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#REDIRECT [[Type-50 concussion rifle]]
[[File:H4-SangheiliCommander1.jpg|thumb|300px|A Sangheili [[Commander (Covenant)|Commander]] wielding a ''Zebando'Taa''-pattern concussion rifle during the [[Battle of Requiem]].]]
'''Concussion rifles''' are a class of [[Plasma weaponry|plasma-based]] explosive infantry support weapons developed by the [[Sangheili]], fulfilling a role analogous to [[grenade launcher]]s. To the Sangheili, concussion rifles are formally designated as '''firebomb launchers'''.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=296}} The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] has typically [[Type classification system|type-classified]] encountered concussion rifle variants under the designation of the '''Type-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy''' ('''T-50 DER/H''').{{Ref/Site|Id=Waypoint|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/gallery/concussion-rifle/70cf7b75-751b-44ed-9bd7-ce7596ffa0e5|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Concussion Rifle|D=15|M=05|Y=2011|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Universe/Weapons#Concussion Rifle}}
 
==Overview==
[[File:H4-ConcussionRifle-Magazine.jpg|thumb|250px|The power cell of a ''Zebando'Taa''-pattern concussion rifle.]]
===Design details===
Concussion rifles take the form of a compact rifle, similar in form to the {{Pattern|Tufasumo|plasma caster}}, with magazine mounted in front of the foregrip. The magazine is a disposable power cell capable of powering the weapon for six shots before needing to reload. When fired, the weapon fires a [[Class-4 explosive plasma bolt]] on a wide ballistic arc, that impact their targets with considerable kinetic force in a manner to the plasma bolts fired by the [[Type-44 plasma cannon]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Despite bearing such a resemblance to Covenant [[plasma mortar]]s, the Sangheili are hesitant to include them in the same category.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}}
 
===History===
Concussion rifles were developed by the Sangheili in the [[Former Age]] prior to the foundation of the Covenant. The earliest designs were created by [[Qikost]]ian [[artisan-armorer]]s in this era, with the ultimately-definitive design perfected by warlord [[Nakada 'Zadum]] during the [[Siege of Qikost]]. The weapons were adopted by the [[Covenant military]] following the end of the [[War of Beginnings]], and altered by [[San'Shyuum]] administrators to fit the newly-established empire's military standardisation. However, the [[Merchants of Qikost]] were able to protect the weapon's [[Design pattern|design template]] - retaining exclusive rights to ensure concussion rifles could only by manufactured in [[Assembly Forges]] controlled by those of Qikostian descent.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
 
Although the standard principle of the concussion rifle has been in use for millennia, its form has changed in that time.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} However, the enduring legacy of the ''Elo'Nakada'' has proven difficult to shake - making other design variations such as the ''Zebando'Taa'' a rare sight only seen with more prominence following the [[Great Schism|collapse]] of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
 
Due to their extreme power, concussion rifles of the Covenant were primarily restricted to high-ranking personnel - [[General (Covenant)|Generals]], [[Evocati]], [[Special Operations Officer]]s and [[Jiralhanae]] shock troopers were generally some of the primary recipients of the weapon.{{Ref/Game|HR|[[Concussion Rifle]] in-game weapon}}
 
==Variants==
There are two known [[design pattern]] variations of the concussion rifle platform.
*'''{{Pattern|Elo'Nakada|concussion rifle}}''': The traditional design perfected by Nakada 'Zadum and used ''en masse'' by the Covenant.
*'''{{Pattern|Zebando'Taa|concussion rifle}}''': A rare, slightly modified variation of the ''Elo'Nakada'' distributed in the post-war era.
<gallery class=center>
File:HReach-ConcussionRifleSide.png|The {{Pattern|Elo'Nakada|concussion rifle}}.
File:H4-ConcussionRifleSide.png|The {{Pattern|Zebando'Taa|concussion rifle}}.
</gallery>
 
==In-game information==
{{Main|Concussion Rifle}}
The concussion rifles were introduced into the ''Halo'' [[first-person shooter]] games with [[2010]]'s ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', and later included again in ''[[Halo 4]]''. They are mid-tier [[power weapon]]s which appear on multiplayer maps in a comparable role to the [[Grenade Launcher]] or [[Sticky Detonator]]. The concussion rifles exert large amounts of physical force on impact and have a fairly rapid fire rate, making them useful against light vehicles such as [[Warthog]]s.
 
==Production notes==
In both ''Halo: Reach'' and ''Halo 4'', the concussion rifles were concepted by artist [[:Category:Images by Glenn Israel|Glenn Israel]]. Concept sketches produced by Israel also resulted in the design of ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''{{'}} [[Plasma Caster]] weapon.
 
==Gallery==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Concussion rifles}}
===Concept art===
<gallery>
File:HR_ConcussionRifle_Concept.jpg|Concept art for the concussion rifle in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:H4 ConcussionRifle Concept 1.jpg|Early concept revisions of the concussion rifle for ''Halo 4''.
File:H4 ConcussionRifle Concept 2.jpg|Finalised concept revisions of the concussion rifle for ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-Reference-ConcussionRifle.jpg|Reference model sheet for the Concussion Rifle in ''Halo 4''.
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:Render - concussionrifle.jpg|A render of the Concussion Rifle.
File:T50der_ref.jpg|A turnaround reference of the Concussion Rifle.
File:HReach-ConcussionRifleSide.png|In-game side view of the Concussion Rifle in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HReach - Ultra Sangheili.png|A Sangheili [[Sangheili Ultra|Ultra]] wielding a concussion rifle.
File:Elite Major Concussion Rifle.jpg|A [[Sangheili Major#Officer|Sangheili Officer]] wielding a concussion rifle seen in the ''Halo: Reach'' E3 [[Halo: Reach Welcome to Firefight 2.0 Trailer|Firefight trailer]].
File:Concussion Rifle Shot.jpg|A [[pack]] of Jiralhanae wielding concussion rifles in [[Firefight]].
File:Type-50 DER-H reloading.jpg|A Spartan-IV reloading a Type-50 DER/H.
File:Ray fighting.png|A [[Sangheili Warrior]] drops his concussion rifle while fighting Spartan [[Naiya Ray]] during the [[Battle of Ealen IV]] in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Covenant ordnance}}
[[Category:Covenant infantry weapons]]
[[Category:Infantry plasma weapons]]

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