User:Agreon/M6I Personal Defense Weapon System

The M6I was a selective fire pistol, often issued to officers. Its recoil was easily handled by shooting in bursts. It could use magazines of any M6 series weapon, it was issued with 12 12.7x30 round magazines. The handgun was moderately acurate when in Full Auto. The weapon was actually just an improvement on the M6C design, so it had no Smartlink. However, it could be ordered with the SOCOM package, offering a suppressor and a Smartlink.

Use
THe M6I was usually used by officers on the front lines during the Human-Covenant War. However, it could be seen during the Insurrectionist War as well. Sometimes, the M6I/SOCOM was used by ODST or SODT soldiers. Its compact firepower made it an easy choice for some UNSC personnel. Some, though, chose to use the M7 or M7S due to its increased accuracy, default Smartlink scope, and increased rate of fire, along with its modularity.

Internal
The M6I used a short recoil principle, similar to that of the rest of the M6 series. The main difference was that the M6I was scaled up for full auto use. The production team did their best, and did a very good job, keeping the weapon system the same size as the M6C. They only made it slightly larger. The weapon was chambered in the M6's normal 12.7x30mm, or .50 caliber projectile. Recoil reduction was major task to the design team. They chose to change out the Short Recoil spring with a much stronger spring that would capture more recoil. The cost was a loss in rate of fire. However, this is not a problem, as the weapon is not flying out of the operator's hands as he shoots as it would otherwise.

Design
The weapon had no smartlink scope. For the hope of keeping the already somewhat costly weapon's price down, it was decided to not include it, but offer it as an aftermarket accessory. It never was very popular, mostly due to the fact that the iron sights were very precise. One weapon in each batch was zeroed by a computer before it was sold. The mechanized production process also ensured that the iron sights were on the same spot, so only one zeroing was needed for an entire batch. Also, a suppressor was available as an accessory.

The weapon had a black finish. This finish was not optional, the weapon was only offered in black. The magazine also contained 12 rounds, meaning that it did not entirely fit in the weapon, as in the M6C/SOCOM or M6C. The choice to sell the weapon with a standard of 12 rounds was done because the 12.7x30mm rounds in the increased length magazine helped to offer some weight that did in fact help recoil reduction from the muzzle of the weapon. Also, the full auto feature of the weapon shot at 4 rounds per second. If a full burst was used, the entire magazine would be used in 1.5 seconds if it used the standard 6 round magazine. The 12 rounds last 3 seconds, in full burst, which would be a large amount of recoil. The highest plausible burst length would be 5 rounds. Most troops would shoot in 2-4 round bursts.