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| rdfs:comment | - The M8 submachine gun was a bullpup, air-cooled, gas-operated weapon used by the United Nations Space Command during the Swarm War. A selective fire personal defence weapon, the M8 was designed and manufactured by Hall Munitions in response to a UNSC request for a replacement for the 5x23mm high velocity armour piercing cartridge. It was designed as a compact but powerful firearm for vehicle crews, operators of crew-served weapons, support personnel, special forces and counter-terrorist groups. Key requirements for the initial specification included accuracy to a minimum range of 350 metres in a weapon no longer than 700 millimetres, and the capacity to reliably penetrate Swarm armour at this range.
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| Fire | - *Semi-automatic
*6-round burst
*Fully automatic
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| Type | - bullpup submachine gun/personal defence weapon
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| Size | - *Length: 654mm
*Height:159mm
*Barrel: 496mm
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| abstract | - The M8 submachine gun was a bullpup, air-cooled, gas-operated weapon used by the United Nations Space Command during the Swarm War. A selective fire personal defence weapon, the M8 was designed and manufactured by Hall Munitions in response to a UNSC request for a replacement for the 5x23mm high velocity armour piercing cartridge. It was designed as a compact but powerful firearm for vehicle crews, operators of crew-served weapons, support personnel, special forces and counter-terrorist groups. Key requirements for the initial specification included accuracy to a minimum range of 350 metres in a weapon no longer than 700 millimetres, and the capacity to reliably penetrate Swarm armour at this range. The weapon was designed by Hall Munitions in conjunction with .204 Hall ammunition, an armour-piercing cartridge intended to replace the ineffectual 5x33mm calibre. The new cartridge was optimised for performance with personal defence weapons, retaining the caseless nature from its predecessor but with increased cartridge length and bullet diameter, and was dimensionally similar to the .204 Ruger high velocity cartridge. The M8 was developed as a personal defence weapon, but it could also be considered a submachine gun or carbine regarding its actual usage. Despite being originally intended as a defensive weapon for military personnel whose primary role was not fighting with small arms, the M8 proved so successful that it was issued in bulk to both regular and special infantry, as well as other covert and counter-terrorist groups, all of which used it for offensive roles. The M8 was adopted by the UNSC Army as a compact defensive and offensive weapon, while the UNSC Marine Corps adopted it as a lightweight weapon for embarked (shipborne) operations. While not fielded by the UNSC Navy, it saw extensive use by special operations units, most famously the ODSTs.
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