H5G:SMG

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SMG
Gameplay role
Faction:	Covenant
Weapon tier (?):	Loadout weapon
Weapon class (?):	Rifle
Weapon type (?):	Kinetic
Firing mode:	Automatic
Effective range:	Close
Counterparts:	Human (UNSC) Assault Rifle Covenant Brute Plasma Rifle Storm Rifle Needler Forerunner (Promethean) Safeguard Sentinel Beam Suppressor
Gameplay stats
Melee damage (?):	Strike Melee

The SMG is a weapon featured in Halo 5: Guardians.

Universe and lore

Main article: M20 PDW

The SMG featured in Halo 5: Guardians is the M20 PDW, a 5.7×28mm High Velocity, Armor Piercing (HV-AP) submachine gun, and serves as a replacement for the M7 SMG in the post-Covenant war era.

Gameplay

Counterparts

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  Assault Rifle
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  Brute Plasma Rifle
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  Storm Rifle
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  Needler
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  Safeguard Sentinel Beam
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  Suppressor

Campaign

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In the campaign of Halo 5: Guardians, the SMG is used as the default primary weapon for players playing as Vale on Fireteam Osiris missions. The weapon can also be picked up during the missions Blue Team, Glassed, Unconfirmed, and Evacuation. In the latter three missions, the SMG is sometimes seen in the hands of Meridian's Liang-Dortmund mining security forces, who use the weapon to fight the Prometheans.

Multiplayer and Warzone

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In the multiplayer component of Halo 5, the SMG is the default primary weapon for the Breakout mode, replacing the Assault Rifle.

Skins

Main article: Weapon skins (Halo 5: Guardians)

The SMG has a myriad of skins that can be unlocked and utilized in Halo 5's multiplayer suite. Most of them can be unlocked through the game's Requisition system, with REQ packs providing the bulk of the weapon's unlocks. Nearly every update from Battle of Shadow and Light to Overtime would add in more skins for the SMG.

SMG v • d • e
Icon	Lore	Rarity	Introduced In	Unlock Requirements