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M20/PDW
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Production overview

Manufacturer:

Misriah Armory[1][2]

Type:

Specifications

Length:

56 centimeters (21.9 in)[1][2]

Width:

11 centimeters (4.4 in)[1]

Height:

29 centimeters (11.6 in)[1]

Weight:

1.3 kilograms (2.87 lb)[1]

Ammunition type:

M490 5.7×28mm HV-AP[2]

Capacity:

60 round magazine[1][2]

Service history

In service:

Post-Covenant War conflicts

 

The M20/Personal Defense Weapon (M20/PDW) is a submachine gun produced by Misriah Armory and issued to United Nations Space Command service personnel.[1][2][3] The M20 serves as a replacement for the M7 SMG in the post-Covenant war era. The weapon is issued to UNSC vehicle and aircraft crews, security personnel, and Spartans who expect to encounter close-quarters combat.[4]

OverviewEdit

Design detailsEdit

The M20 is visually similar to its predecessor, though it differs in using a new high-velocity armor-piercing round that increases the amount of kinetic energy imparted to the target, specifically developed to counter the proliferation of military-grade armor among Insurrectionist cells and as a response to Covenant energy shield technology.[1][2] The weapon uses top-mounted magazines of cased 5.7×28mm High Velocity, Armor Piercing (HV-AP) ammunition rather than the side-mounted magazines of caseless ammunition used by the M7. The top-mounted magazine offers an improved reload time and allows the weapon to be more open to customaisation and field-modification,[2] with the weapon compatible with nearly all UNSC weapon attachments.[1]

By default, the M20 is equipped with a reflex CQB sight, though as per above this can be swapped out.[2] The weapon's main frame features a retracting stock, folding foregrip, and a smart-link electronics package to allow it to be used with any UNSC helmet. The weapon's lightweight construction allows it to be fired one-handed.[1]

VariantsEdit

The M20's accessibility to production and customisation has opened the weapon up to having a large catalog of subvariants.[2] It is compatible with nearly all UNSC weapon attachments.[1]

Sight options
  • Standard: SMG with CQB sight. Standard configuration best suited for close-quarters combat while leveraging smart-link.SMG with CQB Sight.[3]
  • Morph SMG: SMG with Morph sight. Advanced tactical configuration used by the UEG's elite bodyguard corps.[5]
  • Projection SMG: SMG with Projection sight. SWAT configuration used by UNSC military police and UEG security forces.[4][6]
  • Recon SMG: SMG with Recon sight. Personal defense weapon configuration issued to UNSC pilots.[7]
  • Hybrid SMG: SMG with Holoscope. Personal defense weapon configuration used by Sangheili liaison teams.[8]
  • COG SMG: SMG with COG sight. Interdiction configuration used by Marine and Spartan boarding parties.[9]
Other attachments
  • Long Barrel: Increases range of bullet magnetism and aim assist.
  • Laser Targeter: Increases weapon accuracy by reducing bullet spread.
  • Silencer: Firing the weapon does not make the user show up on enemy radar. However, walking still gives away the user's position.
  • Stabilization Jets: Helps control vertical recoil.
  • Kinetic Bolts: Augments knockback and damage against vehicles.
  • Energy Bayonet: Increases melee damage and range, allowing for a one-hit kill against normal opponents.
  • Extended Magazine: Increases both ready and reserve ammunition capacity by up to 40%.
  • Threat Marker: Tracks targeted enemy personnel for a short time.
  • Sound Dampener: Increases effective range and reduces firing signature.

GameplayEdit

  See our gameplay information related to M20 PDW on its gameplay page.

Changes from M7 SMG in Halo 2: AnniversaryEdit

  • Can now be zoomed in using the Smart Scope to have its bullet spread reduced at the cost of added recoil.
  • As of the November 2017 update, headshots with the M20 SMG now deal bonus damage on unshielded targets.
  • Increased damage, killing in 19-20 rounds, (depending on the headshot bonus) instead of 25 rounds.
  • Maximum reserve ammo increased from 180 to 360.
  • Rate of fire is now 920 RPM.

Changes from Halo 5: Guardians to HCS testingEdit

  • Maximum reserve ammo decreased to 300 (-14.3%).

Changes from HCS testing to OvertimeEdit

  • Aim assist slightly decreased within effective range.
  • Overall damage slightly reduced, including headshot damage.
  • Accuracy slightly increased as the inner reticles no longer bloom outside of the outer circular reticle.

Production notesEdit

The weapon's Halo Waypoint Universe article erroneously referred to the M20 PDW as firing the M7 SMG's 5×23mm caseless ammunition.[1] However, the weapon is designed to eject spent shells - a behaviour which can be observed in-game. This discrepancy was corrected in the Halo Encyclopedia.[2]

TriviaEdit

The M20 bears similarity of both the FN-P90's receiver-style magazine, and foresight, and the MP7's frame.

GalleryEdit

  Browse more images in this article's gallery page.

ScreenshotsEdit

  • Halo 5: Guardians concept art of the SMG.

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

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

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

  • A render of the M20 in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • A render of the Projection SMG in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • A render of the Master Control skin.

  • Spartan Olympia Vale of Fireteam Osiris using an M20 SMG in the key art for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • First-person view of the M20 by Frederic-104 in the Halo 5: Guardians campaign.

  • Fred-104 using smart scope with the M20 SMG.

  • Linda-058 using the M20 SMG while aboard Argent Moon.

  • First-person view of the M20 on Coliseum in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Smart scope with the M20 in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • A Freebooter-clad Spartan-IV using an M20.

  • A Venture-clad Spartan-IV using an M20 on March on Stormbreak.

  • Third-person view of the M20 engaged in smart scope.

  • Third-person view of a Stinger-clad Spartan-IV using a Hybrid M20.

  • A Promethean Soldier with an M20 on Raid on Apex 7.

  • M20 SMGs being used on targets in Halo: Recruit.

Halo 5: Guardians variantsEdit

  • First-person view of Projection M20.

  • Smart scope with the Projection M20.

  • First-person view of the Recon M20.

  • Smart scope with the Recon M20.

  • First-person view of the Hybrid M20.

  • Smart scope with the Hybrid M20.

  • First-person view of the COG M20.

  • Smart scope of the COG M20.

  • First-person view of the Morph M20.

  • Smart scope of the Morph M20.

List of appearancesEdit

SourcesEdit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Halo Waypoint, SMG (Retrieved on Apr 13, 2016) [archive]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 176
  3. ^ a b c Halo 5: Guardians, REQ card: SMG "Rapid fire submachine gun best suited for close-quarters combat wile leveraging Smart-Link."
  4. ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Locke & Load (Retrieved on Nov 8, 2020) [archive]
  5. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, REQ card: Projection SMG "SMG with Morph Sight. Advanced tactical configuration used by the UEG's elite bodyguard corps"
  6. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, REQ card: Projection SMG "SMG with Projection Sight and Energy Bayonet. SWAT configuration used by UNSC military police and UEG security forces."
  7. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, REQ card: Hybrid SMG "SMG with Recon Sight. Personal defense weapon configuration issued to UNSC pilots."
  8. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, REQ card: Hybrid SMG "SMG with Hybrid Sight. Personal defense weapon configuration used by Sangheili liaison teams."
  9. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, REQ card: COG SMG "SMG with COG Sight. Interdiction configuration used by Marine and Spartan boarding parties."

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