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Evo-3 Ultra vs M249 SAW
The Evo-3 Ultra fires .308 Win, the M249 SAW fires 5.56x45mm. Against an unarmored chest the M249 SAW kills faster. Behind a level 4 plate that reverses: the Evo-3 Ultra gets there first.
Both are light machine guns. The figures below come from the game's own damage tables, worked out on a chest shot against two reference targets: no armor, and a level 4 plate. Nothing here is an opinion about what to carry.
Measured side by side
| Measure | Evo-3 Ultra | M249 SAW |
|---|---|---|
| Damage per roundchest, unarmored target | 32.9 | 27.3 |
| Shots to killchest, unarmored target | 4 | 4 |
| Time to killchest, unarmored target | 0.26 s | 0.21 s |
| Damage per roundchest, level 4 plate | 13.1 | 10.9 |
| Shots to killchest, level 4 plate | 8 | 10 |
| Time to killchest, level 4 plate | 0.60 s | 0.64 s |
| Rounds per minuteas shipped | 700 | 850 |
| Effective rangemetres | 1000 m | 700 m |
A chest shot and two armor tiers is a slice, not the whole answer: a head shot, a limb, a level 2 plate or a different round all move these numbers. Lethality lets you set all of it and shoot the target yourself.