Name: M103 Submachine Gun
Owner: Galactic Systems Union
Creator: Millennium Armoury

Development Thread: N/A

Type: SMG
Ammo: 12.7x40mm semi armour-piercing rounds tipped with explosive proximity warheads that detonate upon impact
Rarity: Mass Produced

Strengths:
The M103 is at its most effective at close range. It's fast rate of fire alongside its large bullet spread makes it ideal to take enemies down at close to medium ranges.
The M103 utilises semi-armour piercing rounds tipped with explosive proximity warheads that detonate upon impact. These are the same rounds as those used for The Executor sidearm also in service to the GSU military. This, combined with the rapid ROF, makes the weapon more capable of shredding its way through armour and energy shielding.

Weaknesses:
The M103 is a close range weapon and therefore only suited to certain types of engagements, particularly missions that include a lot of CQC. At medium range the weapon is still quite deadly but its maximum effectiveness is at close range. Therefore the weapon is unreliable at long ranges.
The weapon is very loud. If you're trying not to telegraph your position on the battlefield, don't bring this with you.

Description:
The M103 Submachine Gun is an automatic close-quarters firearm primarily used in CQC engagements. It's proximity-fused explosive warheads add a damage boost to the impact of each projectile which allow it to penetrate armour and shielding more easily, the same rounds used for The Executor. The weapon is supplied its ammunition through magazines that are slotted into a compartment located on the top of the weapon. Each magazine contains 60 rounds with an ROF of 900 rounds/min.
A civilian version of the weapon exists where the rounds used are normal semi-armour piercing without the explosive warheads, currently in use by law enforcement. A version of the weapon suited to stealth missions also exists, which feature normal semi-armour piercing rounds along with an attached silencer.

While the weapon features reflex sights, it also features smart-link technology that connects the weapon to the user's HUD (should they have a helmet equipped) which enables them to fire more accurately without having to look down the sights. The SMG, along with all other GSU weaponry, is made primarily of Kalgenite.

Powerful weapon more akin to a PDW then a SMG.

Approved.