M249

Overview
The M249 is a light machine gun found in SMOD: Redux.

The M249 hits hard, fires fast, and has a massive 120 round capacity. This is offset by having a slow reload, heavy recoil, and poor accuracy.

Acquisition
The M249 can be found in Anticitizen One, shortly after meeting up with Alyx in an apartment complex. It can be found in a large bathroom behind a few soldiers and an Ace, inside an item crate wedged inside a carrier found to the left in the shadows.

If it is missed there, it cannot be found again.

Advantages
-Rather powerful.

-Very large capacity of 120 rounds.

-Quick fire rate.

Disadvantages
-Reloads slowly.

-Poor accuracy.

-Heavy recoil.

-Uses the somewhat rare rifle ammo, and burns through said ammo quickly.

-Slows down the player when held.

Tactics
-Don't bother trying to shoot at a long distance with the M249. It's recoil and inaccuracy will assure you'll fail at hitting your mark.

-The M249 is a good weapon for painting a room with lead fast. Feel free to use it against groups.

-When firing automatically with the M249, be sure to pull down carefully on the mouse to counter the recoil.

-Reload often. The M249 reloads quite slowly, and you'll be vulnerable for a while when reloading as a result.

-Don't use the M249 too often, as rifle ammo is not easy to find, and the M249's fire rate makes it easy to burn through every round you have.