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The '''MA3A Individual Combat Weapon System''' is an assault rifle in [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA series]], presumably a variant of the MA3 - one of the earlier variants of the MA-series of rifles.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc162|Enc22|Page=163}}{{Ref/Note|In ''Halo: First Strike'' and ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', the weapon is identified as the MA3 assault rifle. However, ''Halo Waypoint''{{'}}s article on the MA series refers to it as the MA3A. The ''A'' in the weapon's designation implies that it is a variant of the baseline MA3.}}


<center>''Not to be confused with the [[MA5B ICWS Assault Rifle]], the Assault Rifle from [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]</center>''
As of [[2552]], production of the MA3A had ceased, though it was common on the [[black market]] and was favored among [[terrorist]] organizations.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Assault Rifle|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Universe/Weapons|D=14|M=03|Y=2011}} The [[Insurrectionist]] guards on [[Eridanus Secundus]] were armed with MA3As, which replaced the [[HMG-38 heavy machine gun]]s they had previously used.{{Ref/Novel|HFS|Chapter=28}}
==Description==
The '''MA3 Assault Rifle''' is an older variant of the [[Assault Rifle|MA5B Assault Rifle]] used by the [[Marine]]s of the [[UNSC]]. These weapons were obsolete when the [[MA5B]] was produced, as the MA5B was capable of being stripped down or reconfigured in different ways for various missions. The [[MA5B]] could become an [[MA2B Assault Rifle]] when its excess components were removed.  


As of [[2552]], these weapons were in the black market. They were used by the [[Eridanus Rebels]] for security of [[Eridanus Secundus]]. When [[Master Chief|Spartan-117]] returned to the base, the guards were using MA3Bs, which replaced the [[HMG-38 Rifle]] model they were previously using.
==Notes==
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==Related Pages==
==List of appearances==
[[Category:Held Weapons]]
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
[[Category:Human Weapons]]
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''
[[Category:UNSC]]
[[Category:Weapons]]


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{{UNSC rifles}}
|align=left|[[Pistol]]s and [[Submachine Gun|SMGs]] || ||[[M6 series]] ([[M6C Magnum Sidearm]] &middot; [[M6D Personal Defense Weapon System]] &middot; [[M6G Personal Defense Weapon System]] &middot; [[M6J Carbine]]) &middot; [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun]] &middot; [[M7S Submachine Gun]]
[[Category:Assault rifles]]
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|align=left|[[Assault rifle]]s and carbines || ||[[MA5 Series]] ([[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5B Assault Rifle]] &middot; [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5C Assault Rifle]] &middot; [[MA5K Carbine]]) &middot; [[MA3 Assault Rifle]] &middot; [[MA2B Assault Rifle]] &middot; [[BR55 Battle Rifle]] &middot; [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]]
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|align=left|[[Shotgun]]s || ||[[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|M90 Shotgun]]
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|align=left|[[Sniper rifle]]s || ||[[Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99C Sniper Rifle]] &middot; [[Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel|SRS99D Sniper Rifle]]
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|align=left|[[Rocket launcher]]s || ||[[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher|M19 SSM Rocket Launcher]] &middot; [[M19-B Surface-to-Air Missile Launcher|M19-B SAM Missile Launcher]] &middot; [[M41 SSR MAV/AW]]
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|align=left|[[Machine Gun]]s and [[support weapon]]s || ||[[AIE-486H Heavy Machine Gun]] &middot; [[M247 General Purpose Machine Gun]] &middot; [[NA4 Flamethrower]] &middot; [[M7057/Defoliant Projector]] &middot; [[LAU-65D/SGM-151|LAU-65D/SGM-151 Missile Pod]] &middot; [[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle]]  
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|align=left|[[Grenade]]s and explosives || ||[[102mm High-Explosive Anti-Tank|102mm HEAT]] &middot; [[C-7 Foaming Explosive]] &middot; [[C-12 Shaped Charge]] &middot; [[Fougass]] &middot; [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|Fragmentation Grenade]] &middot; [[M383C Linear Shaped Charge Demolition Kit|M383C Demolition Kit]] &middot; [[Napalm Grenade]] &middot; [[Satchel Charge]] &middot; [[Smoke Grenade]] &middot; [[Sonic Grenade]] &middot; [[Thermite-Carbon Cord]] &middot; [[Thermite Grenade]]
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|align=left|[[Ammunition]] used || ||[[M225 Semi-Armor-Piercing High-Explosive|M225 SAPHE]] &middot; [[12.7x99mm Armor-Piercing|12.7x99mm]] &middot; [[14.5x114mm]] &middot; [[.390|0.390 caliber]] &middot; [[.450|0.450 caliber]] &middot; [[7.62x51 NATO|7.62x51mm NATO]] &middot; [[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing|9.5x40mm M634 X-HP-SAP]] &middot; [[MUTA-AP-09334]] &middot; [[M443 Caseless Full Metal Jacket|M443 Caseless FMJ]] &middot; [[Soellkraft 8 Gauge Shell]]
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Latest revision as of 14:25, August 1, 2023

The MA3A Individual Combat Weapon System is an assault rifle in Misriah Armory's MA series, presumably a variant of the MA3 - one of the earlier variants of the MA-series of rifles.[1][Note 1]

As of 2552, production of the MA3A had ceased, though it was common on the black market and was favored among terrorist organizations.[2] The Insurrectionist guards on Eridanus Secundus were armed with MA3As, which replaced the HMG-38 heavy machine guns they had previously used.[3]

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  1. ^ In Halo: First Strike and Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, the weapon is identified as the MA3 assault rifle. However, Halo Waypoint's article on the MA series refers to it as the MA3A. The A in the weapon's designation implies that it is a variant of the baseline MA3.

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