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:I was gonna say- the article says it's used as a SAW, but I'm not sure that's true. It's always seen on a pintle/turret or with a tripod, which are characteristics you would associated with a GPMG, and only present in a relatively small number of cases. I suppose any weapon in a squad automatic weapon if it's organic to a rifle squad, but I don't think these are. Halo never attempts to show organization in-game, and I actually think that's okay since the units often feel like ad-hoc creations made during the chaos of massive battles. But I just don't see much evidence that it's a SAW, at least in any official capacity. It just seems more akin to a 240 than a 249, and 240 variants are rarely used as SAWs (although, I will say that 247 uses the same ammo as the standard service rifle, which the 240 doesn't, at least not for US troops). I mean look at that giant ass tripod, which you would want an assistant gunner to carry over any long range; this weapon cannot be really be fired from the shoulder or even hip with that thing on, and I've never heard of a SAW that can't be fired from the shoulder or hip in a pinch. --[[User:Pvt sleepy|Pvt sleepy]] ([[User talk:Pvt sleepy|talk]]) 05:38, 26 May 2016 (EDT) | :I was gonna say- the article says it's used as a SAW, but I'm not sure that's true. It's always seen on a pintle/turret or with a tripod, which are characteristics you would associated with a GPMG, and only present in a relatively small number of cases. I suppose any weapon in a squad automatic weapon if it's organic to a rifle squad, but I don't think these are. Halo never attempts to show organization in-game, and I actually think that's okay since the units often feel like ad-hoc creations made during the chaos of massive battles. But I just don't see much evidence that it's a SAW, at least in any official capacity. It just seems more akin to a 240 than a 249, and 240 variants are rarely used as SAWs (although, I will say that 247 uses the same ammo as the standard service rifle, which the 240 doesn't, at least not for US troops). I mean look at that giant ass tripod, which you would want an assistant gunner to carry over any long range; this weapon cannot be really be fired from the shoulder or even hip with that thing on, and I've never heard of a SAW that can't be fired from the shoulder or hip in a pinch. --[[User:Pvt sleepy|Pvt sleepy]] ([[User talk:Pvt sleepy|talk]]) 05:38, 26 May 2016 (EDT) | ||
::I agree, there's no reason to believe it's a SAW, there's no source for it either. The weapon is even called the M247 '''General Purpose Machine Gun'''. -- [[User:Topal the Pilot|'''Topal the Pilot''']] [[File:Blueteam.png|20px]] <small>([[User talk:Topal the Pilot|<span style="color:green">'''Talk'''</span>]]|[[Special:Contributions/Topal the Pilot|<span style="color:green">'''Contribs'''</span>]])</small> 05:56, 26 May 2016 (EDT) | |||
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