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==Overview==
==Overview==
Earlier iterations of the weapon were often more specialized and employed by Storm-class units within the [[Covenant]]. Eventually, the design was improved by [[Lodam Armory]] by [[2553]]<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', page ''???''</ref> and saw use during [[Sangheili]] civil conflicts following the [[Human-Covenant War]]'s conclusion.<ref name="CF">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-locke-load '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Locke & Load'']</ref> The T55 DER/A is considered to be a successor to and direct evolution of the widely used [[Type-25 plasma rifle]];<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Storm rifle armory description''</ref> however, it is more similar to the [[Type-51 plasma repeater]], itself an upgrade of the T25, in both form and function. The weapon features such modifications as a rotating modular coil set, a high-mounted cooling shroud, and an extended barrel, which improve upon the features of the standard plasma rifle it replaced the role of.<ref name="O+A"/>
The T55 DER/A was created to be a successor to and direct evolution of the widely used [[Type-25 plasma rifle]];<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Storm rifle armory description''</ref> however, it is more similar to the [[Type-51 plasma repeater]], itself an upgrade of the T25, in both form and function. The weapon features such modifications as a rotating modular coil set, a high-mounted cooling shroud, and an extended barrel, which improve upon the features of the standard plasma rifle it replaced the role of.<ref name="O+A"/>


Both the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|reformed Covenant]] and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] use the Type-55 as their standard-issue weapon. The [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]]s deployed aboard the UNSC Infinity also use the Storm Rifle as part of their on-mission loadouts, despite it being of non-UNSC origin.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Infinity (mode)|Infinity]]''</ref><!--The briefing packet included with the Halo 4 Limited Edition confirms that certain gameplay mechanics from Infinity, such as loadouts and Spartan Rating, are also used in-universe.--> It is ranked a Common REQ in [[Warzone]] simulations, and is available at [[Requisition system|Level 1 energy]] while giving 50 REQ points if sold.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>
==Development history==
After decades of success with armor systems, [[Lodam Armory]] branched out into creating weaponry, with their first desire being to fashion a multi-role rifle meant to replace the [[Type-25 plasma rifle]] within the Covenant ranks. The result would be the Storm Rifle, a directed energy rifle that carried with it the heritage of Lodams [[Storm harness]]. While the baseline Storm Rifle wouldn’t be fully catalogued and designated until [[2555]] by the UNSC, its existence spans decades, and in that time, Lodam Armory produced several experimental and enhanced variants.<ref name="CFFR">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-fury-s-road '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Fury's Road'']</ref>
 
Earlier iterations of the weapon were often more specialized and employed by Storm-class units within the [[Covenant]]. Eventually, the design was improved by Lodam Armory by [[2553]]<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', page ''???''</ref> and saw use during [[Sangheili]] civil conflicts following the [[Human-Covenant War]]'s conclusion.<ref name="CF">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-locke-load '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Locke & Load'']</ref>
 
Both the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|reformed Covenant]] and the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] use the Type-55 as their standard-issue weapon. The [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]]s deployed aboard the UNSC Infinity also use the Storm Rifle as part of their on-mission loadouts, despite it being of non-UNSC origin.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Infinity (mode)|Infinity]]''</ref><!--The briefing packet included with the Halo 4 Limited Edition confirms that certain gameplay mechanics from Infinity, such as loadouts and Spartan Rating, are also used in-universe.-->


==Variants==
==Variants==
===Fury===
===Fury===
{{Main|Fury (Storm rifle)}}
{{Main|Fury (Storm rifle)}}
Ancient Sangheili script carved on the plasma generator casing is a curse aimed at any wielder without bloodstained hands. Improved Storm Rifle with improved heat dissipation and better accuracy. It is classified as a [[Requisition system|Uncommon REQ]] and can be summoned in [[Warzone]] at Level 2 energy.
Ancient Sangheili script carved on the plasma generator casing is a curse aimed at any wielder without bloodstained hands. Improved Storm Rifle with improved heat dissipation and better accuracy.  
 
It is classified as a [[Requisition system|Uncommon REQ]] and can be summoned in [[Warzone]] at Level 2 energy.


===Blissful Slumber===
===Blissful Slumber===
There is no rest for the weary merchants of death who labor to feed the fires of war on Sanghelios. Advanced Storm Rifle with increased damage and knockback on hit. Each plasma bolt detonates on impact, causing a small secondary explosion. It is classified as a Rare REQ and can be summoned in Warzone at Level 3 energy.
There is no rest for the weary merchants of death who labor to feed the fires of war on Sanghelios. Advanced Storm Rifle with increased damage and knockback on hit. Each plasma bolt detonates on impact, causing a small secondary explosion.  
 
It is classified as a Rare REQ and can be summoned in Warzone at Level 3 energy.
 
==Halo 5: Guardians REQ system==
It is ranked a Common REQ in [[Warzone]] simulations, and is available at [[Requisition system|Level 1 energy]] while giving 50 REQ points if sold.<ref name="H5G">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>


==Changes from ''Halo 4'' to ''Halo 5: Guardians''==
==Changes from ''Halo 4'' to ''Halo 5: Guardians''==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
===Normal Gallery===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4-StormRifle.png|The Type-55 Storm Rifle in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4-StormRifle.png|The Type-55 Storm Rifle in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
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File:H4-Reference-StormRifle.jpg|Reference model sheet for the storm rifle.
File:H4-Reference-StormRifle.jpg|Reference model sheet for the storm rifle.
File:H4-T55DERA-StormRifle-Infobox.jpg|''Halo 4'' Infobox
File:H4-T55DERA-StormRifle-Infobox.jpg|''Halo 4'' Infobox
File:Storm Rifle Chill skin.jpg|CHL(Chill) skin in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-T55StormRifle-SteelSkin.png|CMP(Compression) skin in ''Halo 4''.
File:StormEliteMerc.png|A Sangheili Storm with a storm rifle during the [[Battle of Ealen IV]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:StormEliteMerc.png|A Sangheili Storm with a storm rifle during the [[Battle of Ealen IV]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:H5G-StormRifleHUD.png|First-person view of the Storm rifle on [[Riptide]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-StormRifleHUD.png|First-person view of the Storm rifle on [[Riptide]] in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-StormRiflezoom.png|[[Smart scope]] with the Storm rifle in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-StormRiflezoom.png|[[Smart scope]] with the Storm rifle in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:REQ_Card_-_Storm_Rifle.png|REQ card of the Storm Rifle
</gallery>
File:H5G-Fury.png|Fury in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
 
File:H5G-BlissfulSlumber.png|Blissful Slumber in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
===Skins and variants===
File:H5G-REQ-Fury.png|Fury REQ Card.
<gallery>
File:H5G-REQ-BlissfulSlumber.png|Blissful Slumber REQ Card.
File:Storm Rifle Chill skin.jpg|CHL(Chill) skin in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-T55StormRifle-SteelSkin.png|CMP(Compression) skin in ''Halo 4''.
File:H5G-Fury.png|Fury variant in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-BlissfulSlumber.png|Blissful Slumber variant in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 12:18, March 8, 2016

Kelos'vaarda-pattern storm rifle
H5G-Storm Rifle.png
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Lodam Armory[1]

Type:

Directed-energy weapon

Specifications

Length:

47.1 inches (120 cm)[1][2]

Width:

6 inches (15 cm)[1][2]

Height:

12.2 inches (31 cm)[1][2]

Weight:

17.4lbs (7.9kg)[2]

Ammunition type:

Superheated plasma[2]

Feed system:

100 battery units/200 shots[2]

Rate of fire:

~600 RPM

Effective range:

Close-medium

Service history

In service:

Blooding Years
Post-Covenant War conflicts

 

The Type-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced (T55 DER/A), commonly known as the Storm Rifle, is a Sangheili directed energy weapon.[3]

Overview

The T55 DER/A was created to be a successor to and direct evolution of the widely used Type-25 plasma rifle;[4] however, it is more similar to the Type-51 plasma repeater, itself an upgrade of the T25, in both form and function. The weapon features such modifications as a rotating modular coil set, a high-mounted cooling shroud, and an extended barrel, which improve upon the features of the standard plasma rifle it replaced the role of.[3]

Development history

After decades of success with armor systems, Lodam Armory branched out into creating weaponry, with their first desire being to fashion a multi-role rifle meant to replace the Type-25 plasma rifle within the Covenant ranks. The result would be the Storm Rifle, a directed energy rifle that carried with it the heritage of Lodams Storm harness. While the baseline Storm Rifle wouldn’t be fully catalogued and designated until 2555 by the UNSC, its existence spans decades, and in that time, Lodam Armory produced several experimental and enhanced variants.[5]

Earlier iterations of the weapon were often more specialized and employed by Storm-class units within the Covenant. Eventually, the design was improved by Lodam Armory by 2553[6] and saw use during Sangheili civil conflicts following the Human-Covenant War's conclusion.[7]

Both the reformed Covenant and the Swords of Sanghelios use the Type-55 as their standard-issue weapon. The Spartan-IVs deployed aboard the UNSC Infinity also use the Storm Rifle as part of their on-mission loadouts, despite it being of non-UNSC origin.[8]

Variants

Fury

Main article: Fury (Storm rifle)

Ancient Sangheili script carved on the plasma generator casing is a curse aimed at any wielder without bloodstained hands. Improved Storm Rifle with improved heat dissipation and better accuracy.

It is classified as a Uncommon REQ and can be summoned in Warzone at Level 2 energy.

Blissful Slumber

There is no rest for the weary merchants of death who labor to feed the fires of war on Sanghelios. Advanced Storm Rifle with increased damage and knockback on hit. Each plasma bolt detonates on impact, causing a small secondary explosion.

It is classified as a Rare REQ and can be summoned in Warzone at Level 3 energy.

Halo 5: Guardians REQ system

It is ranked a Common REQ in Warzone simulations, and is available at Level 1 energy while giving 50 REQ points if sold.[9]

Changes from Halo 4 to Halo 5: Guardians

  • Fire rate increased. Time to overheat raised accordingly.
  • Increased damage, killing a fully-shielded Spartan in 6 bolts instead of 12.
  • Smart-scope functionality, allowing more accurate fire.

Trivia

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  • "Storm Rifle" is a literal translation of the German "Sturmgewehr", which is generally rendered as "assault rifle" in English, and is in fact the origin of that title. The StG-44 (roughly: Model 1944 assault rifle) was the first assault rifle to see widespread deployment during the latter part of World War II.
  • The Sangheili Ranger action figure included a code for unlocking the "Chill" skin for the storm rifle in Halo 4.
  • Strangely, the Storm Rifle does not count toward automatic loadout weapon commendations in War Games, despite its predecessors all being considered automatic and its firing system being so.
  • The weapon's reticule is similar in both appearance and bloom behavior to the Type-51 plasma repeater from Halo: Reach. The weapons' firing styles are also similar, though the Storm Rifle lacks the "fire through overheat" feature that the Plasma Repeater has.
  • It is possible to use equipment while the Storm Rifle is venting, which has lead to a tactic combining it with the Thruster Pack, whereupon the user fires till it overheats, jets to the side or in reverse to avoid incoming fire, then re-engages their target with the now-cooled weapon.

Gallery

Normal Gallery

Skins and variants

  • CHL(Chill) skin in Halo 4.

    CHL(Chill) skin in Halo 4.

  • CMP(Compression) skin in Halo 4.

    CMP(Compression) skin in Halo 4.

  • Fury variant in Halo 5: Guardians.

    Fury variant in Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Blissful Slumber variant in Halo 5: Guardians.

    Blissful Slumber variant in Halo 5: Guardians.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 86
  2. ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint: Storm Rifle
  3. ^ a b Halo Official Site: ORDNANCE + ARMOR
  4. ^ Halo 4, Storm rifle armory description
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint - Canon Fodder: Fury's Road
  6. ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page ???
  7. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Locke & Load
  8. ^ Halo 4, Infinity
  9. ^ Halo 5: Guardians

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