Saying that it is some form of SAW is like saying that it is an LMG
And I'm not even sure what tineye is. I thought it was just a picture search engine. I don't know how it would help me with this.
The Johnson M1914 was invented prior to WWII but could not compete with the M1 Garand. ( I think )
Alright fair enough.
The Johnson is not comparable to the Garand for the very reason that it's a Light Machine gun.
Garand was designed for longer distance shooting whereas the Johnson is an assault weapon.