Editing M20 PDW

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name=M20/PDW
|image=[[File:H5G-Render-SMG.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/submachine-gun|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=SMG|D=13|M=04|Y=2016}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=176}}
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|type=Personal defense weapon{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|length={{Convert|21.9|in|cm|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width={{Convert|4.4|in|cm|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|height={{Convert|11.6|in|cm|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|weight={{Convert|1.3|kg|lb|sigfig=3|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|ammotype=[[5.7×28mm|M490 5.7×28mm HV-AP]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|capacity=60 round magazine{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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The '''M20/Personal Defense Weapon''' ('''M20/PDW''') is small arm produced by [[Misriah Armory]] and issued to [[United Nations Space Command]] service personnel.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The M20 serves as a replacement for the [[M7 SMG]] in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-Covenant war]] era. The weapon is issued to UNSC vehicle and aircraft crews, security personnel, and [[Spartan]]s who expect to encounter close-quarters combat.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLocke|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-locke-load|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Locke & Load|D=08|M=11|Y=2020}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The M20 is visually similar to its predecessor, though it differs in using a new high-velocity armor-piercing round that increases the amount of kinetic energy imparted to the target, specifically developed to counter the proliferation of military-grade armor among [[Insurrectionist]] cells and as a response to [[Covenant]] [[Energy shielding|energy shield]] technology.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The weapon uses top-mounted magazines of cased [[5.7×28mm|5.7×28mm High Velocity, Armor Piercing (HV-AP)]] ammunition rather than the side-mounted magazines of caseless ammunition used by the M7. The top-mounted magazine offers an improved reload time and allows the weapon to be more open to customisation and field-modification,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} with the weapon compatible with nearly all UNSC [[weapon attachment]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

By default, the M20 is equipped with a reflex [[CQB sight]], though as per above this can be swapped out.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The weapon's main frame features a retracting stock, folding foregrip, and a [[Smart-linking|smart-link]] electronics package to allow it to be used with any UNSC helmet. The weapon's lightweight construction allows it to be fired one-handed.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} 

===Variants===
The M20's accessibility to production and customisation has opened the weapon up to having a large catalog of subvariants.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} It is compatible with nearly all UNSC [[weapon attachment]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
;Sight options
*'''Standard''': SMG with [[CQB sight]]. Standard configuration best suited for close-quarters combat while leveraging [[Smart-linking|smart-link]].SMG with CQB Sight. {{Ref/Game|Id=REQ|H5G|List of REQ cards|REQ card|Detail=SMG|Quote=Rapid fire submachine gun best suited for close-quarters combat wile leveraging Smart-Link.}}
*'''Morph SMG''': SMG with [[Morph sight]]. Advanced tactical configuration used by the UEG's elite bodyguard corps.{{Ref/Game|Id=Morph|H5G|List of REQ cards|REQ card|Detail=Projection SMG|Quote=SMG with Morph Sight. Advanced tactical configuration used by the UEG's elite bodyguard corps}}
*'''Projection SMG''': SMG with [[Projection sight]]. [[SWAT]] configuration used by UNSC military police and UEG security forces.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}}{{Ref/Game|Id=Projection|H5G|List of REQ cards|REQ card|Detail=Projection SMG|Quote=SMG with Projection Sight and Energy Bayonet. SWAT configuration used by UNSC military police and UEG security forces.}}
*'''Recon SMG''': SMG with [[Recon sight]]. Personal defense weapon configuration issued to UNSC [[pilot]]s.{{Ref/Game|Id=Recon|H5G|List of REQ cards|REQ card|Detail=Hybrid SMG|Quote=SMG with Recon Sight. Personal defense weapon configuration issued to UNSC pilots.}}
*'''Hybrid SMG''': SMG with [[Holoscope]]. Personal defense weapon configuration used by [[Sangheili]] liaison teams.{{Ref/Game|Id=Hybrid|H5G|List of REQ cards|REQ card|Detail=Hybrid SMG|Quote=SMG with Hybrid Sight. Personal defense weapon configuration used by Sangheili liaison teams.}}
*'''COG SMG''': SMG with [[COG sight]]. Interdiction configuration used by Marine and Spartan [[Naval boarding|boarding parties]].{{Ref/Game|Id=COG|H5G|List of REQ cards|REQ card|Detail=COG SMG|Quote=SMG with COG Sight. Interdiction configuration used by Marine and Spartan boarding parties.}}
;Other attachments
*'''[[Long Barrel]]''': Increases range of bullet magnetism and aim assist.
*'''[[Laser Targeter]]''': Increases weapon accuracy by reducing bullet spread.
*'''[[Silencer]]''': Firing the weapon does not make the user show up on enemy radar. However, walking still gives away the user's position.
*'''[[Stabilization Jets]]''': Helps control vertical recoil.
*'''[[Kinetic Bolts]]''': Augments knockback and damage against vehicles.
*'''[[Energy Bayonet]]''': Increases melee damage and range, allowing for a one-hit kill against normal opponents.
*'''Extended Magazine''': Increases both ready and reserve ammunition capacity by up to 40%.
*'''[[Threat Marker]]''': Tracks targeted enemy personnel for a short time.
*'''[[Sound Dampener]]''': Increases effective range and reduces firing signature.

== Gameplay ==
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=== Changes from M7 SMG in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' ===
* Can now be zoomed in using the [[Spartan abilities#Smart Scope|Smart Scope]] to have its bullet spread reduced at the cost of added recoil.
* As of the November 2017 update, headshots with the M20 SMG now deal bonus damage on unshielded targets.
* Increased damage, killing in 19-20 rounds, (depending on the headshot bonus) instead of 25 rounds.
* Maximum reserve ammo increased from 180 to 360.
* Rate of fire is now 920 RPM.

=== Changes from ''Halo 5: Guardians'' to [[Halo Championship Series|HCS]] testing ===
* Maximum reserve ammo decreased to 300 (-14.3%).

=== Changes from HCS testing to [[Overtime]] ===
* Aim assist slightly decreased within effective range.
* Overall damage slightly reduced, including headshot damage.
* Accuracy slightly increased as the inner reticles no longer bloom outside of the outer circular reticle.

==Production notes==
In ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''{{'}} gameplay, UI, menus, and promotional material, the weapon is often colloquially referred to as a submachine gun (SMG).{{Ref/Reuse|CFLocke}}{{Ref/Reuse|REQ}} This is due to the weapon being designed as a successor to the M7 and [[M7S SMG]]s found in prior ''Halo'' games. However, this description has only ever been used in a colloquial or in-game context - in the weapon's dedicated spotlights on its [[Halo Waypoint]] Universe article and the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'', both exclusively refer to the weapon as a personal defence weapon.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} This is reflected in the weapon's given lore, with a focus on armour-piercing rounds as opposed to the M7's pistol-calibre ammunition. 

The aforementioned Halo Waypoint page erroneously referred to the M20 PDW as firing the M7 SMG's [[5×23mm]] caseless ammunition.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} However, the weapon is designed to eject spent shells - a behaviour which can be observed in-game. This discrepancy was corrected in the ''Halo Encyclopedia''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Trivia==
The M20 bears similarity of both the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FN_P90 FN-P90]'s receiver-style magazine, and foresight, and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_MP7 MP7]'s frame.

== Gallery ==
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===Screenshots===
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File:H5G M20SMG Concept.jpg|''Halo 5: Guardians'' concept art of the SMG.
File:Halo5 SMG.png|A render of the SMG from the pre-[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta|Beta]] development stage of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5SMG.png|The SMG seen ejecting shell casings on [[Trench]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''.
File:H5GB-M7zoom.png|[[Smart Scope]] with the SMG on [[Crossfire]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta''.
File:H5G-M20SMG-Render-Standard.png|A render of the M20 in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G - Projection SMG (Transparent).png|A render of the Projection SMG in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-M20MasterControl.png|A render of the Master Control skin.
File:H5G-SMGSpartancover.png|Spartan [[Olympia Vale]] of [[Fireteam Osiris]] using an M20 SMG in the key art for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-M20HUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the M20 by [[Frederic-104]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
File:H5G-Fred&M20.png|Fred-104 using smart scope with the M20 SMG.
File:H5G-Linda&M20.png|[[Linda-058]] using the M20 SMG while aboard ''[[Argent Moon]]''.
File:H5G-M20HUD.png|First-person view of the M20 on [[Coliseum]] in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-M20zoom.png|Smart scope with the M20 in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G - Freebooter with SMG on Coliseum.png|A [[FREEBOOTER-class Mjolnir|Freebooter]]-clad [[Spartan-IV]] using an M20.
File:H5G-Venture&M20.jpg|A [[VENTURE-class Mjolnir|Venture]]-clad Spartan-IV using an M20 on [[March on Stormbreak]].
File:H5G-M20SS.png|Third-person view of the M20 engaged in smart scope.
File:H5G-M20holoscope.jpg|Third-person view of a [[STINGER-class Mjolnir|Stinger]]-clad Spartan-IV using a Hybrid M20.
File:H5G-Soldier&M20.png|A Promethean Soldier with an M20 on [[Raid on Apex 7]].
File:HR targets.png|M20 SMGs being used on targets in ''[[Halo: Recruit]]''.
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===''Halo 5: Guardians'' variants===
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File:H5G-ProjectionM20.png|First-person view of Projection M20.
File:H5G-ProjectionM20zoom.png|Smart scope with the Projection M20.
File:H5G-ReconM20.png|First-person view of the Recon M20.
File:H5G-ReconM20zoom.png|Smart scope with the Recon M20.
File:H5G-HybridM20HUD.png|First-person view of the Hybrid M20.
File:H5G-HybridM20zoom.png|Smart scope with the Hybrid M20.
File:H5G SMG COG sight1.png|First-person view of the COG M20.
File:H5G SMG COG sight2.png|Smart scope of the COG M20.
File:H5G SMG Morph sight1.png|First-person view of the Morph M20.
File:H5G SMG Morph sight2.png|Smart scope of the Morph M20.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Recruit]]'' {{C|Non-canonical appearance}}
*''[[Halo: Vertical Umbrage]]''
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''

==Sources==
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