Selective fire version of the standard M14 used as a squad automatic weapon. The speed of the fire will vary depending on the type of automatic weapon. The M6A4 was designed to fulfill the role of the squad automatic weapon. Still, the design was deemed too easy to convert to an automatic weapon. You cannot own an automatic weapon. Walking back to Maaskantje they are apparently ambushed by multiple bursts of automatic weapon fire. In 1913, the U.S. began to search for a superior automatic weapon. The remainder of the enemy, finding themselves without automatic weapon support, fled panic stricken. The weapon's intended combat role is thought to be as a squad automatic weapon. Caliber Machine Gun, M240B Machine Gun, and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. In 1994 the M249 squad automatic weapon was re-designated the M249 light machine gun. Two models were fielded&colon; the "Aleph" individual weapon and the "Bet" squad automatic weapon. The RPK-16 squad automatic weapon is a further modernisation of the RPK-74. The squad automatic weapon variant of the QBZ-95.