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===Shredder=== | ===Shredder=== | ||
Shredder rounds are an alternate 7.62×51mm ammunition type occasionally employed with the [[MA5B assault rifle]].<ref name="TFoRPrologue">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Prologue</ref> The projectiles they fire are designed to splinter on impact,<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 29</ref> and are highly effective against lightly-armored infantry like [[Covenant]] [[ | Shredder rounds are an alternate 7.62×51mm ammunition type occasionally employed with the [[MA5B assault rifle]].<ref name="TFoRPrologue">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Prologue</ref> The projectiles they fire are designed to splinter on impact,<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 29</ref> and are highly effective against lightly-armored infantry like [[Covenant]] [[Unggoy]]{{Ref/Reuse|TFoRPrologue}} and building materials like marble tiles and wood.<ref name="TFoR22">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 22</ref> Ammunition of this type was used by the [[SPARTAN-II]]s of [[Blue Team]] to engage a horde of Unggoy in the [[Battle of Jericho VII]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFoRPrologue}} Another instance of their use by Blue Team was at [[Cote d'Azur]], when engaging a pair of [[Mgalekgolo]] in a museum. After finding their AP rounds were ineffective against the Mgalekgolo's armor, [[John-117]] ordered the [[SPARTAN-IIs]] to use shredder rounds to fire at the floor beneath the Hunters, causing them to fall to the level below.{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR22}} | ||
===Hollow-point=== | ===Hollow-point=== |
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