M20 PDW

The M20 Submachine Gun is the post-Covenant war successor to the M7 SMG.

The M20 SMG is issued to vehicle crews, security personnel, and Spartans who expect close-quarters combat.

Specifications

Design details

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The M20 SMG is visually very similar to its M7 counterpart, as well as in terms of performance. 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.

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 15 shots or in 13 with the headshot bonus.
• Maximum ammo doubled, from 180 to 360.

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Gallery

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  A render of the SMG from the pre-Beta development stage of Halo 5: Guardians.

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  The SMG seen ejecting shell casings on Trench in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

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  Smart Scope with the SMG on Crossfire in the Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta.

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  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

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  SMG - Basic with Silencer variant

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  SMG - Projection SMG with Stabilization Jets variant

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  The Projection SMG with Long Barrel with the Potence skin

List of appearances

• Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)