Machinegun

The Machinegun is a standard automatic rifle designed to fire bullets at an alarming rate. It is used both by the United States Marine Corps and by the UAC's private security branch.

Concept and Creation
In The Ultimate DOOM and DOOM II: Hell on Earth, the only automatic rapid-fire weapon that was bullet-based was the Chaingun. With the Chaingun technically being a minigun, which is much larger than a rifle in terms of size and firepower, there was really not a rifle resembling what some games would often call a machine gun or assault rifle. There is also the fact that Doomguy's sprite model always shows him holding a rifle that looks very much like an assault rifle, but the player would never find and use one. Mad Squirrel Mods thought that this approach would bring logic to this missing concept and wanted to expand the original series' arsenal.

History
With their company initials engraved on the outside, this particular rifle was manufactured by the Union Aerospace Corporation. They made the Machinegun for the military to use in battlefield and reconnaissance missions. Along with the fact that they are the rightful owners of this weapon, the UAC also decided to use it for themselves and gave it to their security personnel.

Design
The Machinegun has a few design specs similar to that of the Colt M14 Carbine. Its ammunition consists of magazines carrying armor-piercing bullets that are strong enough to even pierce through a demon's hide. The rate of fire is fast and brutal. Depending on how firmly the user is pulling the trigger, it is possible to fire only a single shot.

Appearances

 * DOOM: Reawakened

Trivia

 * The name "Machinegun" is not a misspell. It is named after the weapon from DOOM 3.
 * The weapon itself had a different sprite model during earlier development, as shown in the teaser. Mad Squirrel Mods felt dissatisfied by the look of the Machinegun and decided to find a way to make it look more realistic in design.
 * The current sprite model for the Machinegun is the one used for the Assault Rifle in Brutal DOOM.