FREE MILITARY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT M249 EXAM

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FREE MILITARY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT M249 EXAM

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Question 1: Describe the M249.

Answer:

The M249 machine gun is a gas-ope , air-cooled, belt or magazine-fed, automatic weapon that fires from the open-bolt position.

Question 2: Name 3 assault firing positions used with the M249.

Answer:

Shoulder, Hip, Underarm

Question 3: How do you adjust for elevation with the M249?

Answer:

Adjustments for elevation (range) require the automatic rifleman to turn the elevation knob (closest to the buttstock) on the rear sight to the desired range setting.

Question 4: How do you adjust for windage with the M249?

Answer:

Adjustments for windage are made by traversing the rear sight right and left along the sliding scale.

Question 5: What is the basic load of ammunition for the M249?

Answer:

1,000 Rounds (Five 200 round drums)

Question 6: What feild manual covers the M249?

Answer:

FM 3-22.68

Question 7: What is the weight of the M249?

Answer:

16.41 Pounds

Question 8: What is the maximum range of the M249 (SAW)?

Answer:

3,600 Meters

Question 9: What are the rates of fire for the M249?

Answer:

Sustained rate is 100 rounds per minute; Rapid rate is 200 rounds per minute; Cyclic rate is 650 to 850 rounds per minute

Question 10: What does S.A.W. stand for?

Answer:

Squad Automatic Weapon Question 11: What is the maximum effective range of the M249 with tripod and T+E?

Answer:

1,000 Meters

Question 12: What are two unique features of the M249?

Answer:

It has a regulator to change the rate of fire, and it is fed by M16 magazines as well as belt fed

Question 13: What is the maximum range of the M249 against a point target for both tripod and bipod?

Answer:

Tripod - 800 Meters; Bipod - 600 Meters Question 14: The M249 is loaded, fired, unloaded and cleared from what bolt position?

Answer:

The open bolt position

Question 15: What are the 8 major groups of the M249?

Answer:

Operating Rod Group; Barrel Group; Handguard Group; Buttstock and Buffer Assembly Group; Trigger Mechanism Group; Gas Cylinder Group; Bipod Group; Receiver Group

Question 16: What are the steps to the cycle of functioning for the M249?

Answer:

Feeding; Chambering; Locking; Firing; Unlocking; Extracting; Cocking

Question 17: What is the length of the M249?

Answer:

40.87 Inches Question 18: What is the maximum range of the M249 against an area target for both tripod and bipod?

Answer:

Tripod - 1,000 Meters; Bipod - 800 Meters