Editing XBR55 battle rifle

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<center>''Were you looking for the [[BR55 Battle Rifle]], used in ''[[Halo 2]]'', or the [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]], used in ''[[Halo 3]]''?''</center>
[[File:Contact Harvest.PNG|thumb|250px|[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]], holding the XBR55 Battle Rifle in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''. Two recruits can also be seen with the rifle in the background.]]
The '''XBR55 Battle Rifle'''<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 304''</ref> is the first model of the BR55 line; it is described as ''"a prototype long barreled [[weapon]] with an [[optical scope]].''"<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 126''</ref> The weapon fires 9.5x40mm FMJ SAP ammunition<ref>[[BR55 Battle Rifle]]</ref> from a 60 round magazine <ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 132-133''</ref> and has a range of at least 950 meters.{{Verify_source}} It was issued to [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] as well as their militia squads' marksmen, [[Critchley]] and [[Wallace A. Jenkins|Jenkins]] by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]] for use during the [[First Battle of Harvest|Harvest event]] during the year [[2525]].

==Trivia==
*This was the first weapon to be used against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] and caused the first alien casualty in the [[Human-Covenant War]].
*The prototype resembles the BR55HB SR much more than the standard BR55 model.
*When first observed by Avery Johnson, he observed that it had a 60 round magazine.  However, the cover shows the ammo count as the standard 36.  Johnson may have already fired off a few shots, or this could be an error on the part of the cover artist.
*In Halo First Contact the XBR55 Battle Rifle's were used by the local Harvest militia as sniper rifles.

==Related Pages==
*[[BR55 Battle Rifle]] (''[[Halo 2]]'')
*[[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]] (''[[Halo 3]]'')
*[[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]] (''[[Halo: Reach]]'')

==List of Appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''

==Sources==
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+<center>''Were you looking for the [[BR55 Battle Rifle]], used in ''[[Halo 2]]'', or the [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]], used in ''[[Halo 3]]''?''</center>
-|image=[[File:SSgt Avery Johnson, UNSC Marine Corps.JPG|350px]]
+[[File:Contact Harvest.PNG|thumb|250px|[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]], holding the XBR55 Battle Rifle in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''. Two recruits can also be seen with the rifle in the background.]]
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+The '''XBR55 Battle Rifle'''<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 304''</ref> is the first model of the BR55 line; it is described as ''"a prototype long barreled [[weapon]] with an [[optical scope]].''"<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 126''</ref> The weapon fires 9.5x40mm FMJ SAP ammunition<ref>[[BR55 Battle Rifle]]</ref> from a 60 round magazine <ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 132-133''</ref> and has a range of at least 950 meters.{{Verify_source}} It was issued to [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] as well as their militia squads' marksmen, [[Critchley]] and [[Wallace A. Jenkins|Jenkins]] by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]] for use during the [[First Battle of Harvest|Harvest event]] during the year [[2525]].
-|series=BR55
-|type=Bullpup [[battle rifle]]
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-|variant=
-|service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
-|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
-|weight=
-|length=
-|ammotype=[[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing]] (9.5×40mm)
-|capacity=
-|feed=60-round magazine
-|operation=[[wikipedia:Gas-operated#Short-stroke piston|Short-stroke piston]], [[wikipedia:Rotating bolt|rotating bolt]], [[wikipedia:Blowback (firearms)|locked breech]]
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-|range=900 meters<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 206''</ref>
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-The '''XBR55 Battle Rifle'''<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''UNSC Weapons'', ''pages 318 - 319''</ref> is a prototype weapon for the [[BR55 battle rifle|BR55 Service Rifle]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 126''</ref>
-==Overview==
+==Trivia==
-The XBR55 is a long-barreled bullpup battle rifle equipped with a [[telescopic sight]]. The weapon fires [[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing|9.5×40mm round]] from a 60-round magazine.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 132-133''</ref> It was later remodeled to suppress 'walking.'{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
+*This was the first weapon to be used against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] and caused the first alien casualty in the [[Human-Covenant War]].
+*The prototype resembles the BR55HB SR much more than the standard BR55 model.
+*When first observed by Avery Johnson, he observed that it had a 60 round magazine.  However, the cover shows the ammo count as the standard 36.  Johnson may have already fired off a few shots, or this could be an error on the part of the cover artist.
+*In Halo First Contact the XBR55 Battle Rifle's were used by the local Harvest militia as sniper rifles.
-It was issued to [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] as well as their militia squads' marksmen, [[Critchley]] and [[Wallace A. Jenkins|Jenkins]] by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]] for use during the [[First Battle of Harvest|Harvest event]] during the year [[2525]]. This was the first weapon to be used against the [[Covenant]] and caused the first alien casualty in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The battle rifle was used extensively in the following battle to protect Harvest's citizens.
+==Related Pages==
+*[[BR55 Battle Rifle]] (''[[Halo 2]]'')
-==Trivia==
+*[[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]] (''[[Halo 3]]'')
-*The prototype resembles the [[BR55HB battle rifle|BR55 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle]] much more than the standard BR55 model in the cover of ''Halo: Contact Harvest''.
+*[[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]] (''[[Halo: Reach]]'')
-*When first assessed by Avery Johnson, he observed that the weapon had a 60 round magazine. However, the ''Contact Harvest'' cover shows the ammo count as the standard 36. Johnson may have already fired off a few shots, or this could be an error on the part of the cover artist as this is the magazine count portrayed for a battle rifle in the games.
-==List of appearances==
+==List of Appearances==
-*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
+*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
 ==Sources==
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+<references/>
-{{UNSC rifles}}
+{{UNSC Infantry Weapons}}
 [[Category:Rifles]]