M240 and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon
FORT BENNING, Ga - The M240 is an air-cooled, gas-operated, fully automatic machine gun that fires from the open bolt position. The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, (SAW), is an individually portable, gas operated, magazine or disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, light machine gun with fixed headspace and quick change barrel feature.
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M240 and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon
FORT BENNING, Ga - The M240 is an air-cooled, gas-operated, fully automatic machine gun that fires from the open bolt position. The M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, (SAW), is an individually portable, gas operated, magazine or disintegrating metallic link-belt fed, light machine gun with fixed headspace and quick change barrel feature. (U.S. Army photos by Markeith Horace, Fort Benning Maneuver Center of Excellence Public Affairs)
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