User:K4/M45 Close Quarters Offensive Weapon

The Model 45 Close Quarters Offensive Weapon, often abbreviated to M45-CQOW, is a variant of the M45 TS in use during the Human-Covenant War. Originally seen utilized by ODSTs "in the trenches" during the Harvest Campaign, it became a staple of the tactical philosophy against the Covenant until it was superseded by the M90 Mk I.

It utilized a 22 inch barrel, feeding from a non-detachable tubular magazine of 9+1 shells and had a folding stock that reduced it's length by a third in CQC situations. Despite an impressive service life in the beginning of the Great War, it was phased out of service by 2539 in favor of the more robust M90, though some UNSCDF-Army units still depend on it.