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Stoner LMG

Posted: 29 May 2012, 21:50
by hyena
Does anybody know whether the Stoner LMG, such as the ARES version is considered support weapon or a light support weapon, having in mind that the real version has all the characteristics of a "proper" machine gun - e.g. belt fed, changeable barell, etc.?

Posted: 03 Jun 2012, 00:50
by Naitzo
Basicly the same as the 249 SAW right?

Posted: 03 Jun 2012, 11:55
by jurgen975
looks like a support wapen to me its the same as the saw M249

Re: Stoner LMG

Posted: 11 Jan 2013, 20:06
by Pat_D
The Ares Stoner LMG ("Light Machine Gun") ist defintly a Support Weapon.

Re: Stoner LMG

Posted: 11 Jan 2013, 21:07
by vinni
Support weapons are divided into 2 classes, support weapons and light support weapons. Both need to be fitted with bibod and Box/drum/cmag.

Light support weapons (KAC LMG, Stoner mk23, RPK, L86,HK23, MG36, G36 etc) are allowed to be tuned to max class 2 (see list above).
Support weapons,(RPK, PKM, M240, M249, M60, MK43, Mg3 etc) are allowed to be tuned to class 4 (see list above)
tadaa
as a rule of thumb: if it's 5.56 or comparable it's a light support weapon, if it's 7.62 it's a support weapon
the exception being the M249, although that shuold count as a light suport weapon in my humble opinion (and given that RPK is mentioned as an example of both configurations, the M249 as a support weapon might very well be a typo)

Re: Stoner LMG

Posted: 12 Jan 2013, 06:35
by Panzergraf
Nope, different weapon. The Stoner LMG is slightly larger and less "rifle-like" than the Stoner Mk23.

Re: Stoner LMG

Posted: 12 Jan 2013, 10:54
by vinni
really? in that case i apologise :oops:

Re: Stoner LMG

Posted: 12 Jan 2013, 11:31
by IntePraktikanten
The stoner LMG is what they call the KAC LMG in the rules listed as a light support weapon.