MASAM-82 Submachine Gun
| MASAM-82 | |
|---|---|
 MASAM-82K | |
| Type | Submachine Gun (SMG) |
| Place of origin |  Inyursta |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1985-Present |
| Used by | Inyurstan National Police [Placeholder] Sugogo |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1982 |
| Manufacturer | Martel Arms |
| Unit cost | Y$300 ($180 USD) |
| Produced | 1984-Present |
| Specifications | |
| Caliber |
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| Action | Gas operated, rotating bolt |
| Effective firing range | 300m |
| Feed system | 25 Round Magazine |
The MASAM-82 (Martel Automatiqué Submachína-Arme Majôre) is an automatic Submachine Gun (SMG) produced in Inyursta. Designed by Martel Arms in 1982-1983, the MASAM-82 was the result of a pure sales operation, in order to exploit the extremely lax gun laws in Inyursta but high import tariffs and tougher export laws in foreign countries.
Service
Primarily sold on the civilian market, the MASAM-82 has yet to be officially adopted by any military force. However, the Inyurstan National Police and private military contractor group Corvo Soire both use the machine gun in frequent capacity.
Inyurstan Drug War
Widely used by almost all sides, the MASAM-82 became an iconic symbol of the Inyurstan Drug War. Its ease of access made it simple for cartels to legally acquire, both for "front" security (i.e. body guards), while its concealability made it favorable for gajos/sicarrios to use compared to the AKM & AK-47 rifles acquired through the black market. Likewise, civilian militias and paramilitaries also had an easy time getting their hands on the MASAM-82 to battle the cartels.
In many cases, there were shootouts where both Inyurstan National Police and cartel units were fighting one another with the same assortment of guns, among them the MASAM-82.
Notorious Inyurstan drug lord Pedro Petain used a MASAM-82C which he had personalized by a 3rd-party outfit to match his white suit and encrust his name in silver onto the gun. Sources claim that Petain was firing this weapon into the air at the armed police helicopter he was subsequently killed by.
Foreign Use
The "Lords of the Wind" militia in Sugogo use the MASAM-82K. Footage from the recent Sugogo Lake Crisis shows the militia using their submachine guns while riding motorbikes to attack Bashriyyan infantry on foot.