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{{Status|Canon}}
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{{Weapon infobox
{{Weapon Infobox
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|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]
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|weight={{Convert|3.3|kg|lb}}<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/battle-rifle '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Battle Rifle'']</ref>
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|feed=36-round box magazine<ref name="brief"/>
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|operation=Gas-operated
|operation=Gas-operated
|rate=432 RPM{{Citation needed}} (cyclic)
|rate=432 RPM{{Citation needed}} (cyclic)
|velocity=
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|range=*Lore: 950 meters (3,117 feet)<ref name="range" group="note">The [[:File:BRhud.jpeg|tick marks]] on the BR85HB's smart-linked scope range between 100 and 950 meters. This presumably reflects the weapon's maximum effective range.</ref>
|range=*Lore: 950 meters (3,117 feet){{Ref/Note|The [[:File:BRhud.jpeg|tick marks]] on the BR85HB's smart-linked scope range between 100 and 950 meters. This presumably reflects the weapon's maximum effective range.}}
*Gameplay: short, medium, long
*Gameplay: short, medium, long
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The '''BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle''' ('''BR85HB SR''') is a select-fire battle rifle used by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. It is a heavy-barreled version of the [[BR85 battle rifle|BR85 Service Rifle]]. 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>
The '''BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle''' ('''BR85HB SR''') is a select-fire battle rifle used by the [[United Nations Space Command]]. It is a heavy-barreled version of the [[BR85 battle rifle|BR85 Service Rifle]]. 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>


==History==
==History==
While the BR85HB Service Rifle had entered service late in the [[Human-Covenant War]] manufacturing concerns and logistical issues involved with its ammunition meant the BR85HB was not widely adopted until after the war ended.<ref name="Canon Fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-locke-load '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Locke and Load'']</ref> BR85HBs were used within the [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] in November 2525.<ref name="TFORAS">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'''</ref> The {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} had some BR85HBs aboard before the [[Battle of Trove]].<ref name="SAH">'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Something has Happened]]''</ref> Some BR85HBs were aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="Dawn">'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level, ''[[Dawn]]''</ref> By February [[2556]] a small number had been purchased by the [[Sedran Colonial Guard]].<ref name="Nightfall">'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'''</ref> The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} carried a large supply of BR85HBs during the [[Battle of Requiem]]<ref name="Reclaimer">'''Halo 4''', campaign level, ''[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]''</ref> and the [[Requiem Campaign]].<ref name="Spops">'''Halo 4''', '''[[Spartan Ops]]'''</ref>
While the BR85HB Service Rifle had entered service as early as [[2525]],<ref name="Shirt">[https://ton.twitter.com/i/ton/data/dm/916204255660429317/916204239088701440/ZB6D2AHs.jpg BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle T-shirt]</ref> manufacturing concerns and logistical issues involved with its ammunition meant the BR85HB was not widely adopted until after the [[Human-Covenant War]] ended.<ref name="Preorder">[http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-one/games/halo-5-guardians/119595 '''Gamestop Halo 5 Preorder Bonus''']</ref> BR85HBs were used within the [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] in November 2525.<ref name="TFORAS">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]'''</ref> The {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} had some BR85HBs aboard before the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]].<ref name="SAH">'''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''', ''[[Something has Happened]]''</ref> Some BR85HBs were aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} during the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref name="Dawn">'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level, ''[[Dawn]]''</ref> By February [[2556]] a small number had been purchased by the [[Sedran Colonial Guard]].<ref name="Nightfall">'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'''</ref> The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} carried a large supply of BR85HBs during the [[Battle of Requiem]]<ref name="Reclaimer">'''Halo 4''', campaign level, ''[[Reclaimer (level)|Reclaimer]]''</ref> and [[Requiem Campaign]].<ref name="Spops">'''Halo 4''', '''[[Spartan Ops]]'''</ref>


==Design==
==Design==
[[File:H4-BR85-Schematic.jpg|thumb|A schematic of the BR85.]]
[[File:H4-BR85-Schematic.jpg|right|thumb|A schematic of the BR85.]]
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/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.}} The BR85HB is effective against most [[Covenant remnants|Covenant]] battle armor and the [[energy shielding]] of [[Combat harness|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 2× 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/Reuse|Ides of March}}{{Ref/Reuse|O+A}} The BR85HB battle rifle features multiple design improvements on the BR55 and BR55HB [[battle rifles]]. The BR85HB also features a new lightweight frame and rail mounts for [[weapon attachment]]s and other accessories.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The BR85HB, as well as most other UNSC weapons, requires power to feed ammunition due to its electromagnetic feed system.{{Ref/Reuse|Nightfall}}
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 2× 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 and BR55HB [[battle rifles]]. The BR85HB also features a new lightweight frame and rail mounts for [[weapon attachment]]s and other accessories.<ref name="universe"/> The BR85HB, as well as most other UNSC weapons, requires power to feed ammunition due to its electromagnetic feed system.<ref name="Nightfall"/>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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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.
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 from ''Halo 3'' to ''Halo 4''===
===Changes from the BR55HB SR in ''Halo 3''===
*Once again features hitscan properties.
*Once again features hitscan properties
*Larger reticle and higher magnetism at close range, lower magnetism at long range.
*Larger reticle and higher magnetism at close range, lower magnetism at long range
*Scope is now square instead of round.
*Scope is now square instead of round
*Misriah Armory's symbol is now on both sides of the stock on the weapon.
*Misriah Armory's symbol is now on both sides of the stock on the weapon.
*Rate of fire has been increased allowing for more fluid gunplay, at the cost of damage output.
*Rate of fire has been increased allowing for more fluid gunplay.
*Decreased damage; the Battle Rifle now kills in 13 bullets rather than 12 provided the last shot is a headshot, requiring 5 bursts to kill rather than 4


===Changes from ''Halo 4'' to Turbo update===
*Fire rate is slowed.
*Increased damage; the Battle Rifle now kills in 11 bullets rather than 13 provided the last shot is a headshot, requiring 4 bursts to kill rather than 5
===''Halo: Spartan Assault'' and ''Halo: Spartan Strike''===
===''Halo: Spartan Assault'' and ''Halo: Spartan Strike''===
In ''Halo: Spartan Assault'' the battle rifle is not available in the campaign, appearing only in the [[Halo: Spartan Assault co-op missions|Flood missions]] cooperative mode, and as the primary weapon of [[Edward Davis|Spartan Davis]] in the cutscenes. The weapon appears throughout the ''Spartan Strike'' campaign.
In ''Halo: Spartan Assault'' the battle rifle is not available in the campaign, appearing only in the [[Flood Missions]] cooperative mode, and as the primary weapon of [[Edward Davis|Spartan Davis]] in the cutscenes. The weapon appears throughout the ''Spartan Strike'' campaign.
====Gameplay====
====Gameplay====
*Weapon carries a maximum of 30 3-round bursts.
*Weapon carries a maximum of 30 3-round bursts.
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of BR85 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle}}
*The earliest known in-game model of the BR85HB 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 earliest known in-game model of the BR85HB 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>
*Despite the lack of a flash suppressor or muzzle brake, the BR85HB produces a cross-shaped muzzle flash.
*Despite the lack of a flash suppressor or muzzle brake, the BR85HB produces a cross-shaped muzzle flash.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
===Normal Gallery===
===Concept art and illustrations===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4-Concept-BR85HBSR.jpg|Concept art of the BR85HB SR for ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4-Concept-BR85HBSR.jpg|Concept art of the BR85HB SR for ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4 BR85andRailgun Concept.jpg|Concept art of the BR85HB and the [[ARC-920 railgun]].
File:AllBattleRifles.png|The BR85 compared to its predecessors, the BR55HB and the BR55.
File:HSA Davis TradingCard.jpg|[[Edward Davis]] using an BR85HB during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''.
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 BR85HB.
File:Halo 4 Multiplayer (3).jpg|A Spartan-IV firing the BR85HB on [[Haven]].
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 on [[Complex]].
File:H4-BR85HBSR-Infobox.jpg|BR85HB Infobox for Halo 4.
File:Halo_4_dlc_armure_octobre_2012_8.jpeg|A high res look at the BR85HB arctic skin.
File:HSA-SpartanEdwardDavis-LastFight.jpg|[[Edward Davis]] using an BR85HB during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''.
File:Halo Escalation 10.jpg|John-117 with a BR85HB in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:Halo Escalation 10.jpg|John-117 with a BR85HB in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:Nightfall poster.png|[[Talitha Macer]] with a BR85HB during the [[Mission to Alpha Shard]] in ''[[Halo: Nightfall]]''.
File:H2A - Battle rifle render.jpg|An early, unused render of the BR85HB for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:Hunt the Signal - Transmission 001.png|A hologram of a Spartan-II with a BR85HB in ''[[Hunt the Signal]]''.
File:Hunt the Signal - Transmission 001.png|A hologram of a Spartan-II with a BR85HB in ''[[Hunt the Signal]]''.
File:HSS-WarMaster1.png|A [[Unidentified Spartan-IV|Spartan-IV]] with a BR85HB during a simulation of the [[Battle of Mombasa]] in ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''.
File:HSS-WarMaster1.png|A [[Unidentified Spartan-IV|Spartan-IV]] with a BR85HB during a simulation of the [[Battle of Mombasa]] in ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''.
File:Hunters in the Dark full cover.jpg|[[Frank Kodiak]] using a BR85HB during the [[Operation: FAR STORM]] in ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''.  
File:Hunters in the Dark full cover.jpg|[[Frank Kodiak]] using a BR85HB during the [[Mission to Installation 00]] in ''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''.  
File:HTFORTAS-Blue.jpg|[[Samuel-034]] using a BR85HB during the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]] in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''.
File:HTFORTAS-Blue.jpg|[[Samuel-034]] using a BR85HB during the [[Battle of Chi Ceti]] in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series]]''.
File:HM-Genesis.png|John-117 using a BR85HB to fight off [[Armiger Soldier]]s during the [[Battle of Genesis]] in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
File:HM-JohnGenesis.png|John-117 using a BR85HB to fight off [[Promethean Soldier]]s during the [[Battle of Genesis]] in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
File:TFS-Jerome&BR85HB.png|[[Jerome-092]] using a BR85HB in 2537 in ''[[Something has Happened]]''.
File:TFS-Jerome&BR85HB.png|[[Jerome-092]] using a BR85HB in 2537 in ''[[Something has Happened]]''.
File:TomB292.png|[[Tom-B292]] with a BR85HB in ''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''.
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Renders===
===''Halo 4'' Skins===
<gallery>
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:H2A - Battle rifle render.jpg|An early, unused render of the BR85HB for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:H4-BR85HBSR-Scope.png|The BR85's scope in the 2012 E3 build of ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-BR85HBSR-Skin.png|DNE(Dunes) skin.
File:Halo_4_dlc_armure_octobre_2012_8.jpeg|A high res look at the BR85HB arctic skin.
File:Preorder_BR.jpg|ACT(Arctic) skin.
File:H4-BR85HBSR-Infobox.jpg|BR85HB Infobox for Halo 4.
File:H4-BR85HBSR-SteelSkin.png|STM(Steam) skin.
File:BRhud.jpeg |A render of the BR85HB SR's scope.
File:H4_Skin_Salvage.png|SLV(Salvage) skin.
File:H4-MP-BR85HBSR-ScopeZoom-01.jpg|The view of the BR85's scope with a full HUD.
File:Master Chief in Halo 4 (2).jpg|[[John-117]] holding a BR85HB.
File:DawnInterior.jpg|A first-person view of the BR85 from John-117's [[heads-up display|HUD]].
File:Halo 4 Multiplayer (3).jpg|A Spartan-IV firing the BR85HB on [[Haven]], in an earlier ''Halo 4'' build.
File:H4-MP-CTF-BR85BSR-FirstPerson.jpg|First-person view of the BR85HB on [[Complex]].
File:DeMarco - Soldier.png|[[Paul DeMarco]] wielding the BR85HB.
File:H4 BR85 Magazine.png|thumb|A magazine used with the BR85HB in ''Halo 4''.  
</gallery>
</gallery>


===''Halo 4'' skins===
==Videos==
<gallery>
{{#widget:YouTube|id=X37xSS5vHNA|width=300|height=200}}
File:H4-BR85HBSR-Skin.png|Dunes (DNE) skin.
File:BR85HB SR (arctic camouflage).png|Arctic (ACT) skin.
File:H4 - Steam skin (transparent).png|Steam (STM) skin.
File:H4_Skin_Salvage.png|Salvage (SLV) skin.
File:H4 Render BattleRifle-BLAST.png|Blast (BLS) skin.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
**''[[Something Has Happened]]''
**''[[Something Has Happened]]''
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''


==Notes==
==Notes==
{{Ref/Notes}}
<references group="note"/>


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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