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Developed by [[HRN]],{{Ref/Reuse|TweetHRN}} the M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle entered production in [[2491]], with production ceasing in [[2521]].{{Ref/Reuse|HGN122}} Though it was used mainly for anti-matériel operations, the .21 caliber round (with a muzzle velocity of 15,000 meters per second) proved very effective against "soft" targets such as personnel.<ref name="CHP">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''Prologue''</ref>
Developed by [[HRN]],{{Ref/Reuse|TweetHRN}} the M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle entered production in [[2491]], with production ceasing in [[2521]].{{Ref/Reuse|HGN122}} Though it was used mainly for anti-matériel operations, the .21 caliber round (with a muzzle velocity of 15,000 meters per second) proved very effective against "soft" targets such as personnel.<ref name="CHP">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''Prologue''</ref>


In [[2502|March 2502]], then-[[Corporal]] [[Avery Johnson]] used an M99 Stanchion to [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE|assassinate]] [[Jerald Ander]], the leader of the [[Secessionist Union]] cell on [[Harvest]]. Johnson took the shot as the terrorist leader was driven by in an open-topped truck; Ander's head and upper torso were severed by the impact.{{Ref/Reuse|HGN122}} In [[2524]] during [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], Johnson used a Stanchion mounted on a shock-absorbing armature while flying in an [[AV-14 Hornet]], to kill an [[Insurrectionist]] terrorist driving a bomb-rigged truck; his first target was torn apart by the impact force. However, Johnson's second target detonated a bomb inside a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant, killing herself, three [[UNSC Special Forces#Naval Special Warfare|Special Warfare]] Marines, and 38 civilians.{{Ref/Reuse|CH}}<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 86''</ref> Early on during the [[Human-Covenant War]] in March [[2526]] [[Blue Team]], [[Gold Team]], and [[Green Team]] utilized M99 Stanchions during [[Skirmish over Netherop|an attempt]] to capture the [[Covenant frigate]] ''[[Radiant Arrow]]''.<ref name="HSS2">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 2''</ref>
In [[2502|March 2502]], then-[[Corporal]] [[Avery Johnson]] used an M99 Stanchion to [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE|assassinate]] [[Jerald Ander]], the leader of the [[Secessionist Union]] cell on [[Harvest]]. Johnson took the shot as the terrorist leader was driven by in an open-topped truck; Ander's head and upper torso were severed by the impact.{{Ref/Reuse|HGN122}} In [[2524]] during [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], Johnson used a Stanchion mounted on a shock-absorbing armature while flying in an [[AV-14 Hornet]], to kill an [[Insurrectionist]] terrorist driving a bomb-rigged truck; his first target was torn apart by the impact force. However, Johnson's second target detonated a bomb inside a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant, killing herself, three [[UNSC Special Forces#Naval Special Warfare|Special Warfare]] Marines, and 38 civilians.{{Ref/Reuse|CH}}<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 86''</ref> Early on during the [[Human-Covenant War]] in March [[2526]] [[Blue Team]], [[Gold Team]], and [[Green Team]] utilized M99 Stanchions during an attempt to capture the [[Covenant frigate]] ''[[Radiant Arrow]]''.<ref name="HSS2">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 2''</ref>


Shortly after the [[Subjugation of Earth]], [[Spartan-IV]] [[Kojo Agu]] used an M99 Stanchion given to him by the [[United Rebel Front]] while on [[Cassidy III]] to destroy the [[data pad]] that the [[Created]] [[Smart AI]] [[Leonidas]] was stored in. Production of the rifle had since ceased and Agu considered the weapon to be "old-school." <ref name="HBB">'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'''</ref> As late as April [[2559]], [[snipers]] assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} used the [[M99A2S3 Stanchion]],<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> a variant of the weapon constructed on the ''Spirit of Fire'' using a design template created by the [[Smart AI]] [[Isabel]] and given the code "ISABEL-2558-01-00023."<ref>[https://twitter.com/JeremyCook3D/status/950541458829844480 '''Twitter''' ''- Jeremy Cook M99A2S3 breakdown'']</ref> During a mission on [[Arcadia]] in [[2560]], [[August-099]] of [[Omega Team]] was equipped with an M99A2S3 Stanchion.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Hippo|Halo: Hippocratica}}
Shortly after the [[Subjugation of Earth]], [[Spartan-IV]] [[Kojo Agu]] used an M99 Stanchion given to him by the [[United Rebel Front]] while on [[Cassidy III]] to destroy the [[data pad]] that the [[Created]] [[Smart AI]] [[Leonidas]] was stored in. Production of the rifle had since ceased and Agu considered the weapon to be "old-school." <ref name="HBB">'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'''</ref> As late as April [[2559]], [[snipers]] assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} used the [[M99A2S3 Stanchion]],<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> a variant of the weapon constructed on the ''Spirit of Fire'' using a design template created by the [[Smart AI]] [[Isabel]] and given the code "ISABEL-2558-01-00023."<ref>[https://twitter.com/JeremyCook3D/status/950541458829844480 '''Twitter''' ''- Jeremy Cook M99A2S3 breakdown'']</ref> During a mission on [[Arcadia]] in [[2560]], [[August-099]] of [[Omega Team]] was equipped with an M99A2S3 Stanchion.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Hippo|Halo: Hippocratica}}

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