M7S SMG

"Hell...we didn't even change magazines."

- Staff Sergeant Nolan Byrne, after clearing a room.

The M7S Submachine Gun or the Suppressed SMG, is a United Nations Space Command infantry weapon.

Background
The M7S is a variant of the M7 Caseless Submachine Gun, which fires 5mm x 23 M443 Caseless Full Metal Jacket ammunition. This variant features an external flash and sound suppressor on the barrel along with a laser sight. Recoil from all but sustained fire is very controllable. Although the M7 submachine-gun is primarily issued to vehicle crews, it is also a favorite of commando teams in its sound suppressed version. Sustained automatic fire tends to cause the muzzle to “walk” upwards as recoil compounds. Submachine guns, while not accurate over long distances, are particularly effective in close quarters. Muzzle flash is significantly decreased, and firing the weapon gives a barely noticeable sound, increasing stealth applications for the M7S Submachine Gun and increasing accuracy from decreased recoil making the weapon more efficient at medium-long range; however, power is decreased because of the slowing of projectile velocity from the suppressor. It is a good weapon for stealth and hit-and-run missions.

Appearances

 * Although the M7S does not make any appearance in the game, it is in the files of Halo 2 Vista's built-in map editor. The map is simply named "Example" and the map's description is "This is just a small example of what you can do as a Halo 2 cartographer!".
 * The M7S can also be seen in the gallery section of the Halo Graphic Novel.
 * In Halo: First Strike where SPARTAN-117 carry's two M7S SMGs, however he only uses the BR55 Battle Rifle during Operation: FIRST STRIKE..
 * In Halo: Contact Harvest, Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson and his squad of Marines used suppressed M7's to take out a room in a bomb factory filled with Insurrectionists in the prologue of the book.

Trivia

 * The protagonist of Halo 3: ODST, "The Rookie", has been known to favor this weapon.
 * The M7S is featured in the CMT Campaign of Halo: Custom Edition. It is identical in function to the standard SMG, but it is equipped with a suppressor, making attacks with it much stealthier.
 * This is the first weapon in a Halo video game series to be fitted with a suppressor.
 * In Halo 3: ODST demo, it is only shown with 48 rounds in the magazine.
 * This weapon is the same as a regular SMG, only that it has a suppressor. The weapon itself appears to have a laser sight right below the suppressor, although it is unusable in-game.

Related Pages

 * M7 Caseless Submachine Gun