Purging Shock Rifle
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148 centimeters (58.2 in)[2] |
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15 bolts/magazine[3] |
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The Purging Shock Rifle is a variant of the Sicatt Workshop shock rifle used by the Banished.[3][5]
Overview
Design details
- Main article: Sicatt Workshop shock rifle
The Purging variant of the shock rifle has a white chassis instead of the standard red coloration. It carries an expanded magazine of 15 bolts, though the burst-fire function fires five instead of three bolts in quick succession. The bolts also have an improved voltaic chaining capabilities.[4][3]
Usage
One such weapon was used by the Skimmer Alpha, a Gasgira allied with The Harbinger and the Banished during the campaign on Installation 07 in 2559-2560.[6] During the campaign, it used the weapon in a combat encounter with John-117, though was defeated by the Spartan.[7]
In-game information
Halo Infinite
In campaign, the Purging Shock Rifle Ultra is a legendary weapon awarded to the player after defeating the High Value Target, the Skimmer Alpha. The weapon can be acquired at any Forward Operating Base. It fires five instead of three bolts in quick succession.[4][5] The bolts have an increased range of chaining damage across targets. The Purging Shock Rifle retains the standard variant's magnification optics at 3×.[3]
Gallery
The Skimmer Alpha using the Purging Shock Rifle on Zeta Halo.
First-person view of the Purging Shock Rifle firing.
A Spartan with the Purging Shock Rifle in multiplayer.
A Spartan with the Purging Shock Rifle in multiplayer.
A Spartan firing the Purging Shock Rifle in multiplayer.
List of appearances
- Halo Infinite (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Preview Purview (Retrieved on Sep 29, 2021) [archive]
- ^ a b c d Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 477
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Infinite, Purging Shock Rifle in-game weapon
- ^ a b c Halo Infinite, Forge - Purging Shock Rifle description: "High-damage Shock Rifle with improved voltaic chaining but with detonation capability."
- ^ a b c Halo Support, Halo Infinite Weapon, Equipment, and Vehicle Inventory (Retrieved on May 5, 2023) [archive]
- ^ Halo Infinite, High Value Target dossier, Skimmer Alpha
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Reformation: Skimmer Alpha
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