- Board question
Describe the M240B machine gun and give its ranges.
The M240B is a 7.62 mm, gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed machine gun that fires from the open-bolt position. Maximum effective range is 800 meters on the bipod and 1,800 meters on the tripod with the traversing and elevation mechanism. Maximum range is 3,725 meters.
- Board question
Describe the M249 light machine gun and give its maximum effective range.
The M249 is a 5.56 mm, gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed or magazine-fed automatic weapon that fires from the open-bolt position. Its maximum effective range is 800 meters against an area target when fired from the bipod.