squad automatic weapon

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 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 barrel, bipod and a belt/drum-fed design.

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LSW; SAW; light support weapon; section automatic weapon
light machine gun, 

Ares Shrike 5.56, Breda 30, Bren light machine gun, Colt Automatic Rifle, Diemaco LSW, HK LMG36, Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gun, L86 LSW, Lahti-Saloranta M/26, Lewis gun, M1941 Johnson machine gun, M249 SAW, M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, Madsen machine gun, Mendoza C-1934, Sampo L-41, SureFire MGX, Type 11 light machine gun, Type 99 light machine gun, Vickers-Berthier, weapon functional class, Zastava M05G1, Zastava M65, Zastava M72, Zastava M77, Zastava M82, Zastava M90, 

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  Colt Automatic Rifle ⓘ
  5.56mm NATO firearm

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  Diemaco LSW ⓘ
  light support weapon

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  L86 LSW ⓘ
  squad automatic weapon, variant of the L85 rifle

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  SureFire MGX ⓘ
  squad automatic weapon

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  Breda 30 ⓘ
  light machine gun

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  M249 SAW ⓘ
  5.56 mm light machine gun

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  M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle ⓘ
  lightweight German assault rifle

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BD-15 light machine gun made by Bangladesh Ordnance Factories

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		Colt Automatic Rifle	squad automatic weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		Diemaco LSW	squad automatic weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		L86 LSW	squad automatic weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		SureFire MGX	squad automatic weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1930	Breda 30	squad automatic weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1976	M249 SAW	FN Minimi, squad automatic weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon	2011	M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle	squad automatic weapon	Wikidata
commons	image		BD-15 light machine gun made by Bangladesh Ordnance Factories		Commons