Editing HMG-38 heavy machine gun

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The '''HMG-38 heavy machine gun''' is an automatic firearm employed by the [[UNSC Army]] and [[CMA Marine Corps]] during the 24th and 25th centuries.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The HMG-38 was introduced in [[2338]] as a [[Machine gun|heavy machine gun]], though was later "modernised" and introduced into CMA and UNSC service in a "Monitor Rifle" configuration. This configuration saw the HMG-38 issued to the CMA and second-line UNSC Army units as a heavy automatic rifle, though proved incredibly unpopular with the troops due to low magazine capacity and an unwieldly reloading process. However, the weapon was considered reliable and easy to maintain, which ultimately allowed the weapon to stay in service until [[2495]] despite its aging status - at which point it was supplanted by the [[VK78 Commando]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShowcase|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/showcase-sensitive|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Showcase Sensitive|D=16|M=6|Y=2021}}

==Operational history==
The HMG-38 was introduced in 2338, and was able to stay in service in the hands of the CMA and UNSC for nearly two centuries.

They were formally retired from CMA service in 2495, though many of the examples slated for decommissioning and disposal ultimately found their way into [[Insurrectionist]] hands thanks to CMA corruption and UEG mismanagement.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

By [[2525]], they were used by the [[United Rebel Front]] guards of [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] in the [[Eridanus system]] cell of the [[Insurrection]].{{Ref/Reuse|HTORC10}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:FoR_HMG_38.png|The HMG-38.
File:HFoRBC_HMG38_Detail_2.png|Detail of the back and stock of the HMG-38.
File:HFoRBC HMG38 Detail 3.png|Detail of the underside of the HMG-38.
File:HFoRBC_InnieGuards.png|Insurrectionist guards wielding the HMG-38.
File:FoR innies.png|Insurrectionists wielding the HMG-38.
File:FOR BC 3 URF soldiers.jpg|Insurrectionists wielding the HMG-38.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]''

==Sources==
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{{UNSC rifles}}
{{UNSC support weapons}}
[[Category:Rifles]]
[[Category:Machine guns]]