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*Although it is called a Heavy Machine-Gun the 7.62x51mm NATO rounds would actualy classify it as a medium machine gun. | *Although it is called a Heavy Machine-Gun the 7.62x51mm NATO rounds would actualy classify it as a medium machine gun. | ||
*The AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun, belongs to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' exclusive class of weapons known as "[[Support Weapons]]," is one of the four third-person view weapons. The other weapons are the [[M7057|Flamethrower]], the [[Missile Pod]], and the [[Plasma Cannon]]. | *The AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun, belongs to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' exclusive class of weapons known as "[[Support Weapons]]," is one of the four third-person view weapons. The other weapons are the [[M7057|Flamethrower]], the [[Missile Pod]], and the [[Plasma Cannon]]. | ||
*When hefting a support weapon, you don't | *When hefting a support weapon, you don't loose the two weapons you are currently carrying. Your primary weapon, will be shunted to the secondary slot, while your previously secondary weapon, does not appear on the HUD or on your body. Instead, it is kept somewhere unseen, and goes in a "tertiary" slot. | ||
*Like the [[M41 LAAG]], the AIE-486H bears a striking resemblance to the [[wikipedia:GAU-19|GAU-19/A]] machine gun used by the United States military. The GAU-19 and AIE-486H both share the same distinctive flash suppressor. Unlike the GAU-19, which fires .50 BMG (12.7x99mm) rounds, the AIE-486H fires the [[7.62x51]]mm [[Wikipedia:Saboted light armor penetrator|Saboted Light Armor Penetrator]] rounds. | *Like the [[M41 LAAG]], the AIE-486H bears a striking resemblance to the [[wikipedia:GAU-19|GAU-19/A]] machine gun used by the United States military. The GAU-19 and AIE-486H both share the same distinctive flash suppressor. Unlike the GAU-19, which fires .50 BMG (12.7x99mm) rounds, the AIE-486H fires the [[7.62x51]]mm [[Wikipedia:Saboted light armor penetrator|Saboted Light Armor Penetrator]] rounds. | ||
*The AIE-486H appeared in early footage of pre-[[Xbox]] [[Halo]] as the mini-gun. | *The AIE-486H appeared in early footage of pre-[[Xbox]] [[Halo]] as the mini-gun. | ||