Light Machine Gun/OG

Functionality[]

The Light Machine Gun is a somewhat precise and manageable weapon with a large magazine size. It is ideal for continued fire against a target, although its not recommended at long range due to its high recoil and rapidly decreasing accuracy. Due to these effects, the weapon works best for structure destruction and for close-to-mid range engagements.

The Light Machine Gun is a Hitscan weapon with First Shot Accuracy enabled.

Stats[]

• 34.20

Current Stats since v34.20[]

The Light Machine Gun uses Medium Bullets and has a Headshot Multiplier of 2x.

	Light Machine Gun Light Machine Gun (Rare)
DPS	200
DAMAGE	25
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	25
MAGAZINE SIZE	100
FIRE RATE	8
RELOAD TIME	5s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	50 (2x)

	Light Machine Gun Light Machine Gun (Epic)
DPS	208
DAMAGE	26
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	26
MAGAZINE SIZE	100
FIRE RATE	8
RELOAD TIME	4.75s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	52 (2x)

Unreleased[]

Note: The stats listed below only exist in the files and are not available in-game.

	Light Machine Gun Light Machine Gun (Common)
DPS	184
DAMAGE	23
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	23
MAGAZINE SIZE	100
FIRE RATE	8
RELOAD TIME	5.5s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	46 (2x)

	Light Machine Gun Light Machine Gun (Uncommon)
DPS	192
DAMAGE	24
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	24
MAGAZINE SIZE	100
FIRE RATE	8
RELOAD TIME	5.25s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	48 (2x)

	Light Machine Gun Light Machine Gun (Legendary)
DPS	216
DAMAGE	27
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	26
MAGAZINE SIZE	100
FIRE RATE	8
RELOAD TIME	4.5s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE	54 (2x)

Sounds[]

Light Machine Gun Sounds
Sounds			ID
Pickup			Rifle_Pickup
Equip			M249_ReloadEnd_01
Shoot	Close Loop		M249_Close_FireLoop_01
	Close Stop		M249_Close_FireStop_01
	Medium		M249_MediumNew_FireLoop_01
	Medium Stop		M249_MediumNew_FireStop_01
	Distant		M249_DistantNew_FireLoop_01
	Distant Stop		M249_DistantNew_FireStop_01
	Casings		M249_Casings_01M249_Casings_02M249_Casings_03M249_Casings_04M249_Casings_XX
	Low Ammo		fort_auto_LowAmmoLoop
Reload	Start		M249_ReloadStart_01
	Insert		M249_ReloadInsert_01
	End		M249_ReloadEnd_01
Drop	Drop		M249_Drop_01
	Land		Weapon_Generic_Drop_Impact_01Weapon_Generic_Drop_Impact_02Weapon_Generic_Drop_Impact_03Weapon_Generic_Drop_Impact_04Weapon_Generic_Drop_Impact_05Weapon_Generic_Drop_Impact_06Weapon_Generic_Drop_Impact_XX
Former Sounds Before v36.20
Pickup
	Stinger		new_weapon_loot_reward_01

Weapon Changes[]

Strategy Guide[]

	This section outlines a strategy.
	Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.

• The Light Machine Gun has a fast first shot accuracy reset, making it usable at long ranges if fired in single shots.
  • However, firing in full-auto at those ranges is impractical due to the initial lateral kick.
• The Light Machine Gun has one of the highest magazine of any weapon and so excels at destroying structures whilst enemies attempt to out-build it.
• Although its DPS is below SMGs standards, the Light Machine Gun can eliminate players in fewer shots and its not penalized as much if you're missing shots.
  • Do still remember that it uses Medium Bullets, which are less common than Light Bullets.

Counters[]

• The Light Machine Gun can be hard countered by staying at medium to long range in an engagement, as its spread would require the opponent to tap-fire.
• As outlined above, the Light Machine Gun is less punishing than most SMG's due to its higher damage per shot, but it still has a lower DPS than most SMGs.
• Shield Bubbles can hard counter a Light Machine Gun, forcing them to get in point blank range, making them susceptible to being hit hard with a shotgun or higher DPS weapon.

Weapon ID[]

The Light Machine Gun is referred to as Figment Assault LMGSAW in the files.

• Rare: Figment_WID_Assault_LMGSAW_Athena_R
• Epic: Figment_WID_Assault_LMGSAW_Athena_VR

Mode Specific History[]

Fortnite OG History[]