M63

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The M63 is a light machine gun used by Naked Snake during Operation Snake Eater.

[edit] Overview

The Stoner M63 is an American-made modular system weapon. It was designed in 1963 by Eugene Stoner, the inventor of the previous M16 rifle. The Stoner M63 was designed to be able to change parts easily to suit different roles, ranging from a compact carbine to a full assault rifle to a light machine gun to even a mounted medium machine gun.

Snake finds the light machine gun variant during Operation Snake Eater. It fires 5.56 x 45mm ammunition from a 100-round disintegrating belt. The M63 can only be fired in full-automatic mode. It is very heavy, weighing 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs), the second heaviest weapon Snake can carry during Operation Snake Eater after the RPG-7. It takes about 5 seconds to reload. The M63 can only be fired from the hip, making it less accurate than the AK-47 and the XM16E1, but the huge, 100-round belt makes it a good "run and gun" weapon.

[edit] Trivia

• When Snake fires the M63 for an extended period of time, he will roar a battle cry.

[edit] Location

During Operation Snake Eater, Snake can obtain the machine gun in Svyatogornyj East or in a small weapons building in Groznyj Grad.