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Medics can use light machine guns which feature large ammo clips. Be aware however, that these weapons take a long time to reload.
PKM LMG
Unlock: Starting Medic weapon
Details: The PKM LMG is a well balanced, 100 belt clip LMG that doesn't fire as fast as most other LMGs, but has impressive stopping power. It has some great medium-long range capabilities with burst firing. Full auto is ill-advised except for close-short range encounters.
M249 SAW
Unlock: 3,300 Medic Points
Details: The M249 SAW is a slight step-up from the PKM LMG and is one of the first 200 round LMG's the player can aquire. It has a faster fire rate and slightly better accuracy, but it suffers from a slightly lower damage output. However, it's extremely effective at dropping targets if you can land all the fast firing shots on them.
Type 88 LMG
Unlock: 8,600 Medic Points
Details: Being the only other 200 round LMG it has great power second to the M60 but its accuracy is relatively like the M249. It's iron sights are obtrusive and difficult to use, it's best fired in bursts are medium-long range and full auto in close range.
M60
Unlock: 25,000 Medic Points
Details: One of the most used LMG's in the game. It is a powerful if somewhat slow firing LMG with a good accuracy rating but it's iron sights are difficult to use properly and it only has a 100 round belt. It is wise to use a Red Dot sight with this weapon.
XM8 LMG
Unlock: 34,000 Medic Points
Details: The XM8 LMG has great iron sights similar to the Engineers XM8 Compact and the Assaults XM8 Prototype but it has slightly less accuracy than the MG36. It's damage is only slightly lower the M60 and it's reload is much faster, as it reloads with Drum magazines instead of belts.
MG36
Unlock: 42,000 Medic Points
Details: The MG36 comes with a red dot as standard freeing up a perk space in Core gamemodes, in Hardcore it is removed and becomes an open scope that becomes useless. It does slightly more damage than the XM8 LMG and has better accuracy and rate of fire. It's recoil however is slightly higher. The MG36, like the XM8 reloads from a Drum Magazine meaning the weapon reloads faster than the belt fed LMG
MG3
Unlock: 57,000 Medic Points
Details: Other than being the fastest firing gun in the game, it has the lowest damage. Spraying is not recommended because you will empty the whole magazine very quickly. This is an ideal LMG for Close quarter combat, as the witheringly fast rate of fire will keep opponents at bay.
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