M7S SMG

"The suppressed M7 -- tears through armor and turns bad guys into chum."

— Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck

The M7S Submachine Gun, sometimes referred to as the Suppressed or Silenced SMG, is a personal defense weapon issued to UNSC Armed Forces special operators.

Design details

A variant of the M7 SMG, the M7S is equipped with an external flash and SS/M 49 sound suppressor on the barrel along with a flashlight. To assist the user in target acquisition, the weapon is fitted with a SLS/V 5B smart-linked scope. Muzzle flash is significantly reduced, and firing the weapon gives a barely noticeable sound, increasing stealth applications for the M7S Submachine Gun and increasing accuracy from decreased recoil, making the weapon more efficient at medium-long range. It fires 5×23mm M443 Caseless Full Metal Jacket from a reduced 48-round magazine.

Gameplay

Changes from Halo 3: ODST to Halo 2: Anniversary

• The magazine size is increased from 48 to 60 and ammo capacity also increased from 192 to 240.
• The M7S can now be dual wielded, however the player will be unable utilize the guns' scope while dual wielding.
• The M7S is equipped with a reflex sight that uses a miniature reticule, making it more effective in dark areas and general close quarters combat.

Trivia

• The M7S made its first in-game debut in the Example multiplayer map, featured in Halo 2: Vista.
• The M7S is the starting weapon in most Firefight levels in Halo 3: ODST except for Windward, where the player starts with a sniper rifle instead.
• The Halo 3: ODST manual erroneously states that the M7S is "a sound-suppressed variant of the M7 rifle".
• The M7S is the first fully-automatic weapon in the Halo series to have a usable scope.
• In Halo Wars 2, the M7S SMGs wielded by ODSTs are equipped with laser sights.

Gallery

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  The suppressed SMG as it appears in Halo 2 Vista. Note the absence of a sight and a flashlight.

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  An early render for Halo 3: ODST.

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  The M7S in Halo 3: ODST.

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  Another side view of the model.

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  The Rookie wielding an M7S with fully extended stock.

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  First-person view of the M7S.

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  The scope of the M7S.

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  The scope of the M7S, with VISR mode activated.

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  A Spartan using an M7S.

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  A Spartan dual wielding M7Ss.

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  A Sangheili dual wielding M7Ss on Skyward.

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  First-person view of the M7S on Stonetown.

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  First-person view while dual wielding.

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  The 2× zoom.

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  ODSTs using M7Ss in Hunt the Truth.

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  Linda-058 using an M7S in Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series.

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  ODSTs using M7Ss in Halo Wars 2.

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List of appearances

• Halo: First Strike (First appearance)
• Halo 2 Vista
• Halo: Contact Harvest
• Halo: Helljumper
• The Life
• Halo 3: ODST
• Halo Legends
  • The Babysitter
• Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
  • Headhunters
• Halo 2: Anniversary
• Halo: New Blood
• Hunt the Truth
• Halo: Spartan Strike
• Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series
• Halo Wars 2
• Halo: Retribution