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HMG-38 heavy machine gun
HFoRBC HMG38 Detail 1.png
Production overview

Type:

Specifications

Operation:

Fully-automatic

Service history

In service:

Insurrection[2]

 

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.[1]

Overview

Design details

The HMG-38 was introduced in 2338 as a 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.[1][3]

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.[1] By 2525, They were used by the United Rebel Front guards of Colonel Robert Watts in the Eridanus cell of the Insurrection.[2]

Gallery

  • The HMG-38.

    The HMG-38.

  • Detail of the back and stock of the HMG-38.

    Detail of the back and stock of the HMG-38.

  • Detail of the underside of the HMG-38.

    Detail of the underside of the HMG-38.

  • Insurrectionist guards wielding the HMG-38.

    Insurrectionist guards wielding the HMG-38.

  • Insurrectionists wielding the HMG-38.

    Insurrectionists wielding the HMG-38.

  • Insurrectionists wielding the HMG-38.

    Insurrectionists wielding the HMG-38.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 175
  2. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, chapter 10
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Showcase Sensitive (Retrieved on Jun 16, 2021) [archive]

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MA series MA1 • MA2B • MA3A • MA40 (Longshot)
MA5 series variants MA37 • MA5B • MA5C • MA5D
Other assault rifles HMG-38 Monitor Rifle • VK78 Commando (Impact)
CM 300 • M6J/C • MA5K
BR55 series XBR55 • BR55 • BR55HB
BR75 series BR75 • BR75 Breacher
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