Portable Heavy Machine Gun

The Portable Heavy Machine Gun is a hand held chain gun used by both the Chat Armed Forces and the Galactic Republic Troops.

Overview
Weighting in at 12 pounds while fully loaded, it's weight, cost, and training required make it impossible to use as a standard infantry weapon. Instead, this weapon is given to select soldiers who act as support for thier squads, laying down a deadly line of super heated plasma. The PHMG can fire over 2,500 rounds in a minute, and can fire for a full 40 seconds before needing to be reloaded. It also has six barrels to prevent over heating, though continuous fire decreases its overall accuracy. This is the prefered weapon of the Republic Shock Troops, who field this weapon when ever possible.