User:XW3 AR3 L3GION/M32 Light Anti-Infantry Gun

"I know some guys still like the Vulcan for their everyday needs, but hell, the Roman just rips up anything that hasn't got wings."

- Anonymous UNSC M32 LAIG Gunner

The M32 Light Anti-Infantry Gun, nicknamed the 'Roman' and also known as the M32 LAIG, is a United Nations Space Command Defence Force vehicle-mounted machine gun. It is commonly seen on the M12C1 variant of the M12 Light Reconnaissance Vehicle and is seen as replacement for the M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun when encountering infantry.

Background
The M32 LAIG is considered second only to the M68 Gauss Cannon when encountering infantry, however it has a much higher fire rate: 400 to 550 7.62x51mm Saboted Light Armour Penetrator (SLAP) rounds per second. It is single-barrelled, electric-powered, linkless belt-fed weapon; Turret traverse rate is 100 degrees per second and weapon elevation rate is 60 degrees per second. The M32 LAIG has a 50% to 70% increase in accuracy at long range over the M41 LAAG and its recoil is much lower than Vulcan as well. The Roman performs exceptionally against infantry units, including shielded personnel and can easily take on light vehicles.

Ammunition
As stated above, the M32 uses 7.62x51mm Saboted Light Armour Penetrator, also known as a SLAP round. The SLAP design incorporates a polymer sabot, which allows for the use of a tungsten penetrator projectile of a lesser diameter than the original bore. By using the casing of a large cartridge with a lightweight projectile, the velocity of the projectile is greatly increased. While designed to take on lightly armoured vehicles, the SLAP rounds proved incredibly effective against shielded and heavily armoured enemies and can easily penetrate several armoured foes.

Trivia

 * The M32 Light Anti-Infantry Gun looks similar to the M41 Light Anti-Aircraft Gun, although the M32 only has a single barrel compared to triple-barrel design of the M41.


 * Unlike the M41 LAAG, the M32 doesn't need time to spool up and is ready to fire whenever needed.


 * The M32's nickname 'Roman' is a double reference to the M41 'Vulcan' LAAG. First, as Vulcan was considered a deity by the Romans, second to the television show StarTrek, which the author is painfully obsessed with.