M655 machine gun
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The M655 Heavy Machine Gun/Anti-Matériel is a 20mm heavy machine gun used by the UNSC.[1][2][4]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
The M655 machine gun is a rotary autocannon employed by UNSC forces. The weapon boasts four barrels fed by two 20mm ammunition belts.[3][1][2] When firing, the weapon takes a few seconds to "spool up", with the fire rate increasing rapidly over the course of a few seconds.[3]
Usage[edit]
Some variants of the Mark IX Mantis powered exoskeleton are armed with an M655 as well as an M5920 missile launcher.[1][2] Specially-upgraded Mantis variants employed by the Office of Naval Intelligence security forces employ an M655 upgraded with improved heat sink shrouds, allowing the weapon to fire for longer before overheating.[5] Mantises modified by Isabel for use by UNSC Spirit of Fire forces in the Second Ark Conflict saw the M655's lower housing removed and replaced with a large drum magazine.[6]
Trivia[edit]
In Halo 4, the M655's barrels do not spin when the weapon is fired.
Gallery[edit]
The front of an M655 HMG/AM.
A three-quarter view of the M655 HMG/AM.
A Mantis firing its M655 machine gun.
Two Mantises firing their M655 machine guns.
The Mantis design modified by Isabel, sporting an altered M655.
A Mantis firing its M655 machine gun on the cover of Halo: Escalation Issue 15.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo 4 (First appearance)
- Halo: Escalation
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Halo Wars 2
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c d Halo Waypoint, Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Vehicles: Mantis (Retrieved on May 1, 2013) [local archive] [external archive]
- ^ a b c d Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 111
- ^ a b c Halo 4, M655 in-game model
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 146
- ^ Halo 5: Guardians, REQ card: ONI Mantis description "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."
- ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Mantis
