reload time is relatively low
* Long barrel
* Great slowdown applied for holding and for shooting
* Can easily use up lots of 5.56mm ammo if player is not careful when using it
* You will be targeted with this gun due to how rare it is

### Miscellaneous

* Fun to use due to extreme rarity
* Highly sought-after
* Somewhat feared
* Satisfying shooting noise

## Countering

* The M249 practically rules in the open, especially in grassy maps, but higher DPS weapons in close range or shotguns such as the MP220 are likely the only way to finish it off; don't miss or the reload time will kill you as this gun has the second longest reload time of any gun.
* Even with very high DPS and ROF, the M249 is a bad close range weapon if the player has a bad aim. Use even higher DPS weapons like Vector (Both 9mm and .45 ACP) or MAC-10.
* You can use an even better LMG than the M249, the PKP Pecheneg as it has 2x the magazine, higher DPS, higher damage, but worse accuracy.(M134 is also recommended to use, as it can kill in the blink of an eye, but you should have high health and hig adrenaline and good armour to do so. Both guns can make the user be easily hit by weapons with little fire slowdown, snipers and shotguns.)
* ALWAYS take cover, preferablly indestructible obstacles since the M249's high dps will kill you in no time out in the open.
* If you have grenades, spam at them and they will be forced to take cover.
* Try tricking the user to waste all of his bullets with the M249's very high rate of fire and making him reload therefore forcing him to switch to his secondary gun or risk reloading.

## Sounds

* Firing
* Reloading
* Swapping To

## Trivia

* The M249's reloading sound is, for a portion of the reload time, very similar to that of the DP-28; only being slower and with a cocking sound at the end.
* The M249's icon has a 200-round box drum magazine, even though the M249 in-game only has a 100 round capacity.
* The M249, the DP-28, the QBB-97, and the PKPPecheneg are the only guns that have visible magazines/ammunition boxes when holding them in-game.
* The M249's area target range is 800 meters (2,600 feet).
* The M249 has a chance of spawning in golden airdrops, though it is very rare, even rarer than the AWM-S.
* The M249 is referred to as the "[REDACTED]" in the changelog when it was added.
* It's the first LMG to be a belt-fed weapon.
* If you pick up the 100 rounds of 5.56mm with max 5.56mm Ammo from the M249, the 100 rounds of 5.56mm will break up into a 60x 5.56mm and a 40x 5.56mm since the max drop rate for the 5.56 ammunition is 60. This doesn't apply with the M249 since all LMGs drop two rounds of their magazine. It is one of the only three weapons with a magazine capacity that exceeds 60 (The other ones are the QBB-97 and PKP Pecheneg).
* With the Firepower Perk, the M249 has a 150 round magazine, almost as much as the PKP Pecheneg.
* The M249 has a sister gun, the M240. It is very similar in performance and overall but the only difference is that the M240 uses the 7.62mm ammunition.
* It and the PKM are the 2 guns with the second highest magazine size with 100, beaten by PKPPecheneg and M134 with 200.
* The M249's reload is the second longest reload of any gun, with the first one being the M134.

## Special held sprite

The M249, along with every other gold Air Drop exclusive gun, received a new top-down sprite in the v0.6.7 "Community collage" update on November 29, 2018, which also brought the CZ-3A1 Weapon into the game with its own unique sprite. These special skins have more detail than the sticks which represent other weapons.

Gun-m249-top-01.pngThe M249 reskinGun-m249-bot.pngM249 Mag Sprite. It is placed under the rectangle with 7 lines on it above.M249 worldview.pngHow M249 Actually look in-game from a top down perspectiveM249 old.pngHow M249 used to look in-game from a top down perspective before the re-skin
## History

* v0.6.7
	+ Changed world sprite from File:Gun-long-01.img.png to File:Gun-m249-top-01.img.png
	+ Changed world tint from #373735 to #FFFFFF
* v0.2.5
	+ Added (Referred to as [REDACTED] in the changelog)

## Gallery

M249-2.pngAn M249 found in a ShackImage (5).png3 M249s on the groundBest drop.PNGM249 dropped from a Treasure Chest.Screen Shot 2018-05-13 at 2.03.23 PM.pngA M249 shown in the HUD.Surviv-io - 2d battle royale game 6-1-2018 5-26-20 PM.pngM249 found in Hydra BunkerScreenshot from 2018-06-05 19-51-50.pngDying with a M249 in hand at docksSurviv-io - 2d battle royale game 6-10-2018 5-48-23 PM.pngM249 found at the Police Station with a ScarSurviv-io - 2d battle royale game 6-11-2018 5-08-55 PM.pngAn M249 found on the floor at the bank.Screenshot 2018-12-18 at 4.24.51 PM.pngA fellow survivr got his hands on dual M249sScreenshot 2018-09-27 at 6.36.17 PM.pngA survivor got his hands on Dual DEagle 50 and an M249.Screenshot 2018-09-27 at 6.36.42 PM.pngM249 and Dual DEagle 50 roast up a beautiful thanksgiving dinner.Screen Shot 2018-10-03 at 6.22.11 PM.pngAn M249 being picked up in a shipping container at The Docks.Saiga and M249.pngSaiga-12 and M249 at docksScreenshot 2018-10-09 at 3.02.10 PM.pngAn M249 dropped from a chest in the Mansion's secret room.M249 in the new fall update.pngM249 being held in the new fall update.Screenshot-2018-10-13-15-26-28 (1).pngM249 spawned from a barn toilet0E00026A-8103-4215-BD48-B15FCEB65310.pngWinning with M249 and a Vector.Screenshot 2018-10-19 at 1.38.15 PM.pngDouble M249's in the Into the Woods update.9710BE02-607E-4310-AE78-F1F46831C1DB.pngA fellow survivr with M249 and the AWM-S in the default map100% Deathgh.pngA fellow survivr holding both the M249 and USAS-12 in the Frozen-Woods eventTreasureChestM249.pngA fellow survivr finding a M249 in a treasure chest.DoubleM249!.jpgA fellow survivr with 2 M249s and a Hook in the potato map
## Links

* http://surviv.io/img/loot/loot-weapon-m249.svg

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