Sulok-pattern beam rifle: Difference between revisions
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{{Quote|As soon as the first guy goes down with blood and steam whistling out through the neat new hole in their head, you know you’re in for a long, miserable game of ‘where the foxtrot did that come from.'| Unknown UNSC serviceman}} | {{Quote|As soon as the first guy goes down with blood and steam whistling out through the neat new hole in their head, you know you’re in for a long, miserable game of ‘where the foxtrot did that come from.'| Unknown UNSC serviceman}} | ||
The '''Type-50 Sniper Rifle System''',<ref name="Bungie.net">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3beamrifle ''Bungie.net'': Type-50 Sniper Rifle System]</ref> otherwise known as the '''Particle Beam Rifle''' or simply '''Beam Rifle''', is a [[Covenant]] long-range weapon and the counterpart of the [[UNSC]] [[sniper rifle|SRS99 series sniper rifles]]. It is also the successor to the earlier [[Type-27 beam rifle|Type-27 Special Application Sniper Rifle]]. The weapon has a variety of nicknames including '''PBR''',<ref name="ENC321">''[[Halo Encyclopedia | The '''Type-50 Sniper Rifle System''',<ref name="Bungie.net">[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3beamrifle ''Bungie.net'': Type-50 Sniper Rifle System]</ref> otherwise known as the '''Particle Beam Rifle''' or simply '''Beam Rifle''', is a [[Covenant]] long-range weapon and the counterpart of the [[UNSC]] [[sniper rifle|SRS99 series sniper rifles]]. It is also the successor to the earlier [[Type-27 beam rifle|Type-27 Special Application Sniper Rifle]]. The weapon has a variety of nicknames including '''PBR''',<ref name="ENC321">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p.321 (2009 edition)</ref> '''PB''' and '''Covenant Sniper'''.<ref name="ENC335">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p.335 (2011 edition)</ref> | ||
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Sources regarding the length of the Type-50 SASR are inconsistent. The [[Bungie.net]] page on the weapon and the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia | Sources regarding the length of the Type-50 SASR are inconsistent. The [[Bungie.net]] page on the weapon and the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]'' 2009 edition both give a length for the weapon as 160.4cm (63.2 in){{Ref/Reuse|Bungie.net}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENC321}}, while the 2011 encyclopedia and ''Halo 3'' in-game model both suggest 160.3cm (63.1 in).{{Ref/Reuse|ENC335}} In-universe, it is likely that this simply implies two variants catalogued by the Covenant as the same weapon. | ||
Furthermore, the details for the models of beam rifle found in ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians'' are presently unknown. The ''[[Halo 3 Instruction Manual]]'' additionally describes the beam rifle as having an 18 shot capacity like that featured in ''Halo 2'', when the weapon in-game in fact has a maximum capacity of 10. | Furthermore, the details for the models of beam rifle found in ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians'' are presently unknown. The ''[[Halo 3 Instruction Manual]]'' additionally describes the beam rifle as having an 18 shot capacity like that featured in ''Halo 2'', when the weapon in-game in fact has a maximum capacity of 10. | ||
