User:CarpeJugulum/M8/Caseless Submachine Gun

"The M8 is an interesting gun. The rounds are so small that against heavy armoring or shields, it's useless, but without armor, it'll tear you to shreds."

- UNSC Marine

The is a sub machine gun used by the UNSC during the Saulosian Campaign.

Design
The M8 was introduced in 2569 as a replacement for the venerable M7. It has the same odd, horizontal left-side placement of the magazine as its predecessor, but can be modified to receive the magazine on the right side for left-handed users. Some soldiers have even rigged the M8 to load two magazines at once. When the first empties, they switch the receiver over to the other side, giving them the equivalent of a 120-round magazine. This is a particularly tricky modification to correctly duplicate, and greatly increases the chance of a jam if performed incorrectly.