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{{Weapon | {{Weapon Infobox | ||
|image=[[File:Boot Camp MA2B.jpg|250px]] | |image=[[File:Boot Camp MA2B.jpg|250px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Assault Rifle''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314221127/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 Archive.org])</ref> | |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Assault Rifle''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314221127/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 Archive.org])</ref> | ||
|series=[[MA series]] | |series=[[MA series]]<ref name="waypoint"/> | ||
|type=[[Wikipedia:bullpup|Bullpup]] [[Wikipedia:assault rifle|assault rifle]] | |type=[[Wikipedia:bullpup|Bullpup]] [[Wikipedia:assault rifle|assault rifle]] | ||
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|service=[[Insurrection | |service=[[Insurrection]] | ||
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|weight= | |weight= | ||
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|ammotype=[[.390]] caliber<ref name="TFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 75'' (2001); ''page 100'' (2010)</ref> | |ammotype=[[.390]] caliber<ref name="TFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 75'' (2001); ''page 100'' (2010)</ref> | ||
|feed= | |feed= | ||
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|rate=900 RPM | |rate=900 RPM<ref name="TFoR"/> | ||
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The '''MA2B Individual Combat Weapon System''' ('''ICWS''') is a firearm used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that is part of [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA series]], | The '''MA2B Individual Combat Weapon System''' ('''ICWS''') is a firearm used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that is part of [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA series]]. In function, it is essentially a cut-down version of UNSC's standard-issue [[MA5B assault rifle]].<ref name="TFoR"/> The rifle sees sparse service among [[UNSC Special Forces]] units.<ref name="waypoint"/> | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
=== | ===Ammunition=== | ||
Like the other models of the MA series, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It | Like the other models of the MA series, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It has electric targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can fire 900 rounds per minute (fifteen rounds per second) and uses [[.390|.390 caliber ammunition]], which is considerably larger than the [[7.62x51mm|7.62mm round]] used by the [[MA5 series]].<ref name="TFoR"/> | ||
In addition to the standard armor-piercing rounds found in most [[human]] firearms, the MA2B can utilize [[shredder round]]s: an anti-personnel ammunition type made from [[depleted uranium]].<ref name="TFoR"/> | |||
==Service history== | ==Service history== | ||
The | The [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] used MA2Bs when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. [[Blue Team]] used MA2Bs on [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|their first combat mission]] to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] of the [[United Rebel Front]].<ref name="TFoR"/><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 106-109'' (2010)</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'' | **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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{{UNSC rifles}} | {{UNSC rifles}} | ||
[[Category:Assault rifles]] | [[Category:Assault rifles]] | ||
