M249 B/Tom Clancy's The Division 2

Overview
The M249 B is a returning Light Machine Gun in Tom Clancy's The Division 2.

Gameplay
Like in the previous game, the M249 is a high-damage, low rate of fire belt-fed weapon. Compared to the other belt-fed LMGs, the M249 deals more damage than the MG5 and magazine-fed LMGs, but less than the M60.

While it has high-damage, it suffers from poor stability, which results in swaying recoil when firing.

Variants

 * M249 B
 * Tactical M249 Para
 * Military Mk46
 * Obtained from the Dark Zone.
 * Obtainable from Cassie Mendoza.
 * Obtainable from Cassie Mendoza.
 * Obtainable from Cassie Mendoza.

Blueprints

 * Military MK46 Replica

Real World Weapon

 * The M249 is an American produced version of the Belgian FN Minimi.
 * It is capable of having a cyclic rates of 750 RPM to 1000 RPM
 * It fires the 5.56x45mm NATO rounds.
 * The M249 are typically belt feed, but is capable of using the same magazine used on M16 rifles.
 * By standards, it is equipped 200 round belt kept in an attachable box.
 * There are no M249 variant with the designation of "M249B"
 * A similar weapon that is based on the same design and mechanism of the M249 is the Mk. 48.
 * It is essentially a M249 scaled up to fire the 7.62x51mm NATO rounds.
 * Due to the use of the larger 7.62×51mm round the Mk. 48 generally has a cyclic rate lower than that of the M249.
 * The Mk. 48 is capable of having cyclic rates of 500 RPM to 700 RPM.
 * By standards, it is equiped with a 100 round belt kept in an attachable box.