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| |image=[[File:H4 M655 HMG.jpg|300px]] | | {{Weapon Infobox |
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| |manufacturer= | | |manufacturer= |
| |series= | | |series= |
| |type= [[Wikipedia:Rotary cannon|Rotary]] [[machine gun]] | | |type= [[Machine gun]] |
| |cost= | | |cost= |
| |variant= | | |variant= |
| |service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | | |service= |
| |affiliation= [[UNSC Armed Forces]] | | |affiliation= UNSC Marine Corps |
| |weight= | | |weight= |
| |length= | | |length= |
| |ammotype= 20mm{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} | | |ammotype= 20mm |
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| |feed=[[Wikipedia:Belt (firearms)|Belt-fed]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4}} | |
| |operation= | | |operation= |
| |rate= | | |rate= High |
| |velocity= | | |velocity= |
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| The '''M655 Heavy Machine Gun/Anti-Matériel''' is a 20mm heavy machine gun used by the [[UNSC]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Guide|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/aca271b6-022f-4889-9f68-7c234bb0b598/mantis-|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Vehicles: Mantis|D=01|M=05|Y=2013|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Vehicles}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H4EVG|H4EVG|Page=111}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=146}} | | The '''M655 Heavy Machine Gun/Anti-Matériel''' is a 20mm heavy machine gun used by the [[UNSC Defense Force]]. Some versions of the [[Mark IX ADS|Mark IX "Mantis"]] [[powered exoskeleton]] are armed with an M655 as well as an [[M5920 Surface-to-Ground Missile Launcher/Anti-Matériel|M5920 surface-to-surface missile launcher]].<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref> |
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| ==Overview==
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| ===Design details===
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| The M655 machine gun is a rotary autocannon employed by UNSC forces. The weapon boasts four barrels fed by two 20mm ammunition belts.{{Ref/Game|Id=H4|H4|M655 in-game model}}{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} When firing, the weapon takes a few seconds to "spool up", with the fire rate increasing rapidly over the course of a few seconds.{{Ref/Reuse|H4}}
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| ===Usage===
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| Some variants of the [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis|Mark IX Mantis]] [[powered exoskeleton]] are armed with an M655 as well as an [[M5920 missile launcher]].{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}} Specially-upgraded [[ONI Mantis|Mantis variants]] employed by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[ONI Security|security forces]] employ an M655 upgraded with improved heat sink shrouds, allowing the weapon to fire for longer before overheating.{{Ref/Game|H5G|List of REQ cards|REQ card|Detail=[[ONI Mantis]] description|Quote=ONI Mantis units use multi-environment homing missiles and better heat sink shrouds for the heavy machine gun. Advanced Mantis with heavy armor and upgraded weapons.}} Mantises modified by [[Isabel]] for use by {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} forces in the [[Second Ark Conflict]] saw the M655's lower housing removed and replaced with a large drum magazine.{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Mantis}} | |
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| In ''Halo 4'', the M655's barrels do not spin when the weapon is fired. | | *Under modern military conventions, the M655's 20mm caliber would actually classify it as an autocannon. |
| | *In gameplay, the M655's barrels do not spin when the weapon is fired. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:H4 M655 front.jpg|The front of an M655 HMG/AM. | | File:M655 front.jpg|The front of an M655 HMG/AM. |
| File:H4 M655_angle.jpg|A three-quarter view of the M655 HMG/AM. | | File:M655_angle.jpg|A three-quarter view of the M655 HMG/AM. |
| File:H4-Ragnarok-Mantis-Attack.jpg|A Mantis firing its M655 machine gun.
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| File:HTMCC-H4 SO CauldronMantises.png|Two Mantises firing their M655 machine guns.
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| File:HW2 Mantis.png|The Mantis design modified by Isabel, sporting an altered M655.
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| File:Halo Escalation 15.jpg|A Mantis firing its M655 machine gun on the cover of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'' [[Halo: Escalation Issue 15|Issue 15]].
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} |
| **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' | | **''[[Spartan Ops]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
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| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{UNSC heavy weapons}} | | {{UNSC support weapons}} |
| [[Category:Machine guns]] | | [[Category:Machine guns]] |
| [[Category:UNSC ground weapons]]
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