The M84 heavy machine gun was a recoil-operated, belt-fed, fully automatic heavy machine gun in service with the UNSC Army and Marine Corps from 2529 onwards. Chambered for the 12.7x99mm (.50 BMG) cartridge, the M84 provided UNSC forces with superior range, accuracy and terminal effects compared to machine guns and automatic rifles chambered in smaller calibres, at the expense of increased weight and reduced portability. This increase in mass meant that only personnel using powered armour or exoskeletons could fire the weapon without a mount of some sort; combined with its high damage characteristics, this resulted in the M84's extensive use mounted to vehicles and aircraft. The machine gun was produced in two variants; the M84 A1 had a conventional layout and an integral heavy bipod, for use by infantry; and the A2 which replaced these with a universal mount and spade grip, for use from tripods, aircraft and vehicle mounts. The M84 was effective against infantry, unarmored or lightly armored vehicles, light fortifications, and low-flying aircraft.
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Misriah Armouries began redesigning the latest iteration of the weapon, updating the M247H with modern materials, technology and design innovations. Beginning in 2527, the weapon had completed the testing phase by 2529, and was in full production the year after. The M84 was used extensively throughout the Great War in both infantry and vehicle-mounted roles, where it proved effective at defeating the personal shielding and armour of Covenant heavy infantry. Due to both the weapon's sheer power and its ubiquity throughout UNSC armed forces, appearing alongside vehicles, infantry and aircraft in large numbers, the M84 was one of the most heavily relied upon support weapons in defeating Covenant infantry; more powerful weapons were generally less available and more common ones lacked the firepower to have such an impact. In particular the M84 was used against the 'swarming' mass tactics used by Unggoy, as its rate of fire and ballistic characteristics made it superb at cutting down and cutting through advancing infantry. The M84 was famed for its ability to protect vehicle convoys during ambushes by numerically superior enemies.
The M84 was useful at nearly all ranges, at close range its high rate of fire making up for its large size and at longer ranges its large calibre round maintaining accuracy and kinetic energy. Strong individuals such as SPARTANs were fully able to utilise the weapon without a bipod or tripod, but for the average operator such aids were necessary to control the weapon's recoil and ensure accuracy at longer ranges. Use of the M84 from a prone position with a bipod increased the probability of a hit considerably and made best use of the long range offered by the .50 BMG calibre. The weapon's maximum range was seven kilometres and its maximum effective range was just under two kilometres, when mounted on a tripod. At under this range its rate of fire and large round made it a serious threat to infantry, light vehicles and low-flying aircraft.
The M84 was effective against virtually all infantry types fielded by the Covenant, against which it was used to great effect during the Great War. Weaker forms such as Unggoy and Kig-Yar offered little resistance, and larger forms such as shielded and armoured Jiralhanae quickly succumbed to the weapon's high velocity, large calibre ammunition and its fully automatic nature. The weapon was less effective against the armour of Hunters, however could realistically defeat them with sustained fire. Later, when UNSC forces combated Prometheans, the M84 and the 12.7x99mm cartridge were found to be effective against their exoskeletal armour. Not just effective against infantry, the M84's larger calibre made it sufficient for engaging lightly armoured vehicles and some low-flying aircraft. The round could be relied on to penetrate most light armour and damage internal equipment and personnel repeatedly with its sustained automatic fire capability.
The M84, unlike most of the UNSC's infantry weapons, made use of a conventional rather than a bullpup layout, in order to more evenly distribute the weapon's considerable weight. Although this reduced barrel length in comparison to the weapon's length, it still maintained a respectable barrel length of thirty two inches. The weapon was fed caseless 12.7x99mm rounds by a metal disintegrating link belt usually held inside a rigid belt container mounted on the side of the weapon; these containers were removed and replaced once the belt was expended and came in 100, 200, 500 and 1000 round sizes. The M84's rail interface system consisted of a total of three attachment rails; one rail along the weapon's upper receiver, and one each on the weapon's sides. The weapon was equipped with fixed day and night iron sights which could be adjusted for windage and elevation. A heavy duty integral bipod was mounted underneath the weapon's gas block, which folded down to provide a lightweight yet sturdy firing base. Although the weapon's stock itself was fixed, the butt plate could be extended rearwards if necessary by the operator. The stock also featured an adjustable cheek rest for more comfortable sustained fire. The fire mode selector was located directly above the ergonomic rubberised pistol grip, and featured safe and fully automatic fire modes only. The weapon's side furniture, stock and grip were constructed from lightweight fibre-reinforced polymer, made of a polymer matrix reinforced with fibres (a carbon fibre/kevlar mix). This material allowed for a lightweight though immensely strong construction. The upper and lower receivers and rails were constructed from high grade corrosion resistant aluminium, while the firing mechanism was reinforced precision-machined titanium alloy. The weapon featured no quick barrel replacement mechanism, meaning the weapon needed to be stripped to replace the barrel. However, the fluted barrel was constructed from a titanium/ceramic metal matrix composite lined with a super heat and friction resistant silicon carbide ceramic matrix composite. This gave the barrel an effective life of 60,000 rounds before it needed replacing, as well as reducing its weight over steel barrels by fifty percent, and largely eliminating overheating and accuracy problems even after sustained fire. The microprocessor kept count of rounds fired since the barrel's replacement and gave alerts before the barrel needed replacing. The weapon was modular, meaning that it was assembled in interchangeable sections that were easy to separate and replace, in addition to its rails which accepted a wide range of attachments.
The M84 was a light weapon for its size as a result of its weight saving materials, however its size still gave it substantial weight compared to weapons such as light machine guns. This, coupled with its larger calibre and fully automatic role, meant that recoil control was imperative. Several hydraulic buffers linked to the weapon's microprocessor controlled backwards recoil by attempting to cancel it out, and reducing it considerably. The weapon also featured a venting system that recovered part of the gases generated by the round, and pushed it back in a space located behind the bolt during the cycle. This caused the bolt to 'bounce' on a sort of 'gas cushion' that acted as a buffer, dramatically reducing the weapon's recoil. It also featured energy absorption mechanisms in the buttstock, absorbing energy and reducing felt recoil. The barrel end featured a large flash suppressor which reduced the barrel's muzzle flash and directed it away from the shooter's vision; as a secondary function this vented excess gas in a way counteractive to the weapon's muzzle climb and backwards recoil.
The bullet was actually embedded inside the solid propellant 'block'; this, the bullet and the primer were held together by a combustible glue. When fired, everything in the chamber save the bullet fully combusted, leaving no residue in the chamber and propelling the bullet down the barrel. The propellant itself was an advanced solid, plasma-based substance similar in composition to that of the the experimental M634 HP-SAP, which gave high muzzle velocity; this in turn increased lethality on contact with the target. The block was highly resistant to temperature, which prevented it from combusting prematurely, for example on contact with heat inside the weapon, or external heat sources.
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