WARDOGS M249 SAW Historical Weapon Guide & Evidence

Season 2 weapon references · client data and creator readings

Wardogs.tools identifies this import as CL-516586, Season 2; its collection and import dates are not published. Nominal rates, velocities and authored curves describe client definitions; runtime behavior and separate extraction pipelines have not been verified.

Nominal fire rate: 850 RPM
Muzzle velocity: 915 m/s
Declared effective range: 700 m
Creator's timed fire rate: 884 RPM

Original firing mode: SEMI/FULL · Timed firing rates were counted from 60 fps video, with possible ±1 frame rounding. Keep the original firing-mode text: nominal cycle rate and observed firing/reload cadence can differ.

Declared effective range and the start of damage falloff are separate fields. Curve points are authored data, with unverified runtime interpolation.

Original source · CL-516586 Creator's timed fire rate · Original source 38 weapons · imported client definitions / 21 profiles · creator damage readings

Closed Beta - 21-23 Aug 2026

Older version data

Alpha price: Not captured
Ammunition: 5.56x45mm
Fire modes: Semi / Full Auto
Weight: 7.5 kg
Progression: Support XP

About these values

Historical

Not confirmed for the current build

Observed build: Closed Beta - 21-23 Aug 2026
Verified on: Aug 23, 2026
Source type: Older creator footage
Confidence: Corroborated

Known details

Evidence tier: corroborated-community.
Creator gameplay capture from Every Weapon Tested in WARDOGS at 07:57; the visible item name or model was matched before publication. Numeric fields remain build-sensitive.
Record label Closed Beta - 21-23 Aug 2026 (not a date for every field): Ammunition: 5.56x45mm
Record label Closed Beta - 21-23 Aug 2026 (not a date for every field): Fire modes: Semi / Full Auto
Record label Closed Beta - 21-23 Aug 2026 (not a date for every field): Weight: 7.5 kg
Record label Closed Beta - 21-23 Aug 2026 (not a date for every field): Progression: Support XP

Unknown for the current build

Current Early Access and full-release values for M249 SAW have not been verified from a current build.
Damage, handling, price, availability, and compatibility can change with a new Build.

How to Use It

Use the M249 SAW for its observed lmg role only when the squad can support its ammunition, replacement cost, and current objective.

Strengths

M249 SAW has a documented place in the pre-release catalogue rather than an inferred real-world role.
Its visible lmg classification makes it comparable with records in the same catalogue filter.
Unknown fields remain visible, which prevents an old test-build value from becoming a permanent recommendation.

Cautions

These pre-release observations may differ from the live Early Access build in price, handling, damage, availability, and unlock conditions.
A catalogue identifier does not prove final attachment, ammunition, or progression compatibility.
Check the original source note for each field before comparing this record with newer footage; the record's Build label is not a shared observation date.

Sources

WARDOGS on Steam
Official source — Last checked August 16, 2026
Team17 WARDOGS page
Official source — Last checked August 16, 2026
Every Weapon Tested in WARDOGS
Creator — Last checked August 30, 2026

WARDOGS M249 SAW