<page_title> M249 light machine gun </page_title> <section_title> Design details </section_title> <table> <cell> 1,041 mm (41 in) <col_header> M249 U.S. LMG </col_header> <row_header> Length </row_header> </cell> <cell> 893 mm (35 in) <col_header> M249 Para U.S. LMG </col_header> <row_header> Length </row_header> </cell> </table>
The M249 Para U.S. LMG is shorter than the M249 U.S. LMG at 893 mm (35 in) long.