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M249

WeaponCondition 500
M249

High damage, high rate of fire, belt fed light machine gun.

Shortname: lmg.m249 · Item ID: -2069578888

Craft recipe
High Quality Metal40xHigh Quality MetalRifle Body1xRifle BodyMetal Spring6xMetal SpringGears6xGearsM2491xM249
Workbench tier
T3
Craft time
180s
Not player-craftable
Recycling yields

Radtown Recycler

High Quality Metal24xHigh Quality MetalRifle BodyRifle Body(+1 at 60%)Metal Spring3xMetal Spring(+1 at 60%)Gears3xGears(+1 at 60%)

Safe Zone Recycler

High Quality Metal16xHigh Quality MetalRifle BodyRifle Body(+1 at 40%)Metal Spring2xMetal Spring(+1 at 40%)Gears2xGears(+1 at 40%)

Approximate — recyclers return a share of an item's crafting cost (60% at monument Recyclers, 40% at Safe Zone Recyclers), not a fixed table.

Repair cost
Current condition
%
High Quality Metal8xHigh Quality MetalRifle Body1xRifle BodyMetal Spring2xMetal SpringGears2xGears

A repair bench restores 20% condition per click, at 20% of the recipe cost per point missing.

Attachment slots

3

Sold by NPC vendors
Travelling Vendor1x for 1500–2500 ScrapScrap
Loot sources
★M249 (Deployed)100%High-End Weapons33.3%Lootbag Large Contents14.3%Gold Egg (Contents)11.1%Patrol Helicopter Loot10%Bradley APC Loot4.9%Generic<0.1%Barrel (Better Loot)<0.1%

Chance the item is included whenever that container rolls, resolved through nested loot tables. Approximate — doesn't account for seasonal or event-restricted rotations.

Wielded by
CH47 Gunner150 HPHeavy Scientist300 HPBradley Heavy Guard300 HP