MA7A Squad Automatic Weapon

The MA7A Squad Automatic Weapon was a bullpup, air-cooled, gas-operated, selective fire infantry weapon used by the United Nations Space Command following the Human-Covenant War. The MA7A was a variant of the MA7 Series of assault rifles, and was designed to give soldiers operating within a squad additional range and volume of fire without drastically increasing weight. The MA7A utilised the 7.62x51mm NATO round, which provided accuracy and rate of fire, combined with negligible recoil, making it well suited for use in a squad automatic weapon. The gun provided infantry squads with the heavy volume of fire of a machine gun combined with accuracy and portability approaching that of a rifle.
==Usage==
The MA7A is most often used as an LMG, having a larger magazine capacity and being generally heavier than other rifles in the MA7 series. Aside from the 80-round standard magazine, the MA7A's receiver is also cross-compatible with MA7B magazines, and can also be swapped out for a hefty 120 round belt-fed box magazine for heavier suppression.
==Design==
The default sight on the MA7A is the trapezoid iron sight, shown left. It can be replaced by a reflex sight or an ACOG scope, which are equipped via the rail system along the body of the weapon. While the ACOG is not as effective as the other two, it is useful when laying down suppressing fire from a short distance.
==Ammunition==