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[[File:H5G-T27vsT50.png|thumb|300px|[[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] personnel employing a '' | [[File:H5G-T27vsT50.png|thumb|300px|[[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]] personnel employing a ''Zubo'' (left) and ''Sulok'' (right)-pattern beam rifle.]] | ||
'''Particle beam rifles''' (or simply '''beam rifles''') are a type of [[sniper rifle]] system employed by the [[Covenant]] empire and its [[Covenant remnants|remnants]]. They fire an ionized [[Particle beam weapon|particle beam]] at extremely high velocity, capable of dealing damage comparable to the [[SRS99 series]] rifles employed by [[human]]ity. Within the [[Type classification system|type-classification schema]] for Covenant materiel catalogued by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], particle beam rifles are designated as '''Special Application Sniper Rifles (SASRs)'''.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Within Covenant [[design pattern]] nomenclature, they refer to the various patterns of beam rifles as '''Long Rifles'''.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=293}} | '''Particle beam rifles''' (or simply '''beam rifles''') are a type of [[sniper rifle]] system employed by the [[Covenant]] empire and its [[Covenant remnants|remnants]]. They fire an ionized [[Particle beam weapon|particle beam]] at extremely high velocity, capable of dealing damage comparable to the [[SRS99 series]] rifles employed by [[human]]ity. Within the [[Type classification system|type-classification schema]] for Covenant materiel catalogued by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], particle beam rifles are designated as '''Special Application Sniper Rifles (SASRs)'''.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Within Covenant [[design pattern]] nomenclature, they refer to the various patterns of beam rifles as '''Long Rifles'''.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=293}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[File:H5G-T27vsT50blank.png|thumb|250px|A comparison of the ''Zubo'' and ''Sulok''-pattern beam rifles in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.]] | |||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
Beam rifles are massive weapons, measuring over a metre and a half in length. They operate by accelerating ionised [[hydrogen]] particles down a narrow path at immense velocities, allowing them to penetrate most infantry armour and [[energy shielding]] with ease.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | Beam rifles are massive weapons, measuring over a metre and a half in length. They operate by accelerating ionised [[hydrogen]] particles down a narrow path at immense velocities, allowing them to penetrate most infantry armour and [[energy shielding]] with ease.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||