The M84 heavy machine gun was a recoil-operated, belt-fed, fully automatic heavy machine gun in service with the UNSC Army and Marine Corps between 2588 and 2680. Chambered for the 12.7x99mm (.50 BMG) cartridge, the M84 provided UNSC forces with superior range, accuracy and terminal effects compared to machine guns and automatic rifles chambered in smaller calibres, at the expense of increased weight and reduced portability. This increase in mass meant that only personnel using powered armour or exoskeletons could fire the weapon without a mount of some sort; combined with its high damage characteristics, this resulted in the M84's extensive use mounted to vehicles and aircraft. The machine gun was produced in two variants; the M84 A1 had a conventional layout and an integral heavy bipod,
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| - The M84 heavy machine gun was a recoil-operated, belt-fed, fully automatic heavy machine gun in service with the UNSC Army and Marine Corps between 2588 and 2680. Chambered for the 12.7x99mm (.50 BMG) cartridge, the M84 provided UNSC forces with superior range, accuracy and terminal effects compared to machine guns and automatic rifles chambered in smaller calibres, at the expense of increased weight and reduced portability. This increase in mass meant that only personnel using powered armour or exoskeletons could fire the weapon without a mount of some sort; combined with its high damage characteristics, this resulted in the M84's extensive use mounted to vehicles and aircraft. The machine gun was produced in two variants; the M84 A1 had a conventional layout and an integral heavy bipod,
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*Length: 1300mm
*Height: 266mm
*Barrel: 812mm
*Weight: 19.5kg
M84A2:
*Length: 1216mm
*Height: 266mm
*Barrel: 812mm
*Weight: 21kg 29kg
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| - The M84 heavy machine gun was a recoil-operated, belt-fed, fully automatic heavy machine gun in service with the UNSC Army and Marine Corps between 2588 and 2680. Chambered for the 12.7x99mm (.50 BMG) cartridge, the M84 provided UNSC forces with superior range, accuracy and terminal effects compared to machine guns and automatic rifles chambered in smaller calibres, at the expense of increased weight and reduced portability. This increase in mass meant that only personnel using powered armour or exoskeletons could fire the weapon without a mount of some sort; combined with its high damage characteristics, this resulted in the M84's extensive use mounted to vehicles and aircraft. The machine gun was produced in two variants; the M84 A1 had a conventional layout and an integral heavy bipod, for use by infantry; and the A2 which replaced these with a universal mount and spade grip, for use from tripods, aircraft and vehicle mounts. The M84 was effective against infantry, unarmored or lightly armored vehicles, light fortifications, and low-flying aircraft, and saw widespread use throughout the Galactic War (2622-2633) and Swarm War (2633-2678).
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