M20 PDW
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M20 SMG | |
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Production overview | |
Manufacturer: |
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Model series: |
M20[2] |
Type: |
Personal defense weapon[1] |
Specifications | |
Length: |
55.6 centimeters (21.9 in)[1] |
Width: |
11.2 centimeters (4.41 in)[1] |
Height: |
11.6 centimeters (4.57 in)[1] |
Weight: |
1.3 kilograms (2.87 lb)[1] |
Ammunition type: |
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Feed system: |
60 round magazine[1] |
Service history | |
In service: |
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The M20/Personal Defense Weapon[1] is the post-Covenant war successor to the M7 SMG.[2]
The M20 SMG is issued to vehicle crews, security personnel, and Spartans who expect close-quarters combat.[2]
Specifications
Design details
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The M20 SMG is visually very similar to its M7 counterpart, though it's significantly more powerful. Like before, the weapon fires pistol-caliber cartridges from a 60-round magazine at a rate of 900 rounds per minute. The M20 is most notably different in its functional design, opting away from the former's caseless cartridges and side-mounted magazine in favor of traditional cased cartridges and a top-mounted magazine. It is normally fielded with a CQB sight.
Variants
Projection SMG
SMG with Projection Sight. SWAT configuration used by UNSC military police and UEG security forces.
Recon SMG
SMG with Recon Sight. Personal defense weapon configuration issued to UNSC pilots.
Attachments
- Long Barrel: Increases effective range.
- Laser Targeter: Increases weapon accuracy.
- Silencer: Reduces visibility on enemy Motion Trackers when firing.
- Stabilization Jets: Helps control recoil.
- Kinetic Bolts: Augments knockback and damage against vehicles.
- Energy Bayonet: Increases melee damage and range.
Gameplay
Changes from M7 SMG in Halo 2: Anniversary
- Can now be zoomed in using the Smart Scope and have its bloom reduced at the cost of added recoil.
- Headshots now deal bonus damage on unshielded targets.
- Increased damage, killing in 13-15 rounds, depending on the headshot bonus.
- Maximum ammo doubled, from 180 to 360.
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Gallery
Normal gallery
A render of the SMG from the pre-Beta development stage of Halo 5: Guardians.
The SMG seen ejecting shell casings on Trench in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.
Smart Scope with the SMG on Crossfire in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.
Spartan Olympia Vale of Fireteam Osiris using an SMG in Halo 5: Guardians.
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First-person view of the SMG on Escape from ARC in Halo 5: Guardians.
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Smart scope with the SMG in Halo 5: Guardians.
Halo 5: Guardians variants
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First-person view of the Recon SMG
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Smart scope with the Recon SMG
Halo 5: Guardians REQ Cards
List of appearances
- Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)
Notes
- ^ Halo Waypoint's article on the M20 SMG states that the weapon uses 5x23mm M443 CLT ammunition, as does the M7 SMG. However, the M20 SMG does not use caseless rounds in Halo 5: Guardians. Furthermore, Halo Waypoint's article also states that the M20 SMG uses armor piercing rounds. As such, the reference to the caseless rounds is presumed to be an error.