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{{weapon
|name=submachine gun
|tile=
|appearance=strange broken crossbow
|smalldmg=1d2
|largedmg=1d2
|skill=firearm
|tohit=<nowiki>+0</nowiki>
|weight=25
|cost=250
|material=iron
|color=metal color
}}
{{for|the weapon in SLASH'EM and its derivatives|submachine gun (SLASH'EM)}}
A '''submachine gun''' is a type of [[firearm]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The submachine gun is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|small]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]], making it [[one-handed]] for all users, and uses the [[firearms]] skill. It is designed for use with [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]], [[Silver bullet (dNetHack)|silver bullets]], [[blood-bullet]]s, and [[blood-spear]]s.

The submachine gun has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[strange broken crossbow]] for [[hero]]es in most [[role]]s when [[Identification|unidentified]]—[[Anachrononaut]]s, [[Android]]s, [[Pirate/dNetHack|Pirates]], and [[Undead Hunter]]s will instead see the item as an "unfamiliar gun".

==Generation==
[[Anachrononaut]]s and [[Android]]s start each game with knowledge of the submachine gun's appearance. [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|Vampire]] Anachrononauts start each game with a pair of uncursed +4 submachine guns and .

Submachine guns are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]] and can only be [[wish]]ed for by [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourists]]. They cannot be created by [[Smith (dNetHack)|smithing]] unless the hero is an [[Undead Hunter]] that knows their appearance.

Some submachine guns can be found on the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]: two are randomly placed around the locate level at level creation, and four more are randomly placed around the goal level at level creation.

[[Deep one (dNetHack)|Deep ones]] and [[Deeper one (dNetHack)|deeper ones]] generated in the future (i.e. the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest) have a {{frac|6}} chance of being [[generated with]] a submachine gun as their firearm weapon and 3 different stacks of bullets as ammo.

[[Vampire]]s generated in the future (i.e. the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest) will always generate with a cursed +7 submachine gun which has a {{frac|20}} chance of being given the unholy [[object property]], and will also be given {{rn1|20|20}} cursed +7 bullets as ammo. [[Vampire lord]]s generated in the future will always generate with a cursed +7 submachine gun which has a {{frac|10}} chance of being given the unholy object property, but will not receive ammo for it.
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 A few monsters can be [[generated with]] submachine guns if they are created specifically in the future (i.e. the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest):
-* [[Deep one (dNetHack)|Deep ones]] and [[Deeper one (dNetHack)|deeper ones]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of being [[generated with]] a submachine gun as their firearm weapon and 3 different stacks of bullets as ammo.
+* [[Deep one (dNetHack)|Deep ones]] and [[Deeper one (dNetHack)|deeper ones]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of being [[generated with]] a submachine gun as their firearm weapon and 3 different stacks of bullets as ammo, with the properties of the submachine gun itself dependent on which monster is given one: deep ones will have fully [[eroded]] submachine guns, while deeper ones will have submachine guns with 1 level of erosion and an [[enchantment]] ranging from +1 to +4.
 * [[Vampire]]s will always generate with a cursed +7 submachine gun which has a {{frac|20}} chance of being given the unholy [[object property]], and will also be given {{rn1|20|20}} cursed +7 bullets as ammo.
 * [[Vampire lord]]s will always generate with a cursed +7 submachine gun which has a {{frac|10}} chance of being given the unholy object property, but will not receive ammo for it.

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 Some submachine guns can be found on the [[Anachrononaut quest]] and [[Android quest]]: two are randomly placed around the locate level at level creation, and four more are randomly placed around the goal level at level creation.
-[[Deep one (dNetHack)|Deep ones]] and [[Deeper one (dNetHack)|deeper ones]] generated in the future (i.e. the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest) have a {{frac|6}} chance of being [[generated with]] a submachine gun as their firearm weapon and 3 different stacks of bullets as ammo.
+A few monsters can be [[generated with]] submachine guns if they are created specifically in the future (i.e. the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest):
-[[Vampire]]s generated in the future (i.e. the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest) will always generate with a cursed +7 submachine gun which has a {{frac|20}} chance of being given the unholy [[object property]], and will also be given {{rn1|20|20}} cursed +7 bullets as ammo. [[Vampire lord]]s generated in the future will always generate with a cursed +7 submachine gun which has a {{frac|10}} chance of being given the unholy object property, but will not receive ammo for it.
+* [[Deep one (dNetHack)|Deep ones]] and [[Deeper one (dNetHack)|deeper ones]] have a {{frac|6}} chance of being [[generated with]] a submachine gun as their firearm weapon and 3 different stacks of bullets as ammo.
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 Submachine guns tend to have ''higher'' rates of fire than other automatic weapons, primarily due to their lightweight construction and lightweight [[Wikipedia:Bolt (firearms)|bolts]]. Notably, the [[Wikipedia:MAC-10|Ingram MAC-10]] was said to be able to "saw a man in half" due to its 1500 rounds/minute rate of fire&mdash;while highly likely to be an exaggeration, the gun's rate of fire was indeed approximately twice that of most machine guns or assault rifles.  Other iconic SMGs, such as the Uzi or MP5, still have quite high rates of fire in the 900-1000RPM range. It is not clear which model of submachine gun that the weapon in variants of ''[[NetHack]]'' is meant to be based on&mdash;one guess is that its much lower rate of fire may have been an attempt to scale it to [[multishot]] mechanics, since replicating an SMG's actual rate of fire would be highly impractical.
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 [[Vampire]]s generated in the future (i.e. the Anachrononaut quest and Android quest) will always generate with a cursed +7 submachine gun which has a {{frac|20}} chance of being given the unholy [[object property]], and will also be given {{rn1|20|20}} cursed +7 bullets as ammo. [[Vampire lord]]s generated in the future will always generate with a cursed +7 submachine gun which has a {{frac|10}} chance of being given the unholy object property, but will not receive ammo for it.
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 A '''submachine gun''' is a type of [[firearm]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. The submachine gun is a [[Item size (dNetHack)|small]] [[Future tech|futuristic]] [[launcher]], making it [[one-handed]] for all users, and uses the [[firearms]] skill. It is designed for use with [[Bullet (dNetHack)|bullets]], [[Silver bullet (dNetHack)|silver bullets]], [[blood-bullet]]s, and [[blood-spear]]s.
-The submachine gun has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[strange broken crossbow]] for [[hero]]es in most [[role]]s when [[Identification|unidentified]]&mdash;[[Anachrononaut]]s, [[Android]]s, [[Pirate/dNetHack|Pirates]], and [[Undead Hunter]]s will instead see the item as an "unfamiliar gun".
+The submachine gun has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|default material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a [[strange broken crossbow]] for [[hero]]es in most [[role]]s when [[Identification|unidentified]]&mdash;[[Anachrononaut]]s, [[Android]]s, [[Pirate/dNetHack|Pirates]], and [[Undead Hunter]]s will instead see the unidentified item as an "unfamiliar gun".
 ==Generation==
-[[Anachrononaut]]s and [[Android]]s start each game with knowledge of the submachine gun's appearance. [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|Vampire]] Anachrononauts start each game with a pair of uncursed +4 submachine guns and .
+[[Anachrononaut]]s and [[Android]]s start each game with knowledge of the submachine gun's appearance. [[Vampire (starting race in dNetHack)|Vampire]] Anachrononauts start each game with a pair of uncursed +4 submachine guns and two stacks of ammo: a stack of 200 uncursed +0 bullets and a stack of 50 uncursed +0 silver bullets.
 Submachine guns are not randomly generated, though they can be found in [[bones]] and can only be [[wish]]ed for by [[Tourist/dNetHack|Tourists]]. They cannot be created by [[Smith (dNetHack)|smithing]] unless the hero is an [[Undead Hunter]] that knows their appearance.