Squad Automatic Weapons
A squad automatic weapon (SAW), also known as a section automatic weapon or light support weapon (LSW), is a man-portable automatic firearm attached to infantry squads or section (military unit), sections as a source of rapid direct firepower. Weapons fulfilling this role can be light machine guns, or modified selective-fire rifles fitted with a heavier gun barrel, barrel, bipod and a ammunition belt, belt/drum magazine, drum-fed design. Squad automatic weapons usually fire the same cartridge (firearms), cartridge (though heavier-bullet variants are preferred) as the assault rifles or battle rifles carried by other members of the unit. This reduces military logistics, logistical requirements by making it only necessary to supply one type of service ammunition to a unit. These weapons are light enough to be carried and operated by one infantryman, unlike medium machine guns (such as the M1919 Browning) that require crew-served weapon, a crew to operate at full effectiveness; or ...
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