FN M249

GPTKB entity

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:accessories	gptkb:Photographer bipod carrying handle spare barrel
gptkbp:broadcasts	belt-fed
gptkbp:caliber	5.56×45mm NATO
gptkbp:combat_role	support weapon
gptkbp:design	Belt-fed, gas-operated, air-cooled
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	FN M249
gptkbp:is_adopted_by	gptkb:NATO_forces
gptkbp:is_used_by	gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:length	1,000 mm (39.4 in) 1,020 m/s (3,350 ft/s) 465 mm (18.3 in) linked ammunition
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:notable_operations	gas-operated
gptkbp:notable_users	gptkb:Vietnam_People's_Army gptkb:Singapore_Armed_Forces gptkb:Iraqi_Armed_Forces gptkb:Macedonian_Army gptkb:military_unit gptkb:Bosnian_Army gptkb:Croatian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Colombian_Army gptkb:Japanese_Self-Defense_Forces gptkb:Jordanian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Serbian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Georgian_Armed_Forces gptkb:military_officer gptkb:U._S._Special_Operations_Command gptkb:Qatar_Armed_Forces gptkb:Indian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Kosovo_Security_Force gptkb:Oman_Armed_Forces gptkb:Philippine_Army gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates_Armed_Forces gptkb:Saudi_Arabian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force gptkb:Bangladeshi_Armed_Forces gptkb:Kuwaiti_Armed_Forces gptkb:Taiwanese_Armed_Forces gptkb:Thai_Armed_Forces gptkb:Pakistani_Armed_Forces gptkb:New_Zealand_Defence_Force gptkb:Afghan_National_Army gptkb:Nepalese_Army gptkb:Montenegrin_Armed_Forces gptkb:South_Korean_Armed_Forces gptkb:Malaysian_Armed_Forces gptkb:Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces gptkb:Bahraini_Defence_Force gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Armed_Forces gptkb:battle
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Belgium
gptkbp:range	3,600 m (11,800 ft) 600 m (2,000 ft)
gptkbp:rate_of_fire	750–1,000 rounds/min
gptkbp:recoil	direct impingement
gptkbp:safety_features	manual safety
gptkbp:sights	iron sights
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:M27_IAR
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:M249_S gptkb:M249_SAW gptkb:M249_Para
gptkbp:weight	7.5 kg (16.5 lb)
gptkbp:year_created	gptkb:1984