A squad automatic weapon (SAW), also known as a section automatic weapon or light support weapon (LSW), is a man-portable automatic firearm attached to...

The M249 SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon), formally the Light Machine Gun, 5.56 mm, M249, is the United States Armed Forces adaptation of the Belgian FN Minimi...

vertical grip, carrying handle and integrated bipod. It is one of many squad automatic weapon-type firearms that have been developed from the Armalite AR-15 that...

multipurpose weapon. Suggestions included use as an automatic rifle and as a designated marksman rifle, a role where it replaced the Squad Advanced Marksman...

the BAR in the 1950s, when it was intended to be replaced by a squad automatic weapon (SAW) variant of the M14, and as a result the US Army was without...

– squad automatic weapon – 7.62×39mm: Based on the Soviet RPK squad automatic weapon) M72B1 (Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia – 1972 – squad automatic...

The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a United States military program created in 2017 by the U.S. Army to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine,...

it until the 1970s. The ZK-383 was originally designed to be a squad automatic weapon much like the British Bren and Soviet DP27, despite it shooting...

boats and fortifications, usually as an infantry support weapon or squad automatic weapon. The general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) originated with the...

support weapon. LMGs firing cartridges of the same caliber as the other riflemen of the same combat unit are often referred to as squad automatic weapons. While...

carbine, a top-fed light machine gun, a belt-fed squad automatic weapon, or a vehicle mounted weapon. A modular firearm can also be useful for hunters...

An automatic rifle is a type of autoloading rifle that is capable of fully automatic fire. Automatic rifles are generally select-fire weapons capable of...

by soldiers as the SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon). The Ultimax 100 is a gas-operated automatic weapon (capable of fully automatic fire only) with a short-stroke...

Submachine gun / personal defense weapon Squad automatic weapon / light machine gun Grenade launcher Crew-served weapon Medium machine gun / general purpose...

carbine, top-fed light machine gun, belt-fed squad automatic weapon, or as a vehicle mounted weapon. Also known as the M63, XM22, XM23, XM207 or the Mk...

- Squad Automatic Weapon - 5.56×45mm NATO) Ultimax Mark 5 (Republic of Singapore - Squad Automatic Weapon - 5.56×45mm NATO) Personal Defense Weapons CPW...

Semi-Automatic Rifle – 7.62×51mm NATO) C1D (Belgium, Canada – Semi-Automatic Rifle – 7.62×51mm NATO) C2 (Belgium, Canada – Squad Automatic Weapon – 7.62×51mm...

IAR Program was to replace the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) with a single-infantry marine-operated automatic rifle that prioritized lightweight and...

changed to XM7 to avoid confusion with the Colt M5), and the XM250 Squad Automatic Weapon. Operational testing and fielding are scheduled for 2024. The M4...

Union – Squad Automatic Weapon – 7.62×39mm) RPK-74 (Soviet Union – Squad Automatic Weapon – 5.45×39mm) RPK-74M (Soviet Union – Squad Automatic Weapon – 5...

gun") is a Belgian 5.56mm light machine gun, also classified as a squad automatic weapon developed by Ernest Vervier for FN Herstal. Introduced in the late...

lightweight bipod on the front (indicating an intended use as a squad automatic weapon) and a rifle bayonet identical to that of the Berthier Model 1907/15...

operate them, there are important exceptions in the case for both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper rifles. Within the Table of Organization and Equipment...

Light Support Weapon (LSW) is a magazine-fed squad automatic weapon originally intended to provide fire support at a fireteam level. The weapon has a heavier...

For the light machine gun role, the PK is used as the standard squad automatic weapon of the Russian Army. The PK uses a 100-round non-disintegrating...

intermediate cartridges used in assault rifles, light machine guns and squad automatic weapons. HMGs also have more felt recoil than its lighter counterparts...

fed operation typical to Kalashnikov-pattern weapons. It is anticipated to serve as a squad automatic weapon in Russian military use, supplementing the...

configured as assault rifles, carbines, submachine guns, open-bolt squad automatic weapons and a survival rifle version. Belt-fed light machine guns were...

crew-served weapons require more than one person to operate them, there are important exceptions in the case of both squad automatic weapons (SAW) and sniper...

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