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== ''Halo 4'' == | == ''Halo 4'' == | ||
* In the campaign, the M739 SAW first appears in ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''. It appears again in ''[[Shutdown]]'' and ''[[Midnight]]'', the latter mission giving the player the SAW as a starting weapon after the [[F-41 Broadsword]] sequence. | * In the campaign, the M739 SAW first appears in ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''. It appears again in ''[[Shutdown]]'' and ''[[Midnight]]'', the latter mission giving the player the SAW as a starting weapon after the [[F-41 Broadsword]] sequence. | ||
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* With the strength of the light machine gun combined with the large magazine size, the M739 can serve as a portable turret. While participating in game types such as [[Team Slayer]] or [[Capture the Flag]] in which vehicles are involved, a teammate can ride on the back of a [[Mongoose]] with the SAW; converting the Mongoose into a downsized Warthog. Another advantage to this method is the increased looking mobility which is twice than that of a Warthog turret. You should only do this once any anti-vehicle weapons are in your control, or else you might be giving the other team a free double kill. | * With the strength of the light machine gun combined with the large magazine size, the M739 can serve as a portable turret. While participating in game types such as [[Team Slayer]] or [[Capture the Flag]] in which vehicles are involved, a teammate can ride on the back of a [[Mongoose]] with the SAW; converting the Mongoose into a downsized Warthog. Another advantage to this method is the increased looking mobility which is twice than that of a Warthog turret. You should only do this once any anti-vehicle weapons are in your control, or else you might be giving the other team a free double kill. | ||
* This same priciple of a "mobile turret" can be employed defensively as well. An M739-armed player can effectively single-highhandedly protect an objective from any small assaults and seriously cripple larger ones, allowing the rest of their team to focus on dealing with the enemy and their own objective. | * This same priciple of a "mobile turret" can be employed defensively as well. An M739-armed player can effectively single-highhandedly protect an objective from any small assaults and seriously cripple larger ones, allowing the rest of their team to focus on dealing with the enemy and their own objective. | ||
* The SAW's reload time is | * The SAW's reload time is very long in comparison to similar loadout weapons, making it imperative to briefly withdraw from combat and find cover before attempting to reload, and to manage ammo consumption in dense combat scenarios. The reload is also the same if the magazine is empty or not, meaning that there is no penalty for unloading the entire mag. | ||
== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' == | == ''Halo 5: Guardians'' == | ||
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* In Warzone, the standard SAW is effective for guarding Armories and Cores. It also appears with two additional variants in Arena and Warzone: | * In Warzone, the standard SAW is effective for guarding Armories and Cores. It also appears with two additional variants in Arena and Warzone: | ||
** '''''Appetite for Destruction''''': an improved SAW with 50% larger total ammo capacity and Stabilization Jets to almost totally eliminate vertical recoil, allowing shots to stay on the target. | ** '''''Appetite for Destruction''''': an improved SAW with 50% larger total ammo capacity and Stabilization Jets to almost totally eliminate vertical recoil, allowing shots to stay on the target. | ||
** '''''The Answer''''': an advanced SAW that can and will exterminate anyone foolish enough to approach you in seconds with airburst-fused high explosive rounds that have little, if any, range drop off. It can also be [[ | ** '''''The Answer''''': an advanced SAW that can and will exterminate anyone foolish enough to approach you in seconds with airburst-fused high explosive rounds that have little, if any, range drop off. It can also be [[Special weapons (Halo 5: Guardians)|found]] in the campaign level ''[[Genesis (level)|Genesis]]'', making it useful against the two [[Warden Eternal]]s and their [[Promethean]] minions. | ||
*** Either weapon, when paired with a [[Damage Boost]], can be used to destroy anything up to and including light aircraft. | *** Either weapon, when paired with a [[Damage Boost]], can be used to destroy anything up to and including light aircraft. | ||
* Reloading from an empty magazine takes the same amount of time as a partial one, as in ''Halo 4''. This is especially important with ''The Answer'', as only five or so rounds are needed to kill an enemy Spartan. Only reload when near the bottom fourth of the magazine. | * Reloading from an empty magazine takes the same amount of time as a partial one, as in ''Halo 4''. This is especially important with ''The Answer'', as only five or so rounds are needed to kill an enemy Spartan. Only reload when near the bottom fourth of the magazine. | ||