MG36

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The MG36 is the Light Machine Gun variant of the H&K G36

Assault Rifle. It is fitted with a 100 round Beta C-Mag magazine, and fires the standard 5.56mm NATO cartridge like the other variants of the G36 family. The weapon is no longer produced by Heckler & Koch.

1 Battlefield 2
2 Battlefield: Bad Company
3 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
4 Battlefield Play4Free
5 Battlefield 3
- 5.1 Gallery
6 Trivia
7 Videos
8 External links
9 References

Battlefield 2Edit


MG36
Damage	30
Ammunition capacity	100 rounds
Unlocked at	Tier Two Default British SAS.
Reload time	4.9 seconds
Rate of fire	600 rpm
Recoil	0.25-0.45 (hip) 0.5 (zoomed)
Fire mode	Fully Automatic
Source of statistics	^[1]
Sound(s)

The MG36 appears in Battlefield 2 as the tier 2 unlock for the Support kit. It is also the Default weapon for the Special Air Service in the Special Forces expansion. The weapon in the game is the standard MG36, but with a G36C-style Picatinny rail instead of the scoped carrying handle. The MG36 has about the same damage and accuracy stats as the M249 SAW, but with less recoil and with more user-friendly sights. However, the sight is more appropriate for urban environments while the M249 SAW's iron sight is more appropriate for more open environments. The weapon, like the other G36 variants, have the same firing noise, as well as the same reload sounds.

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield 2

Assault Rifles	AK-101 · AK-47 · F2000 · FAMAS · G3 · G36E · G36K (SF) · L85A1/L85A2 · M16A2 · SCAR-H (SF)

Carbines	AK-74u · G36C · HK53A3 · M4 · QBZ-97 · SCAR-L

Light Machine Guns	HK21 · M249SAW · MG36 · PKM · QBB-95 · RPK-74

Submachine Guns	MP5 · MP7 · PP-19 · P90 · Type 85

Sniper Rifles	L96A1 · M24 · M82A1 (cut) · M95 · SVD · Type 88

Shotguns	Benelli M4 · DAO-12 · M11-87 · MK3A1 · NOR982 · S12K

Pistols	92FS · MR-444 · QSZ-92

Launchers	ERYX · RPG-7 (SF) · SRAW

Explosives	C4 · Claymore · Hand Grenade · Landmine

Tools	M203 · GP-25 · GP-30 · GL1 · AG-36 · Smoke Grenade · Defibrillator · Combat Knife · Medic Bag · Ammo Bag · Wrench · Flashbang (SF) · Grappling Hook (SF) · Tear Gas (SF) · Zip Line (SF) · Night Vision (SF) · Gas Mask (SF) · LP7 (cut)

Battlefield: Bad CompanyEdit


MG36
Damage	Medium
Ammunition capacity	150 rounds
Unlocked at	Costs one unlock point
Starting ammunition	450 rounds
Rate of fire	Med-high
Range	Mid-long
Fire mode	Fully Automatic

In singleplayer, the MG36 can be found as a collectible on Crossing Over and picked up randomly from dead Legionnaire Mercenaries.

In multiplayer, the MG36 is issued to the Support Kit as an unlockable. It has a built-in sight that has a small red dot which allows more precise aiming, but also limits the user's view as there is no peripheral vision with this scope. It has 150 round drum magazine and 300 rounds in reserve. It has stats similar to that of the XM8 LMG, but has significantly more accuracy, and is the most accurate Medic Kit weapon. It deals moderate damage and has a fairly high rate of fire.

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield: Bad Company

Assault rifles	M416 · AEK971 · AUG · AN94 · F2000 (Find-All-Five) · M16 · XM8

Shotguns	870MCS · S20K · T194 · SPAS15 · USAS12 (Find-All-Five) · SPAS12 · NS2000

Sniper rifles	M24 · SV98 · GOL · VSS · QBU88 (Find-All-Five) · SVU · M95

Compact assault rifles	SCAR · AKS74u · 9A91 · XM8C · UZI (Find-All-Five) · UMP · PP2000

Light machine guns	M249 · PKM · QJU88 · MG3 · M60 (Find-All-Five) · XM8 LMG · MG36

Sidearms	M9 · MP443 · MP412

Rocket launchers	M136 · RPG7 · M2CG

Grenade launchers	M203 · GP30 · XM320 · GL1

Gadgets	HG-2 · LIFE-2 · ATM-00 · MTN-55 · LZ-537 · DTN-4 · TRCR-357 · MDK-132 · MRTR-5 · PWR-200 · KNIV-1

Battlefield: Bad Company 2Edit


MG36
Damage	14.3-12.5
Damage multipliers	2.1x Head
Ammunition capacity	100 rounds
Unlocked at	42000 exp
Reload time	6.4 seconds
Rate of fire	750 rpm
Range
Recoil	Low-Medium
Fire mode	Automatic
Kit	Medic
Source of statistics	^[2]
HUD Icon
Sound(s)	Firing sound

"A modified G36 equipped with heavier barrel and a 100 round magazine. This LMG fills the tactical needs when a GPMG is impractical. It places added firepower into a gun team when mission objectives require fast mobility." — In-game description

Only available in multiplayer, the MG36 is the 6th light machine gun issued to the Medic Kit, requiring 42000 experience points to unlock.

It makes a great LMG for the Medic kit in multiplayer, as it has a built in Reflex Sight, thus freeing up a Specialization slot. Because of this, many players use this opportunity to use a different specialization. Like in Battlefield: Bad Company, the MG36 has similar stats to that of the XM8 LMG. The 4X Rifle Scope will increase the sight's zoom. The built-in reflex sight provides no peripheral vision, and it takes time to zoom, just like a sniper scope. It is recommended to fire in 2-3 round bursts while aiming down the sight, as continued automatic fire will slowly raise the weapon, taking the sight's reticule off target. By doing this, the player can more easily take down a target from almost any range.

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield: Bad Company 2

Assault rifles	AEK-971 Vintovka · XM8 Prototype · F2000 Assault · STG.77 AUG · AN-94 Abakan · M416 · M16A2 (M16A2 SA)

Submachine guns	9A-91 Avtomat · SCAR-L Carbine · XM8 Compact · AKS-74u Krinkov · UZI · PP-2000 Avtomat · UMP-45 (UMP-45 SA)

Light machine guns	PKM LMG · M249 SAW · Type 88 LMG · M60 LMG · XM8 LMG · MG36 · MG3 (MG3 SA)

Sniper rifles	M24 Sniper · Type 88 Sniper · SV98 Snayperskaya · SVU Snaiperskaya Short · GOL Sniper Magnum · VSS Snaiperskaya Special . M95 Sniper (M95 SA)

Shotguns	870 Combat · Saiga 20K Semi · SPAS-12 Combat · USAS-12 Auto · Neostead 2000 Combat · T194 (SP)

Handguns	M9 Pistol · MP-443 Grach · WWII M1911 .45 · MP-412 REX · M93R Burst

Miscellaneous	WWII M1A1 Thompson · M14 Mod 0 Enhanced · G3 · WWII M1 Garand · Type 5 (SP) · Type 100 (SP)

Launchers	RPG-7 AT · M2 Carl Gustav AT · M136 AT4

Explosives	C4 Explosive · Anti-Tank Mine · Hand Grenade · TNT (SP)

Gadgets	40mm Grenade (M203/GP-30/XM320/GL1) · 40mm Smoke · 40mm Shotgun · Mortar Strike (Binoculars, SP only) · Defibrillator · Combat Knife · Medkit · Ammo Box · Motion Sensor · Repair Tool · Tracer Dart Gun

Unusable weapons	Flashbang · Type 14 Nambu · Type 18 recoilless rifle · Type 94 Shin Gunto

Sounds	For the Weapons and Gadgets' sounds, click here.

Battlefield Play4Free Edit


MG36
Damage	Close range 22-26 Medium range 20-24 Long range 18-22
Damage multipliers	2.1x Head
Ammunition capacity	60 rounds
Unlock cost	45000 credit
Starting ammunition	180
Maximum ammunition	450 rounds
Reload time	5.3 seconds
Rate of fire	675 rounds per minute
Range	Long
Recoil	Low-Medium
Fire mode	Automatic
Kit	Medic
Source of statistics	Battlefield Play4Free game files
Sound(s)	Firing the MG36

In Battlefield Play4Free, the MG36 is a purchasable Elite light machine gun for the Medic Kit. It is a stable long range weapon with a 60-round Beta-C magazine and medium damage, but it also has more recoil than other LMG's, meaning that it will need to be fired in bursts to be more accurate down range.

Its drum magazine allows for much quicker reloading in the field, allowing users to be back in the fight sooner, rather than be plagued with a long reload time such as in the other belt-fed light machine guns. The weapon also features a clean appearance and black paint scheme on its parts, like many other LMGs after December 1st update.

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield Play4Free

Assault rifles	G3A4 · M16A2 · AEK-971 · STG77AUG · SCAR-L · M4A1 · AN-94 Abakan · 416-Carbine · XM8 · AK-47

Submachine guns	PP-2000 · P90 · MP7 · UMP45 · MP5 · UZI · AKS-74U · 9A-91 · XM8C · PP-19

Light machine guns	MG3 · PKM · M60 · M249 SAW · MG36 · M240B · QJY-88 · FN Minimi Para · XM8AR

Sniper rifles	SV-98 · SVD · M24 · M95 · SVU-A · M14 EBR · M110 · VSS Vintorez · GOL · L96A1

Shotguns	870 Combat (BF 3 Edition) · SPAS-12 (Veteran · Elite) · USAS-12 (Veteran · Elite) · Saiga-12 · SPAS-15

Handguns	M9 Pistol (Only the Few) · MP-443 (Veteran · Elite) · M1911 (Veteran · Elite) · MP-412 REX · P226

Launchers	Anti-Vehicle RPG · XM25

Explosives	Anti-Vehicle Mine · Claymore · Fragmentation Grenade · C4

Gadgets	Ammo Box · Smoke Grenade · Flare Gun · Medic Box · Vehicle Repair Tool · Motion Sensor · Defibrillator · Combat Knife · Tracer Dart · Adrenaline Shot · Field Bandages · Mortar Strike

Barrels	Stand-off Barrel · Close-in Barrel · Precision Barrel · Heavy Barrel · Predator Barrel · Barrakuda Barrel

Ammunition and magazines	CQC Ammo · Soft Point Ammo · Hi-power Ammo · Casket Mags · High Capacity Mags · Extra Magazines · Viper Mags · Nimrod Magazines

Stocks	Balanced Stock · Precision Stock · Tactical Stock · Stabilized Stock · Thunderbolt Stock

Optics	Holographic Sight (Desert) · Standard Marksman Scope · Standard Sharpshooter Scope · Standard Sniper Scope (Desert Ballistic Scope) · M145 (Desert) · Vulcan Range-Ace · Vulcan Dead-Eye · Rapid-Aim Red Dot Sight · PSO SVD (Simonov)

Battlefield 3Edit


MG36
Unlocks	Bipod Extended Magazine Holographic (10 kills) Laser Sight (20 kills) Foregrip (30 kills) Tactical Light (40 kills) M145 MGO (50 kills) Flash Suppressor (60 kills) Reflex (70 kills) Suppressor (80 kills) ACOG (90 kills) IRNV (100 kills) PKA-S (150 kills) PK-A (175 kills) Kobra (200 kills) PSO-1 (235 kills) PKS-07 (270 kills)
Damage	25 - 17
Ammunition capacity	50 + 1 rounds 100 + 1 rounds with Extended Magazine
Unlocked at	After completing the "Keep your head down" assignment
Starting ammunition	153 + 51 rounds 101 + 101 rounds with Extended Magazine
Maximum ammunition	255 + 51 rounds 202 + 101 rounds with Extended Magazine
Reload time	3 seconds loaded 4.7 seconds empty
Rate of fire	750 RPM
Velocity	550m/s
Range	825m
Recoil	0.45 up 0.1 left 0.3 right
Spread zoomed	0.4 - 3.0 standing and crouching 0.2 - 3.0 prone
Spread unzoomed	3.5 - 7.0 standing 3.0 - 7.0 crouching 2.5 - 7.0 prone
Spread increase per round	0.1
Spread decrease per second	11.0
Fire mode	Full-automatic Two-rounds burst Semi-automatic
Faction	United States Marine Corps Russian Ground Forces
Kit	Support
Source of statistics	http://symthic.com/?s=bf3 http://www.ign.com/wikis/battlefield-3/MG36
Inventory slot	Main weapon

"Machine gun version of the German G36. This MG model is no longer in production." — Battlelog description

The MG36 comes along with 9 other weapons in the Back to Karkand expansion. ^[3] The MG36 was first seen in the Back to Karkand Gameplay Premiere Trailer with the M145 MGO and possibly a suppressor attached.

The MG36 performs in the same fashion as the M27 IAR and RPK-74 being a magazine fed LMG with the difference that the standard magazine uses 50+1 rounds. It cannot equip the Extended Magazines option as of the March 27th Update for the PS3, but on the PC you still can. The patch adding rent-a-server for the Xbox removed the Extended Magazines attachment for the MG36, with the Heavy Barrel available in its place. Extended Magazines will double the ammo count to 100+1 rounds. The weapon is able to fire in fully automatic, semi-automatic, and burst fire modes; with the Foregrip attached it maintains good accuracy at a distance, even during sustained fire, making it a very versatile weapon for both defensive and offensive Support duty. It is unlocked by completing the "Keep your head down" assignment which requires the player to:

100 Kills with LMGs
50 Suppression assists ( no matter the class )
50 Ammunition box resupplies

GalleryEdit

v • d • e Weapons of Battlefield 3

Assault Rifles	M16A3/M16A4 · AK-74M · M416 · AEK-971 · F2000 · AN-94 · G3A3 · KH2002 · FAMAS (BtK) · L85A2 (BtK) · AUG A3 (CQR) · SCAR-L (CQR)

Carbines	M4A1/M4 · AKS-74u · SCAR-H · A-91 · G36C · SG553 · G53 (BtK) · QBZ-95B (BtK)· ACW-R (CQR) · MTAR-21 (CQR)

Personal Defense Weapons	PP2000 · UMP-45 · PDW-R · P90 · MP7 · AS Val · PP-19 (BtK) · MP5K (CQR)

Light Machine Guns	M27 IAR · RPK-74M · M249 · PKP Pecheneg · M240B · M60E4 · Type 88 LMG · QBB-95 (BtK) · MG36 (BtK) · L86A1 (CQR) · LSAT (CQR)

Shotguns	870MCS · M1014 · Saiga 12K · DAO-12 · USAS-12 · MK3A1 (BtK) · SPAS-12 (CQR)

Sniper Rifles	Mk11 Mod 0 · SVD · SV-98 · SKS · M40A5 · M98B · M82A3 (SP) · M39 EMR · QBU-88 (BtK) · L96 (BtK) · JNG-90 (CQR) · M417 (CQR)

Handguns	M9 (TACT · SUPP) · MP443 (TACT · SUPP) · G17C (SUPP) · M1911 (TACT · SUPP) · .44 Magnum (SCOPED) · MP412 REX · G18 (SUPP) · M93R

Launchers	M136 AT4 (SP) · RPG-7V2 · SMAW · FIM-92 Stinger · SA-18 IGLA · FGM-148 Javelin · M224 Mortar

Explosives	M67 hand grenade · C4 Explosive · M18 Claymore · M15 AT Mine

Optics	RX01 Reflex Sight · Holographic Sight · M145 Machine Gun Optic · ACOG · 8x Rifle Scope · Kobra · PK-A · PKA-S · PSO-1 · PKS-07 · 12x Ballistic Scope · IRNV scope

Accessories	Flash suppressor · Suppressor · Heavy Barrel · Extended Magazine · Tactical Flashlight · Laser Sight · Underslung Rail · Deployable Bipod · Foregrip · M26 MASS · M320/GP-30 · Straight Pull Bolt

Ammunition	12 Gauge Buckshot · Flechette Ammunition · 12 Gauge Frag · 12 Gauge Slugs · 40mm Grenade · 40mm Buckshot ·40mm Dart · 40mm Smoke · 60mm HEDP · 60mm Smoke · M83A3 Illumination Round (SP)

Gadgets and Other Equipment	Combat Knife · Defibrillator · Medkit · Ammo Box · Repair Tool · EOD Bot · T-UGS · Radio Beacon · SOFLAM · MAV Micro UAV · M18 smoke grenade (SP) · Artillery (SP) · Flashbang (SP) · Gas Mask (SP)

TriviaEdit

In Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the MG36's default reflex sight was void of its red dot on Hardcore mode, even with the Red Dot Sight or 4X Rifle Scope equipped. This was fixed as of the PS3/Xbox 360 1.04 Patch. After the patch, the MG36 also has a hip-fire aiming reticule (like all weapons in core mode), in Hardcore mode. On the PC, this has been patched in the 795745 patch.
In Battlefield: Bad Company and Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the MG36's reload animation is nearly identical to that of the XM8 LMG.
As of the most recent update for Battlefield: Bad Company 2, the MG36 now has the same exact damage stats as the XM8 LMG. Because of this, the MG36 is considered more advantageous to some than its counterpart due to the default reflex sight potentially freeing up a specialization slot, despite sacrificing peripheral vision.