MASAM-82 Submachine Gun

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MASAM-82
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MASAM-82K
TypeSubmachine Gun (SMG)
Place of origin Inyursta
Service history
In service1985-Present
Used byInyursta Inyurstan National Police

[Placeholder] Sugogo

Drug Cartels
Production history
Designed1982
ManufacturerMartel Arms
Unit costY$300 ($180 USD)
Produced1984-Present
Specifications
Caliber
  • 9x39mm (82A)
  • 5.45×39mm EB (82C)
  • 5.7x44mm SACTO (82K)
ActionGas operated, rotating bolt
Effective firing range300m
Feed system25 Round Magazine

The MASAM-82 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.

See Also

AKY-3M Assault Rifle
Inyurstan-Developed Guns