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''The Answer'' is the last of the three [[special weapons]] that can be found in the campaign mission ''[[Genesis (level)|Genesis]]''. It is found in a pair in the area just before the Gateway's courtyard, one by a crashed Pelican on the left and the other sitting on a set of [[List of UNSC crates|UNSC crates]] on the right. | ''The Answer'' is the last of the three [[special weapons]] that can be found in the campaign mission ''[[Genesis (level)|Genesis]]''. It is found in a pair in the area just before the Gateway's courtyard, one by a crashed Pelican on the left and the other sitting on a set of [[List of UNSC crates|UNSC crates]] on the right. | ||
A Rare Level 6 REQ that grants 100 REQ Points when sold, ''The Answer'' operates exactly identically to a normal SAW except that each round it fires is an armor-piercing high-explosive warhead with a proximity airburst fuse and minimal, if any, range drop off. In addition, it has less vertical recoil than the normal SAW and drastically reduced reticle bloom even when fired in full-auto mode at the cost of a reduced fire rate of only 450 RPM. Despite its reduced firing rate, ''The Answer'' is the fastest-killing fully automatic weapon in ''Halo 5: Guardians'', as it can wipe out a full shield, full health Spartan in 0.667 seconds with only 5 rounds and wreak havoc on other enemy forces, even the [[Warden Eternal]], making it even more effective than the [[ONI Chaingun Turret]], which kills a Spartan in 0.7 seconds but is plagued with the problem of restrictive mobility like with other detached turrets. In addition, it is also effective at destroying vehicles, taking down a normal [[M12B Warthog|Warthog]] in 30 rounds and a [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis|Mantis]] in 47 rounds.<ref name="analysis"/> When paired with a [[Damage Boost]], players wielding ''The Answer'' can wreak havoc on everything from ground troops to light aircraft and even some Legendary or Mythic [[Warzone]] bosses. | A Rare Level 6 REQ that grants 100 REQ Points when sold, ''The Answer'' operates exactly identically to a normal SAW except that each round it fires is an armor-piercing high-explosive warhead with a proximity airburst fuse and minimal, if any, range drop off. In addition, it has less vertical recoil than the normal SAW and drastically reduced reticle bloom even when fired in full-auto mode at the cost of a reduced fire rate of only 450 RPM. Despite its reduced firing rate, ''The Answer'' is the fastest-killing fully automatic weapon in ''Halo 5: Guardians'', as it can wipe out a full shield, full health Spartan in 0.667 seconds with only 5 rounds and wreak havoc on other enemy forces, even the [[Warden Eternal]], making it even more effective than the [[ONI Chaingun Turret]], which kills a Spartan in 0.7 seconds but is plagued with the problem of restrictive mobility like with other detached turrets. In addition, it is also effective at destroying vehicles, taking down a normal [[M12B Warthog|Warthog]] in 30 rounds and a [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis|Mantis]] in 47 rounds.<ref name="analysis"/> When paired with a [[Damage Boost]], players wielding ''The Answer'' can wreak havoc on everything from ground troops to light aircraft and even some Legendary or Mythic [[Warzone]] bosses. ''The Answer'' has a maximum spare clip count of 3.5 (= 252 reserve rounds), which is unusual given that all other weapons in the game have a maximum spare clip count that is a whole number.<ref name="H5G"/> | ||
==== Changes from the M739 Light Machine Gun ==== | ==== Changes from the M739 Light Machine Gun ==== | ||
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=== ''Halo 5: Guardians'' REQ cards === | === ''Halo 5: Guardians'' REQ cards === | ||
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File: | File:REQ card - The Answer.jpg|''The Answer''. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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{{UNSC support weapons}} | {{UNSC support weapons}} | ||
[[Category:Machine guns]] | [[Category:Machine guns]] | ||