Machine guns are bulky, but effective killing machines. Shooting 10 bullets at a time, the main purpose of the Machine gun is suppression fire. However, that comes with a cost, with a high TU cost and heavy accuracy penalties if the soldier moves and shoots in the same turn, not counting the sheer weight possibly limiting armor usage. Someone using the machine gun can only take burst shots. As a heavy weapon the machine gun requires high strength as well as accuracy to take accurate shots. While it's best used with open fire arcs, the machine gun can be a surprisingly viable weapon at close quarters due to its withering hail of fire breaking through cover as an alternative to moving up to flank, but progress will be painfully slow due to the need to preserve many TUs to shoot with.
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