Editing MP5

{{Infobox_Max_Payne_Weapons|type = Submachine Gun|ammo_capacity = 30|carry_capacity = 300|users = [[Max Payne]]<br>[[Mona Sax]]|appearances = Max Payne 2|factions=[[Punchinello Crime Family]]<br>[[Squeaky Cleaning Company]]<br>[[Russian Mob]]}}The '''MP5''' (from German: ''Maschinenpistole 5'', meaning ''machine pistol 5'') is a submachine gun that is widely used in [[Timeline#2003|2003]] during the [[Cleaner Case]]. In ''[[Max Payne 3]]'', it is replaced with the [[MPK]], a stylized variant of the MP5.

==Description==
The weapon has an ammunition capacity of 30 rounds per magazine, with a fairly large reserve capacity of 270 (excluding the magazine in use). While it cannot be [[Dual-wielding|dual-wielded]], the MP5 is useful in nearly every combat situation; it has a high rate of fire, moderately high damage potential, and a fixed scope. As is the case with submachine guns, spraying bullets is an effective way to deal with enemies, but taking advantage of its scope and high accuracy grants the user maximum efficiency. The MP5 makes a good substitute for the [[Sniper rifle|sniper rifle]] in all but the most extreme circumstances.

==Behind the Scenes==
*The MP5 in the game appears to be modeled after a converted [[Wikipedia:Heckler & Koch MP5|HK-94]], the U.S. import variant of the MP5 with a 16" barrel and a safe/semi-automatic trigger group. The key distinctive elements are the lack of the paddle release and muzzle brake, which the MP5 would actually have. 
**Semi-automatic variants of the MP5 converted to full-auto fire were often used in films as a stand-in for the MP5.
*The real MP5 uses the same cartridges as the [[wiki:Beretta 92|Beretta 92 and Beretta 96]], [[Wikipedia:9×19mm Parabellum|9×19mm Parabellum]], however in ''[[Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne|Max Payne 2]]'' the [[Beretta|9mm pistol]] and the MP5 use different types of ammunition.
*The bolt and charging handle for the MP5 in ''Max Payne 2'' is always locked back. In reality, this would prevent the weapon from being fired due to its action being open.
*A variant of the MP5, modelled after the MP5SD appears in a beta version of ''Max Payne''. In the final product, an MP5SD with a more detailed model was cut, but can be still found in the game's files.

==Appearances==
*''[[Max Payne (game)|Max Payne]]'' <sub>(beta version)</sub>
*''[[Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne|Max Payne 2]]''
**[[The Darkness Inside|Part I: The Darkness Inside]]
***[[A Linear Sequence of Scares]]
***[[The Million Dollar Question]]
**[[A Binary Choice|Part II: A Binary Choice]]
***[[In the Middle of Something]]
***[[Routing Her Synapses]]
***[[Out of the Window]]
***[[The Genius of the Hole]]
**[[Waking Up from the American Dream|Part III: Waking Up from the American Dream]]
***[[Too Stubborn to Die]]
***[[On A Crash Course]]
***[[A Mob-War]]
***[[Dearest of All My Friends]]
***[[Love Hurts]]
***[[That Old Familiar Feeling]]

==Gallery==
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MP5_image1.jpg
MP5_ammo.png|MP5 ammo in ''Max Payne 2''
MP5_beta.jpg|Beta version of [[Max Payne]] with an MP5 from a 1998/1999 game preview
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[MPK]], a similar weapon in ''[[Max Payne 3]]''

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