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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|Post}}
{{Weapon infobox
{{Weapon infobox
|name=M739 SAW
|image=[[File:H5G-Render-SAW.png|350px]]
|image=[[File:H5G-Render-SAW.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="bulle">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/08/08/The-Halo-Bulletin-8812.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 8.8.12'']</ref><ref name="brief">'''Halo 4 Limited Edition''', UNSC ''Infinity'' Briefing Packet</ref>
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|series=
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|type=[[Machine gun|Light machine gun]]
|type=[[Machine gun|Light machine gun]]
|cost=3182 [[Credit|cR]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4LE}}
|cost=3182 [[Credit|cR]]<ref name="brief"/>
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*[[Appetite for Destruction]]
|service=[[Insurrection]]<ref name="H4VG"/>
*[[The Answer]]
<br>[[Human-Covenant War]]
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*[[Human-Covenant War]]
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*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
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|height={{Convert|12.3|in|cm}}<ref name="H4VG"/>
|width={{Convert|9|in|cm|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}
|ammotype=[[M118 Full Metal Jacket Armor-Piercing|7.62×51mm FMJ]]<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref>
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|feed= 64-, 72- (standard), or 128-round linked belt<ref name="brief"/>
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|affiliation= [[United Nations Space Command]]
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|rate=900 RPM{{Citation needed}}
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The '''M739 Light Machine Gun''' is a [[Wikipedia:Squad automatic weapon|squad automatic weapon (SAW)]] used by the [[UNSC Armed Forces]]. Designed and manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]], the M739 is used in protracted engagements where sustained or suppressive fire is required. The weapon is fed ammunition by a 72-round belt in a drum magazine.<ref name="bulle"/>


The '''M739 Light Machine Gun''' ('''M739 LMG''') is a [[Wikipedia:Squad automatic weapon|squad automatic weapon (SAW)]] used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces. Designed and manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]], the M739 is used in protracted engagements where sustained or suppressive fire is required.{{Ref/Reuse|Bulletin}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4guide}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4LE}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The weapon is fed ammunition by a 72-round belt in a drum magazine.
== Overview ==
SAWs increased in usage over the 22nd century during the first major colonial conflicts. In response, Misriah Armory began development of light machine guns that could serve in a SAW role. The M739 is the most recent addition to this, being introduced during the late years of the [[Insurrection]], and continuing on into the [[Human-Covenant War]]. As of 2558, the UNSC continues to use the M739.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 67''</ref> It is classified as a Common REQ and can be summoned in [[Warzone]] at Level 4 energy.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>


==Overview==
== Gameplay ==
===Design details===
=== Changes from ''Halo 4'' to ''Halo 5: Guardians'' ===
The M739 is a [[Wikipedia:Gas operated reloading|gas-operated]], drum-fed fully-automatic light machine gun that fires [[7.62x51mm]] FMJ-AP ammunition, something shared with other UNSC weaponry such as [[MA5 series]]-assault rifles and the [[M392 DMR]].{{Ref/Reuse|h4guide}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The fore of the weapon is covered in a heat shroud similar in visual design to the [[M247 machine gun|M247 GPMG]] in UNSC service, with an ammunition readout located mounted atop the weapon. The ammunition readout consists of a series of stacked yellow bars representing the magazine capacity of the weapon, which slowly deplete as ammunition is fired - transiting to orange and then red as the magazine nears empty. The drum magazine itself is located in front of the trigger.
* Can now utilize the [[Spartan abilities#Smart Scope|Smart Scope]] feature to decrease reticule bloom.
 
* Increased or decreased damage, killing in 11-14 rounds instead of 13, depending on the headshot bonus.
The weapon itself has no built-in optics or magnification available.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} However, it is capable of [[smart-linking]] with UNSC helmets (such as [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]]) to provide a [[heads-up display]] readout on an operator's visor. The weapon does have [[smart scope]] functionality, which projects a holographic HUD readout in front of the user.{{Ref/Game|Id=H5G|H5G|SAW in-game weapon}}
 
===Development history===
SAWs increased in usage over the 22nd century during the [[Interplanetary War|first major colonial conflicts]]. In response, Misriah Armory began development of light machine guns that could serve in a SAW role. The M739 is the most recent addition to this, being introduced during the late years of the [[Insurrection]], and continuing on into the [[Human-Covenant War]]. As of 2558, the UNSC continues to use the M739.{{Ref/Reuse|H4EVG}}


== Variants ==
== Variants ==
*'''[[Appetite for Destruction]]''': a variant of the SAW featuring a high capacity drum magazine, increased ammunition capacity, and in-built [[stabilization jets]].{{Ref/Game|Id=Appetite|H5G|List of REQ cards|REQ card|Detail=Appetite for Destruction|Quote=Raze everything to the ground. Improved SAW fitted with a high capacity drum magazine.}}
* '''Appetite for Destruction''': The ''Appetite for Destruction'' features a larger magazine, increased ammo capacity, and [[Stabilization Jets]]. It requires Level 5 energy and is classified as an Uncommon REQ.<ref name="H5G"/>
*'''[[The Answer]]''': a variant of the SAW with a lower rate-of-fire but with [[High Explosive Dual Purpose ammunition|proximity-fused, high-explosive]] ammunition.{{Ref/Game|Id=Answer|H5G|List of REQ cards|REQ card|Detail=The Answer|Quote=Inquiring sentients want to know. Advanced SAW with slightly slower rate of fire, but each projectile has a proximity-fused high explosive warhead.}}
* '''The Answer''': While ''The Answer'' fires at a slower rate than other M739s, it features projectiles with proximity-fused high explosive warheads. It has also less recoil and greater accuracy, to the point of minimal reticule bloom even when fired full-auto, and can carry up to 3.5 reserve clips (= 252 rounds), unusual because all other weapons have their maximum clip count set to a whole number. It takes 5 rounds to kill a Spartan in [[War Games]]. It is classified as a Rare REQ and can be summoned in Warzone at Level 6 energy.<ref name="H5G"/> It can also be found in the [[campaign]] on the level [[Genesis (level)|Genesis]], in a pair.<ref>'''Halo 5 Guardians''', ''campaign level [[Genesis (level)|Genesis]]''</ref>
<gallery class=center>
<gallery>
File:H5 Saw AOD.png|Appetite for Destruction.
File:H5 Saw AOD.png|Appetite for Destruction.
File:H5G SAWA.png|The Answer.
File:H5G SAWA.png|The Answer.
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Gameplay ==
== Trivia ==
{{Linkbox|gameplay=yes|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of M739 SAW}}
{{Linkbox|gameplay=yes|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of M739 SAW}}
=== Changes from ''Halo 4'' to ''Halo 5: Guardians'' ===
* The SAW has the same damage properties as the Assault Rifle in ''Halo 4'' multiplayer, with 10 rounds to disable shields and 3 rounds to the body for a kill. This effectively makes the SAW an overall upgrade to the Assault Rifle with its higher rate of fire, higher accuracy, and higher magazine capacity. This similarity makes canon sense as both weapons use the same 7.62×51mm FMJ round.
* Can now utilize the [[Spartan abilities#Smart Scope|Smart Scope]] feature to decrease reticle bloom and increase range by 80%.
* Increased/decreased damage and added headshot bonus, killing in 11-14 rounds instead of 13, depending on the headshot bonus.
* It is classified as a Common REQ and can be summoned in [[Warzone]] at Level 4 energy.
 
== Trivia ==
* The SAW has the same damage properties as the [[Assault Rifle]] in ''Halo 4''{{'}}s multiplayer, with 10 rounds to disable shields and 3 rounds to the body for a kill. This effectively makes the SAW an overall upgrade to the Assault Rifle with its higher rate of fire, higher accuracy, and higher magazine capacity. This similarity makes canon sense as both weapons use the same 7.62×51mm FMJ round.
* Earning four kills with the SAW without dying in Majestic DLC matchmaking will unlock the [[Last Man Grinning]] [[achievement]].
* Earning four kills with the SAW without dying in Majestic DLC matchmaking will unlock the [[Last Man Grinning]] [[achievement]].
* The ''Appetite for Destruction'' variant of the SAW is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Appetite for Destruction|Guns N' Roses' debut studio album of the same name]].
* The ''Appetite for Destruction'' variant of the SAW is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Appetite for Destruction|Guns N' Roses' debut studio album of the same name]].
*"The Answer" variants name and description may be a reference to Douglas Adam's Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series, specifically the question to life, the universe, and everything, the ANSWER of which was 42.


==Gallery==
== Gallery ==
===''Halo 4''===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4-Concept-M739SAW.jpg|Concept art of the M739 SAW for ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4-Concept-M739SAW.jpg|Concept art of the M739 SAW for ''[[Halo 4]]''.
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File:M739 LMG.png|In-game blueprint of the M739 LMG.
File:M739 LMG.png|In-game blueprint of the M739 LMG.
File:H4-M739LMGSAW-Infobox.jpg|Reference of the M739 SAW.
File:H4-M739LMGSAW-Infobox.jpg|Reference of the M739 SAW.
File:H4-M739HUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the SAW by [[John-117]] in the ''Halo 4'' campaign.
File:H4-MP-M739LMGSAW-Reload.jpg|A [[RANGER-class Mjolnir|Ranger]]-clad [[Spartan-IV]] reloading an M739 SAW.
File:H4-MP-M739LMGSAW-Reload.jpg|A [[RANGER-class Mjolnir|Ranger]]-clad [[Spartan-IV]] reloading an M739 SAW.
File:M739 Drum Magazine.jpg|Detail of the M739 LMG's drum magazine.
File:M739 Drum Magazine.jpg|Detail of the M739 LMG's drum magazine.
File:SAW.png|A [[WARRIOR-class Mjolnir|Warrior]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the M739.
File:SAW.png|A [[WARRIOR-class Mjolnir|Warrior]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the M739.
File:H4_Exile_SAWFirstPerson.jpg|A [[PATHFINDER-class Mjolnir|Pathfinder]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the M739 LMG in ''War Games''.
File:2821683-gallery.jpg|A [[PATHFINDER-class Mjolnir|Pathfinder]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the M739 Light Machine Gun in ''War Games''.
File:H4_Exile_SAWvWarthog.jpg|The M739 LMG being used against opposing Spartan-IVs in ''[[War Games]]''.
File:2821682-gallery.jpg|The M739 LMG being used against opposing Spartan-IVs in ''[[War Games]]''.
File:H4_Banshee_DominionSpawn.jpg|The M739 LMG at the [[Type-26 Banshee]] spawn point on [[Exile]].
File:2821684-gallery.jpg|The M739 LMG at the [[Type-26 Banshee]] spawn point on [[Exile]].
File:H4-MP-2SpartanIV-M739LMG.jpg|A Spartan-IV firing an M739 LMG at an opposing Spartan-IV on [[Longbow]].
File:H4-MP-2SpartanIV-M739LMG.jpg|A Spartan-IV firing an M739 LMG at an opposing Spartan-IV on [[Longbow]].
File:H4-MP-CTF-SpartanIV-M739LMG.jpg|Side view of an [[OPERATOR-class Mjolnir|Operator]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding an M739 LMG.
File:H4-MP-CTF-SpartanIV-M739LMG.jpg|Side view of an [[OPERATOR-class Mjolnir|Operator]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding an M739 LMG.
</gallery>
File:H5G-ReqSAW.png|A SAW being purchased at a Req terminal during a match of [[Warzone]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
<gallery>
File:H5G-HeavyJohn.jpg|John-117 using a SAW against a [[Sangheili Warrior]] aboard ''[[Argent Moon]]'' in a ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' prerelease screenshot.
File:H5G-M739HUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of the SAW by [[Frederic-104]] in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
File:H5G-M739zoom-Campaign.png|[[Spartan abilities#Smart Scope/Hover|Smart scope]] with the SAW by Fred-104 in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
File:H5G-Fred&M739.png|Fred-104 with a SAW.
File:H5G-M739HUD.png|First-person view of the SAW in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-M739HUD.png|First-person view of the SAW in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-M739zoom.png|Smart scope with the SAW on [[Entombed]].
File:H5G-M739zoom.png|[[Smart scope]] with the SAW on [[Entombed]].
File:H5G-M739SS.png|Alternate view of the M739 SAW's smart scope.
File:H5G-M739SS.png|Alternate view of the M379 SAW's smart scope.
File:H5G-ReqSAW.png|A SAW being purchased at a REQ Station during a [[Warzone]] simulation in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-HeavyJohn.jpg|[[John-117]] using a SAW against a [[Sangheili Warrior]] aboard ''[[Argent Moon]]''.
File:H5G-AFDHUD.png|First-person view of ''Appetite for Destruction''.
File:H5G-MarkIV&AFD.png|A [[Mark IV]]-clad Spartan-IV using ''Appetite for Destruction'' on [[Escape from ARC]].
File:H5G-TheAnswerHUD.png|First-person view of ''The Answer''.
File:H5G-FOTUS&TheAnswer.png|A [[FOTUS-class Mjolnir|FOTUS]]-clad Spartan-IV using ''The Answer'' in Warzone Firefight.
</gallery>
</gallery>


===''Halo 5: Guardians'' REQ cards===
=== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' REQ cards ===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:REQ Card - SAW Certification.png|SAW Certification.
File:REQ Card - SAW Certification.png|SAW - Basic Certification.
File:REQ card - SAW.jpg|SAW.
File:REQ_Card_-_SAW.png|SAW - Basic Weapon.
File:REQ card - Appetite for Destruction.jpg|''Appetite for Destruction''.
File:Appetitefordestruction.png|SAW - ''Appetite for Destruction'' variant.
File:REQ card - The Answer.jpg|''The Answer''.
File:Theanswer.png|SAW - ''The Answer'' variant.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
== List of appearances ==
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
* ''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
** ''[[Spartan Ops]]''
**''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''
** ''[[Infinity Briefing Packet]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
* ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
* ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''


==Sources==
== Sources ==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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{{UNSC support weapons}}
[[Category:Machine guns]]
[[Category:Machine guns]]

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