Editing BR85HB battle rifle

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{{Weapon Infobox
|image= [[File:Halo4-BR85HBSR-RightAngle.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]
|series=BR series
|type=Bullpup battle rifle
|cost=1906 [[Credit|cR]]<ref name="brief">'''Halo 4 Limited Edition''' UNSC ''Infinity'' briefing packet</ref>
|variant=
|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|weight={{Convert|3.3|kg|lb}}<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/battle-rifle '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Battle Rifle'']</ref>
|length={{Convert|39.1|in|cm}}<ref name="H4VG">'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 61''</ref>
|width={{Convert|2.4|in|cm}}<ref name="H4VG"/>
|height={{Convert|11.8|in|cm}}<ref name="H4VG"/>
|ammotype=9.5x40mm [[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing|M634 X-HP-SAP]]<ref name="brief"/>
|feed=36-round box magazine<ref name="brief"/>
|operation=Gas-operated
|rate=High (cyclic)
|velocity=
|range=*Lore: 950 meters (3,117 feet)<ref name="range" group="note">The [[:File:BRhud.jpeg|tick marks]] on the BR85's smart-linked scope range between 100 and 950 meters. This presumably reflects the weapon's maximum effective range.</ref>
*Gameplay: short, medium, long
}}

The '''BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle''', commonly shortened to the '''BR85HB SR''', is a select-fire battle rifle used by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. Like its predecessors, the [[BR55 battle rifle|BR55]] and [[BR55HB battle rifle|BR55HB service rifles]], the BR85 is manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]].<ref name="Ides of March">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/03/15/The-Halo-Bulletin-31412.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 3.15.12]</ref><ref name="O+A">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4/en-US#!an-epic-universe/ordnance-armor/cbbca9b3-5108-41aa-aa21-9b523de68266 '''Halo 4 Official Site''' - ''Ordnance + Armor'']</ref>

==Design==
The BR85HB Service Rifle is a gas-operated, magazine-fed battle rifle. A select-fire weapon, the BR85HB is optimized for firing three-round bursts, though it is capable of semi-automatic and fully automatic fire.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[Artifact]]'' introductory cutscene</ref><ref group="note">All official sources claim that the BR85HB is a "semi-automatic weapon optimized for three-round burst firing". This is a convoluted way of identifying the weapon as select-fire.</ref> The BR85HB is effective against most [[Covenant remnants|Covenant]] battle armor and the [[energy shielding]] of [[Sangheili combat harness]]es; it also proves effective against the shields and plating of [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|GEN2 MJOLNIR armor]] during War Games exercises. Like its predecessors, the BR85HB features a 2x magnification scope and receives a 36-round detachable box magazine. In the hands of a skilled marksman the weapon's precision and accuracy make it versatile at a variety of ranges.<ref name="Ides of March"/><ref name="O+A"/> The BR85HB battle rifle features multiple design improvements on the [[BR55 battle rifle|BR55]] and [[BR55HB battle rifle|BR55HB]] [[battle rifles]] which were in service during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The BR85HB also features a new lightweight frame and rail mounts for [[weapon attachment]]s and other accessories.<ref name="universe"/>

==Gameplay==
[[File:H4-BR85-HUD.png|HUD icon of the BR85HB Service Rifle|thumb|200px|left]]

===''Halo 4''===
The weapon features hitscan and lacks reticule bloom. When fired the barrel rises vertically, but in a suppressible way. The rifle's three-round burst is particularly effective for mid-range combat. It performs adequately in close- and long-range engagements as well, though the [[MA5D assault rifle]] and [[M395 DMR]] outperform it at these ranges, respectively. The player can carry a maximum of 216 rounds of reserve ammunition for the BR85 from a normal load of 108 rounds. If all the bullets in a three-round burst (one shot) hit a player in matchmaking, it will take four shots to down a player provided the last shot hits the player as a headshot. Only one round from a burst to the head is required to kill an unshielded enemy.

====Advantages====
While the effective range and accuracy is less than those of the DMR or a scoped-in [[Z-250 Lightrifle|Lightrifle]], it has a faster kill time than the DMR and unscoped Lightrifle and allows for better situational awareness with its lower zoom magnification. Its effectiveness at closer range is also higher than these weapons, roughly on par with the [[Type-51 Carbine|Covenant Carbine]]. This makes the BR85 one of the most well-rounded weapon choices as it excels in mid-range combat and is capable of going toe-to-toe with other weapons in close- and long-range combat.
*The battle rifle can kill a standard-shielded enemy in four bursts, via three bursts breaching the shields and the fourth with a headshot.
*Headshots with the battle rifle in general are easier to obtain, as there are three chances to get one per shot. As such it is recommended for use in [[SWAT]] for players who are not fully comfortable using the DMR, or on maps with smaller sight lines, such as [[Adrift]].
*Two bursts to the body from a battle rifle followed by a melee will kill an opponent; this common technique is called a two-shot melee or a "bang-bang-whack".
*36-round magazine capacity allows 12 bursts, or a maximum of 3 kills (fully-shielded SPARTANs) per magazine in the hands of a skilled user. This is one more potential kill than the DMR, Covenant Carbine, and unscoped Lightrifle.

====Disadvantages====
As previously stated, the battle rifle lacks the accuracy, damage, and range of the other, more specialized primary precision weapons. The recoil is detrimental, but it can be controlled into a predictable vertical flow with practice to gain headshots. Mid-magazine reload time is also rather slow (especially without the Dexterity [[Support upgrades|support upgrade]]); if the magazine is empty the full reload time takes even longer. Additionally, as the magazine empties the report increases in pitch, allowing aware opponents to time their attacks so that the wielder is helpless.

===Changes from the BR55HB SR in ''Halo 3''===
*Once again features hitscan properties
*Larger reticle and higher magnetism at close range, lower magnetism at long range

===''Halo: Spartan Assault''===
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The battle rifle is not available in ''Halo: Spartan Assault''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign mode, appearing only in the [[Flood Missions]] cooperative mode, and as the primary weapon of [[Edward Davis|Spartan Davis]] in the cutscenes.

===Changes from ''Halo 4'' to ''Halo 5: Guardians''===
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*Zoom function replaced with aiming down a physical reflex sight
*Much higher cyclic rate of fire

==Trivia==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle}}
*The earliest known in-game model of the BR85 was erroneously labeled ''"BR55HB SR"''.<ref>[[:File:BR in H4.jpg|Image of the BR55 label on the BR85 as seen in a development screenshot]]</ref> This is fixed in the final build of the game.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!images/renders/f32f87eb-0de9-44d4-b801-6b4cfac6e46a '''Halo 4 Official Site:''' ''Renders'']</ref>
*The BR85 is found on the {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} in ''Halo 4''. However, since the BR85 presumably entered service after the war,<ref group="note">No official source has explicitly stated when the BR85 was introduced. It might have been in limited service before the end of the war, perhaps field-tested during [[Battle of Installation 00#Operation: BLIND FAITH|Operation: BLIND FAITH]], explaining its presence aboard the ''Dawn''.</ref> it can be assumed that canonically [[John-117]] used the BR55 before rendezvousing with the {{UNSCship|Infinity}}. This is likely because the developers forwent creating a separate model that would only be used during perhaps a single level, which can also be said for the [[M12 Force Application Vehicle#2554 model|2554-model Warthogs]] stored aboard the ''Dawn''.
*Despite the lack of a flash suppressor or muzzle brake, the BR85 produces a cross-shaped muzzle flash.
*In ''Halo: Spartan Assault'', the BR85 makes the report of ''Halo 2''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s BR55 when firing.

==Gallery==
===Normal Gallery===
<gallery>
File:H4-Concept-BR85HBSR.jpg|Concept art of the BR85HB SR for ''Halo 4''.
File:AllBattleRifles.png|The BR85 compared to its predecessors, the BR55HB and the BR55
File:Halo4-BR85HBSR-Profile.png|An older render of the BR85HB SR with the placeholder label
File:Master Chief in Halo 4 (2).jpg|[[John-117]] holding a BR85.
File:Halo 4 Multiplayer (3).jpg|A SPARTAN-IV firing the BR85
File:BRhud.jpeg |A render of the BR85HB SR's scope
File:DawnInterior.jpg|A first-person view of the BR85 from John-117's [[heads-up display|HUD]]
File:H4-MP-CTF-BR85BSR-FirstPerson.jpg|First-person view of the BR85HB SR in multiplayer
File:H2A - Battle rifle render.jpg|An early, unused render of the BR85 for ''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''.
File:Halo5 BR.png|The BR85HB SR as it appears in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5BR.png|The BR85HB in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians Multiplayer Beta]]''
File:H5BRZoom.png|The BR85HB while zoomed in
File:HO-BR85.png|The BR85HB in ''[[Halo Online]]''
</gallery>

===Skins===
<gallery>
File:H4-BR85HBSR-Skin.png|DNE(Dunes) skin
File:BR85HB SR (arctic camouflage).png|ACT(Arctic) skin
File:H4-BR85HBSR-SteelSkin.png|STM(Steam) skin
File:H4_Skin_Salvage.png|SLV(Salvage)
</gallery>
===Variants===
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<gallery></gallery>

==Videos==
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Spartan Locke Ad]]'' {{C|HUD only}}
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo Online]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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