MG36

The MG36 is the Light Machine Gun variant of the G36K Assault Rifle. It is fitted with a 100 round Beta C-Mag magazine and has a built-in bipod so it can be emplaced on the ground/walls to help control recoil. It fires the standard 5.56mm NATO cartridge like the other variants of the G36 family. The weapon is no longer produced by Heckler & Koch.

Battlefield 2
The MG36 appears in Battlefield 2 as the tier 2 unlock for the Medic kit. The weapon in the game is the standard MG36, but with a G36C-style Picatinny rail instead of the normal 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.

Battlefield: Bad Company
In singleplayer, it can be found as a collectible and picked up randomly from dead Mercenaries.

In multiplayer, it is issued to the Support kit as an unlockable. It has a built-in reflex sight that has a smaller and dimmer 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 a high rate of fire, good accuracy and medium damage.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Only available in multiplayer, the MG36 is the 6th light machine gun issued to the Medic kit. It requires 42000 experience points to unlock.

It makes a decent 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 oppurtunity to carry more ammo, however, if you use an [[X4 Rifle Scope | ACOG scope specialization, the sight will have a better zoom. The built-in reflex sight provides no peripheral vision however, just like a sniper scope.

Using the Marksman LMG Training specialization will counter the high recoil of this weapon, making it extremely effective as it will now have low recoil and a high damage output allowing more accurate automatic fire. Using Magnum Ammo will help greatly in close quarters too.

Trivia

 * 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 X4 Rifle Scope equipped. This was fixed as of the PS3/XBOX 360 1.04 Patch.