M249 light machine gun (English Wikipedia)

Searson, Mike (August 1, 2017). "FNH M249S SAW Light Machine Gun – Military Collector Series". Ammoland. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

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Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), M249 (Field Manual). Headquarters, Department of the Army. December 1985. p. 6. FM 23-14. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
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Jane's Information Group 1998 Jane's Information Group (1998), "United States – M249 Upgrades", Jane's International Defence Review, archived from the original on January 26, 2013

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"Lehký kulomet - 5,56 mm kulomet univerzální FN Minimi (M249 SAW) | Armáda ČR". acr.army.cz (in Czech). Retrieved April 1, 2022.

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LIGHT MACHINE GUN M249 SERIES (PDF) (Field Manual). Headquarters, Department of the Army. May 2017. pp. 100–101. FM 3-22.249.

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"Crew-Served Machine Guns: 5.56-mm and 7.62-mm" (PDF). Headquarters, Department of the Army. July 2006. pp. 1–2. FM 3-22.68. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2018.

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Army chooses Sig Sauer to build its Next Generation Squad Weapon. Army Times. 19 April 2022.

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Lewis, Jack (September 12, 2007). Ken Ramage (ed.). The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons (7th ed.). Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 14, 74, 156, 245. ISBN 978-1-4402-2652-6. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2013. When it comes to machine guns, FNH USA is turning out copies of the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) that has been in the US military inventory for several decades.
Rottman, Gordon L. (2011). The M16. Weapon Series. Osprey Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-84908-891-6. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
Cawthorne, Nigel (2008). The Mammoth Book of Inside the Elite Forces. Robinson. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-78033-731-9. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
"Chapter 10: Machine Gun Employment". The Ranger Handbook. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 2017. pp. 10-1–10-2. ISBN 978-1-387-24122-4. TC 3-21.76. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
U.S. Army Weapons Systems, 2010–2011. Skyhorse Publishing. 2010. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-60239-725-5. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2018.

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Woody, Christopher (June 12, 2017). "The Army wants to ditch the M249 SAW and give the infantry more firepower". Business Insider. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.

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"State OKs Humvees, howitzers for Iraqi peshmerga in ISIS fight". defensenews. April 19, 2017.

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U.S. Army 1968, pp. 18–22 U.S. Army (1968), Report of the M16 Rifle Review Panel. Volume 11, Appendix 10. The Army Small Arms Program (PDF), OCLC 227968366, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012, retrieved March 15, 2009
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Military Analysis Network Archived July 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, M249 Light Machine Gun.

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"FN® M249 SAW". FN America. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2020.

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FNH USA website Archived March 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, M249 description.

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"SAW 200-Round Magazine Case". Gear Illustration. January 22, 2016. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.

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U.S. Army 1992, A-1 Rifle platoon. U.S. Army (1992), FM 7-8: Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, Army Field Manual, archived from the original on February 3, 2021, retrieved April 4, 2009
U.S. Army 2003, 7–9 Automatic or burst fire. U.S. Army (2003), FM 3-22.9: Rifle Marksmanship, Army Field Manual, archived from the original on May 7, 2012, retrieved April 4, 2009
U.S. Army 1994, Preface. U.S. Army (1994), FM 23-14: M249 light machine gun in the automatic rifle role, Army Field Manual, archived from the original on May 17, 2009, retrieved May 19, 2009

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Popenker, Maxim, "Modern Firearms – Mk 48 model 0 7.62 mm Lightweight Machinegun (USA)", World Guns, archived from the original on March 23, 2009, retrieved April 29, 2009

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Burgreen, Todd (May 2, 2017). "Semi-Auto SAW: FN M249S". Gun World. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

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"Infantry News". Infantry. 65 (4): 10. July–August 1975. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

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Jane's Information Group 1996 Jane's Information Group (January 1, 1996), "Stiffening infantry support", Jane's International Defence Review, archived from the original on March 14, 2009, retrieved February 10, 2009
Jane's Information Group 1994 Jane's Information Group (February 1, 1994), "PIP M249 machinegun completes acceptance", Jane's International Defence Review, archived from the original on March 13, 2009, retrieved April 4, 2009
Jane's Information Group 1998 Jane's Information Group (1998), "United States – M249 Upgrades", Jane's International Defence Review, archived from the original on January 26, 2013

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Al-Balaa, Nadine; Nina Akel Khalil (January 15, 2010), قائد الجيش أشاد بدقة التنفيذ والتنسيق (in Arabic), Lebanese Armed Forces, archived from the original on June 30, 2011, retrieved January 15, 2010

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"Afghan National Security Forces Order of Battle" (PDF). Long War Journal. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.

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Lamothe, Dan (July 2, 2010). "Conway eyes additional testing for auto-rifle". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
Lamothe, Dan (December 4, 2009). "H&K is frontrunner in IAR competition". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
Lamothe, Dan (December 3, 2009). "Corps chooses H&K to make SAW replacement". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
Cox 2008 Cox, Matthew (September 15, 2008), "So Long, SAW?", Marine Corps Times, archived from the original on July 6, 2010, retrieved December 26, 2008
Schogol, Jeff (April 2, 2017). "The Corps' quest for the best rifle for infantrymen". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

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Russell, Sara M. (December 2006). "CRM D0015259.A2 Soldier Perspectives on Small Arms in Combat" (PDF). Alexandria, Virginia: CNA. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2015.

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"საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალები ახალი M249 ტიპის მსუბუქი ტყვიამფრქვევებით აღიჭურვა" [Georgian Defense Forces equipped with new M249 light machine guns]. mod.gov.ge. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.

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Moss, Matthew (July 11, 2023). "How a Ukrainian Furniture Company Started Producing Ammo Belt Boxes for Ground Troops". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

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"Army is saying goodbye to the M249 Squad Automatic Rifle after thirty years". PopularMilitary.com. July 12, 2018. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.

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"34. Bercsény László Különleges Műveleti Zászlóalj". ShadowSpear. June 12, 2009. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

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"Legacies of War in the Company of Peace: Firearms in Nepal" (PDF). Nepal Armed Violence Assessment: Issue Brief (2). Small Arms Survey: 5. May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

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"Fort Benning Soldiers evaluate redesigned buttstock for M-240B, M-249". Tactical Life. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.

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Boe, David (August 1, 1997). "Mission Continues" (PDF). The Talon. Vol. 3, no. 31. Eagle Base, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina: 1st Infantry Division (Task Force Eagle) Public Affairs Office. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2013. Sitting atop the platoon leader's HMMWV, the 20-year-old soldier mans a Squad Automatic Weapon and monitors traffic at the crossroads.

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Savage 2002 Savage, David (2002), "The M249 squad automatic weapon", Small Arms in the Marine Corps, archived from the original on January 29, 2009, retrieved December 7, 2008

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Military Analysis Network Archived July 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, M249 Light Machine Gun.
Boe, David (August 1, 1997). "Mission Continues" (PDF). The Talon. Vol. 3, no. 31. Eagle Base, Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina: 1st Infantry Division (Task Force Eagle) Public Affairs Office. p. 6. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2013. Sitting atop the platoon leader's HMMWV, the 20-year-old soldier mans a Squad Automatic Weapon and monitors traffic at the crossroads.
Lewis, Jack (September 12, 2007). Ken Ramage (ed.). The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons (7th ed.). Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 14, 74, 156, 245. ISBN 978-1-4402-2652-6. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2013. When it comes to machine guns, FNH USA is turning out copies of the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) that has been in the US military inventory for several decades.
"FN® M249 SAW". FN America. Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
Lamothe, Dan (July 2, 2010). "Conway eyes additional testing for auto-rifle". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
U.S. Army 1992, A-1 Rifle platoon. U.S. Army (1992), FM 7-8: Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, Army Field Manual, archived from the original on February 3, 2021, retrieved April 4, 2009
U.S. Army 2003, 7–9 Automatic or burst fire. U.S. Army (2003), FM 3-22.9: Rifle Marksmanship, Army Field Manual, archived from the original on May 7, 2012, retrieved April 4, 2009
U.S. Army 1968, pp. 18–22 U.S. Army (1968), Report of the M16 Rifle Review Panel. Volume 11, Appendix 10. The Army Small Arms Program (PDF), OCLC 227968366, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012, retrieved March 15, 2009
U.S. Army 1968, pp. 36, 41–42 U.S. Army (1968), Report of the M16 Rifle Review Panel. Volume 11, Appendix 10. The Army Small Arms Program (PDF), OCLC 227968366, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012, retrieved March 15, 2009
"Infantry News". Infantry. 65 (4): 10. July–August 1975. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
Rottman, Gordon L. (2011). The M16. Weapon Series. Osprey Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-84908-891-6. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
Cawthorne, Nigel (2008). The Mammoth Book of Inside the Elite Forces. Robinson. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-78033-731-9. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
U.S. Army 1994, Preface. U.S. Army (1994), FM 23-14: M249 light machine gun in the automatic rifle role, Army Field Manual, archived from the original on May 17, 2009, retrieved May 19, 2009
Savage 2002 Savage, David (2002), "The M249 squad automatic weapon", Small Arms in the Marine Corps, archived from the original on January 29, 2009, retrieved December 7, 2008
Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW), M249 (Field Manual). Headquarters, Department of the Army. December 1985. p. 6. FM 23-14. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
"SAW 200-Round Magazine Case". Gear Illustration. January 22, 2016. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
U.S. Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command 1993 U.S. Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command (1993), Legacy in the Sand: The U.S. Army Armament, Munitions and Chemical Command in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm (PDF), ISBN 0-7881-0475-6, archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2012, retrieved August 7, 2010
Jane's Information Group 1996 Jane's Information Group (January 1, 1996), "Stiffening infantry support", Jane's International Defence Review, archived from the original on March 14, 2009, retrieved February 10, 2009
Russell, Sara M. (December 2006). "CRM D0015259.A2 Soldier Perspectives on Small Arms in Combat" (PDF). Alexandria, Virginia: CNA. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2015.
Lamothe, Dan (December 4, 2009). "H&K is frontrunner in IAR competition". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
Lamothe, Dan (December 3, 2009). "Corps chooses H&K to make SAW replacement". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2009.
Cox 2008 Cox, Matthew (September 15, 2008), "So Long, SAW?", Marine Corps Times, archived from the original on July 6, 2010, retrieved December 26, 2008
Schogol, Jeff (April 2, 2017). "The Corps' quest for the best rifle for infantrymen". Marine Corps Times. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
Woody, Christopher (June 12, 2017). "The Army wants to ditch the M249 SAW and give the infantry more firepower". Business Insider. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
"Army is saying goodbye to the M249 Squad Automatic Rifle after thirty years". PopularMilitary.com. July 12, 2018. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
"Chapter 10: Machine Gun Employment". The Ranger Handbook. Headquarters, Department of the Army. 2017. pp. 10-1–10-2. ISBN 978-1-387-24122-4. TC 3-21.76. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
"Crew-Served Machine Guns: 5.56-mm and 7.62-mm" (PDF). Headquarters, Department of the Army. July 2006. pp. 1–2. FM 3-22.68. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
FNH USA website Archived March 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, M249 description.
Jane's Information Group 1994 Jane's Information Group (February 1, 1994), "PIP M249 machinegun completes acceptance", Jane's International Defence Review, archived from the original on March 13, 2009, retrieved April 4, 2009
"Fort Benning Soldiers evaluate redesigned buttstock for M-240B, M-249". Tactical Life. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
Popenker, Maxim, "Modern Firearms – Mk 48 model 0 7.62 mm Lightweight Machinegun (USA)", World Guns, archived from the original on March 23, 2009, retrieved April 29, 2009
Burgreen, Todd (May 2, 2017). "Semi-Auto SAW: FN M249S". Gun World. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
Searson, Mike (August 1, 2017). "FNH M249S SAW Light Machine Gun – Military Collector Series". Ammoland. Archived from the original on September 20, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
"OOW M249P, la nueva ametralladora de las tropas de operaciones especiales del Ejército Argentino". June 9, 2021. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
U.S. Army Weapons Systems, 2010–2011. Skyhorse Publishing. 2010. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-60239-725-5. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
"საქართველოს თავდაცვის ძალები ახალი M249 ტიპის მსუბუქი ტყვიამფრქვევებით აღიჭურვა" [Georgian Defense Forces equipped with new M249 light machine guns]. mod.gov.ge. Archived from the original on October 7, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
Al-Balaa, Nadine; Nina Akel Khalil (January 15, 2010), قائد الجيش أشاد بدقة التنفيذ والتنسيق (in Arabic), Lebanese Armed Forces, archived from the original on June 30, 2011, retrieved January 15, 2010
"Legacies of War in the Company of Peace: Firearms in Nepal" (PDF). Nepal Armed Violence Assessment: Issue Brief (2). Small Arms Survey: 5. May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
"Flashback: AFP modernization – 2003 to 2006". Philippine Defense Today. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
"Afghan National Security Forces Order of Battle" (PDF). Long War Journal. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 7, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2012.

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U.S. Army 1968, pp. 18–22 U.S. Army (1968), Report of the M16 Rifle Review Panel. Volume 11, Appendix 10. The Army Small Arms Program (PDF), OCLC 227968366, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012, retrieved March 15, 2009
U.S. Army 1968, pp. 36, 41–42 U.S. Army (1968), Report of the M16 Rifle Review Panel. Volume 11, Appendix 10. The Army Small Arms Program (PDF), OCLC 227968366, archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012, retrieved March 15, 2009
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"OOW M249P, la nueva ametralladora de las tropas de operaciones especiales del Ejército Argentino". June 9, 2021. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.