H3:SMG

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SMG
Gameplay role
Faction:	Human (UNSC)
Weapon tier (?):	Dual wield weapon
Weapon class (?):	Rifle
Weapon type (?):	Bullet
Firing mode:	Automatic
Effective range:	Close to medium
Counterparts:	UNSC Assault Rifle Silenced SMG (Halo: The Master Chief Collection-only) Covenant Needler Plasma Rifle Brute Plasma Rifle (Halo: The Master Chief Collection-only) Spiker Forerunner Sentinel Beam
Gameplay stats
Damage:	5 x0.9 dual wield damage
Damage type (?):	bullet_slow
Projectile speed:	400 wu/s
Hitscan range (?):	~13.33 wu
Max range (?):	40 wu
Rate of fire:	15 rounds per second
Spread (?):	Single: 1.25 to 2.75 degrees (0.25 degrees min error) Dual: 1.5 to 3 degrees (0.5 degrees min error)
Recoil:	0 to 0.4 degrees per shot
Magazine size:	60 rounds
Reserve ammo capacity:	180 rounds (3 magazines)
Auto aim (?):	5 degrees out to 12 wu
Sticky aim (?):	12 degrees out to 18 wu
Melee damage (?):	Strike Melee
Tag name (?):	smg

The SMG is a weapon featured in Halo 3.

This page focuses on the SMG found in Halo 3. Information on the SMG present in Halo 2 can be found here, Halo 2: Anniversary's multiplayer variant can be found here, and information on the newly added weapon featured in Halo: Campaign Evolved can be found here.

Universe and lore

Main article: M7 SMG

The M7 SMG is a 5x23mm caseless submachine gun, one of the standard service arms in the United Nations Space Command.

Gameplay

Counterparts

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  Assault Rifle

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  Needler

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  Plasma Rifle

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  Spiker

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  Sentinel Beam

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  Silenced SMG
  (Halo: The Master Chief Collection-only)

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  Brute Plasma Rifle
  (Halo: The Master Chief Collection-only)

Campaign

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Multiplayer

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Variants

Although not featured in the original release of Halo 3, a special sound-suppressed variant of the weapon would be added to Halo 3 within Halo: The Master Chief Collection, acting much akin to the Silenced SMG initially featured in Halo 3: ODST.

Skins

Main article: Skins (Halo 3)

The SMG in Halo 3 had several skins available for use in Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

SMG v • d • e
Icon	Name	Description	Unlock requirements
	Default	Default skin.	Unlocked by default
	Tech Camo Alpha	Don't wait up for me.	Series 4, Tier 5 ( 1)
	Bengal	The Real King of the Jungle.	Series 4, Tier 15 ( 1)
	Hunter's Blood	Well armed. Well armored.	Series 4, Tier 25 ( 1)
	Scorpio	On target, and on brand.	Series 5, Tier 4 ( 1)
	Art of War	Tag. You're it.	Series 5, Tier 77 ( 1)
	Golden	Bling on the ring.	Series 5, Tier 93 ( 1)

Production notes

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Gallery

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