Hello you. Can you tell me why LMGs are called light machine

>>34873628
Compared to an M2?

Because they're smaller than gpmgs and hmgs.

>>34873628
They are light compared to medium machine guns. Compare an m249 or mg4 to an m240 or mg3.

Light Machine Gun means it's a squad or crew carriable and deployable machine gun. Usually in a smaller caliber and used for suppression and anti-infantry use. Heavy Machine Guns are larger calibers and used for destroying things that a meager .308 or 5.56 can't easily. Usually they're a helluva lot heavier and not crew serviceable.

I'd rather lug around a 240 or a M249 rather than a M2.

>>34873628
Because it's light enough to be carried and shot by a dude instead of being mounted on a rack and/or vehicle

>>34873628
it is to make the enemy think we are strong by saying that we think they are light

it's a relative term dipshit

OP here.
Makes sense, okay thanks all. I was just wondering.
Don't know alot about machine guns as you can see!
Did not want to google so lazy i'd rather ask you guys.