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Summary
Concept art for the CMA's HMG-38 rifle, featuring both conventional and bullpup versions and their respective customization options. A long-barreled version also exists. By


 * 1st row: Bare essentials, without any attachments
 * 2nd row: Reflex sight, cheek rest, vertical foregrip
 * 3rd row: Smart targeting computer suite and advanced optics package/laser rangefinder
 * 4th row: Smart targeting computer suite, basic optics
 * 5th row: The previous, without vertical foregrip

Contrary to popular belief, "HMG" does not actually stand for "heavy machine gun"; as is often pointed out, the weapon is not a heavy machine gun but rather a heavy assault rifle, or light machine gun at best. As with several Vakara-made weapons, the designation is derived from German and stands for "Hand-Maschinengewehr", or "hand machine gun", a somewhat unconventional term for its pitched SAW role in the CMA. "38" comes from the year the weapon was designed, 2438.