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{{Weapon infobox | {{Weapon infobox | ||
|image= [[File:Marathon1 ManualPistol.png]]<br>[[File:Marathon 1 MagnumSprite.png]] | |image=[[File:Marathon1 ManualPistol.png]]<br>[[File:Marathon 1 MagnumSprite.png]] | ||
|type= Semi | |type=Semi Automatic Pistol | ||
|variant= [[.44 Magnum Mega Class A1]] | |variant=[[.44 Magnum Mega Class A1]] | ||
|ammotype= 45 caliber high velocity, | |ammotype=.45 caliber high velocity, vacuum enabled teflon rounds | ||
vacuum enabled teflon rounds | |capacity=8 rounds | ||
|capacity= 8 rounds | |feed=Revolving cylinder | ||
|feed= | |operation=Hammer | ||
|operation= | |optics=Scope | ||
|service=Unknown | |||
|optics= Scope | |firstappearance=[[Marathon (1994)|''Marathon'' (1994)]] | ||
|service= Unknown | |||
|firstappearance= [[Marathon (1994)|''Marathon'' (1994)]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Mega Class Magnum''' was the standard sidearm issued to the [[UESC Marathon]]'s security forces, and the first weapon given to the [[Security Officer]] in the first [[Marathon (1994)|''Marathon'' game]]. Accurate and reliable, the weapon was the work horse of the [[UESC]] colonists during the [[Pfhor]] attack on [[Tau Ceti IV]]. | |||
The '''Mega Class Magnum''' | |||
== Design details == | == Design details == | ||
The Mega class magnum is a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol built from titanium. Sporting a scope and eight round magazine, it fires teflon coated rounds. It is also one of the few weapons in the game capable of firing in vacuum.<ref name="M1">[ | The Mega class magnum is a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol built from titanium. Sporting a scope and eight round magazine, it fires teflon coated rounds. It is also one of the few weapons in the game capable of firing in vacuum.<ref name="M1">[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/_files/Marathon_Manual.pdf ''Marathon'' (1994), Marathon Manual, page 16]</ref> | ||
=== Politics === | === Politics === | ||
In the ''[[Marathon 2]]'' manual, [[Durandal]] criticizes the MMC as a mass produced, and low cost weapon | In the ''[[Marathon 2]]'' manual, [[Durandal]] criticizes the MMC as a mass produced, and low cost weapon meant to line the pockets of government-owned arms manufacturers.<ref name="M2">[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/_files/Marathon_2_Manual.pdf ''Marathon 2: Durandal'', Marathon 2 Manual, page 16]</ref> | ||
== Legacy == | == Legacy == |
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