M247B2 General Purpose Machine Gun

"Its like some mike Foxtrot tied a pair of Lima Mike Gammas together! together."

- Anonymous gunner

The M389B GPMG, known as the 'gimpy' among troops, is the UNCS's standard universal machine gun, suited to both use with a tripod and bipod. The weapon is made from super light polymer matter, greatly reducing its otherwise considerable weight, allowing a nubmer of systems to be added. It sports a ultramodern onboard stabiliser, allowing sustained firing from the hip, or any other position, without a large loss of accuracy and a heat reduction system, super cooling the barrels. The weapon uses a dual feed system for its two barrels.

Uses
The M389B GPMG is a universal machine gun, allowing it to be used for both offensive and defensive situations. Offensively, it porvides the perfect squad support weapon, able to lay a withering hail of fire upon defenders. For defensive purposes, the bipod and or tripod fittings grealy increase its usability. These provide a stable platform for firing, along long, sustained fire while remaining near 90% accuracy. The Tripod is adjustable, allowing it to be set to at chest height or to a prone position.

Operation
The weapon operates using pulse syste where the trigger sends an etectric pulse to the electric motor that responds by loading a bullet into chamber one and firing and then chamber two and firing. This allows it to to achieve a much higher rate of fire than single barreled weapons. The breech is locked by the motor and the next round is loaded. The electric pulse passes from here to the stabliser which delivers feedback, stabilising the gun. The two belts in the magazine that feed the gun are held together by nitrocellulose links that and combusted upon firing, leaving only casings behind.

UNSC Comments
"The thing is SCARY. Burst fire alone spits out six rounds. This thing makes foxtrots run like hell."

"In training the DI gave me one, it was a lot lighter than I imagined but he ordered me to fire on the target. I thought I'd just be all over the place, i was pretty nervous but its got feed back like a sub machine gun."

"Shame this thing never gets mounted on vehicles. Then again, the thing is pretty big..."