Sub-Machine Gun · Classic Vice City + GTA 6

Micro SMG

Spec Sheet

Category

SMG

Damage

Low-Medium per shot, High DPS

Fire Rate

Very High

Range

Short

Ammo

9mm / .45

Overview

The Micro SMG trades accuracy for raw rate of fire. Compact, fast, and perfect for drive-bys — it’s the weapon you reach for when you need to fill a car with holes in two seconds.

Based on the Mac-10 and Tec-9, the Micro SMG is the quintessential ’80s criminal weapon. Cheap, concealable, and devastating at close range. In Vice City, it’s the drive-by weapon of choice.

How It Could Tie Into GTA 6

SMGs are confirmed for GTA 6 — Trailer 2 shows rapid-fire weapons being used in combat. The Micro SMG archetype will likely return in a modern form.

The Tec-9 and Mac-10 were the iconic SMGs of 1980s Vice City. In GTA 6’s modern setting, these could appear as legacy weapons or be replaced by modern equivalents like the Kriss Vector or compact PDWs.

Tactics

Ideal for drive-by shootings — can be fired from motorcycles and cars.

Spray at close range; the spread makes precise aiming unnecessary.

Carry extra ammo — the high fire rate burns through magazines fast.

Trivia

  • Based on the Ingram Mac-10 and Tec-9 — cheap, mass-produced SMGs popular in the 1980s.
  • The Mac-10 was designed in 1970 and could fire 1,000 rounds per minute.
  • The Tec-9 became infamous during the 1980s and ’90s crime era.

Category: SMG | Era: Classic Vice City

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