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| |image=[[File:Boot Camp MA2B.jpg|250px]] | | {{Weapon |
| |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> | | | name=MA2B Assault Rifle |
| |series=[[MA series]]{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | | | manufacturer=Misriah Armory |
| |type=[[Wikipedia:bullpup|Bullpup]] [[Wikipedia:assault rifle|assault rifle]] | | | model=MA2B |
| |cost= | | | type=Assault Rifle |
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| |service=[[Insurrection]]<br>[[Human-Covenant War]]<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]<br>[[Created conflict]] | | | size= |
| |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | | | damage per hit= High |
| |weight= | | | magazine=More than 60 rounds. |
| |length= | | | maxammo= |
| |ammotype=[[.390]] caliber<ref name="TFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 75'' (2001); ''page 100'' (2010)</ref> | | | fire= |
| |capacity= | | | ammotype=[[.390]] Caliber Ammunition |
| |feed= | | | operation= |
| |operation= | | | rate of fire=Fifteen Rounds Per Second |
| |rate=900 RPM{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}} | | | accuracy= High |
| |velocity= | | | range= High |
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| | | affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
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| | ''Not to be confused with the [[MA5B]], the Assault Rifle from Halo: CE or the [[MA5C]] from Halo 3. |
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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]], and is described as a cut-down version of UNSC's standard-issue [[MA5B assault rifle]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}} The rifle sees sparse service among [[UNSC Special Forces]] units.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | | ==Description== |
| | The '''MA2B Assault Rifle''' is a cut-down version of the standard [[MA5B]] [[Assault Rifle]]. Like its relatives in the MA5 family, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It has electric targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can deliver an impressive fifteen rounds per second and uses [[.390]] caliber ammunition.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', page 75</ref> |
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| ==Overview==
| | The [[Spartans]] were known to carry this weapon into action, usually when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission e.g. [[John]] used an MA2B Assault Rifle on his very first real mission, the attempt to capture [[Colonel Robert Watts]] of the [[Eridanus Rebels]]. |
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| Like the other models of the MA series, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It features electronic 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/Reuse|TFoR}} The MA2B can utilize "penetrators", special armor-penetrating rounds with copper jackets and depleted uranium cores.<ref name="SoR2">''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]], Chapter 2''</ref> It is also compatible with extended magazines.<ref name="TFoR9">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], Chapter 9''</ref>
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| ==Service history==
| | One of the probable reasons that the Spartans chose the MA2B over the MA5B for missions is because of the weapon's larger magazine size, a feature which allows the user to maximize his ammo-carrying capacity without needing to carry excess bulky magazines. |
| The MA2B is an old weapon, dating back to the Insurrection.{{Ref/Reuse|SoR2}} [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] used MA2Bs when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. [[Blue Team]] used MA2Bs on [[Operation: TALON|their first combat mission]] to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] of the [[United Rebel Front]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 106-109'' (2010)</ref> In [[2559]], Major [[Eznik Van Houte]] kept an MA2B as an emergency weapon in the cockpit of the [[D102 Owl|Owl]] dropship he flew, putting it to use in [[Blue Team]]'s [[Operation: WOLFE|mission to]] [[Reach]] after a crash landing. He used the weapon with penetrator ammunition, prompting [[John-117]] to note that he was "a man who believed in putting holes in what he hit."{{Ref/Reuse|SoR2}}
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| In the first three issues of ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'', the MA2B appears as it is depicted on the cover of Issue 4, albeit longer. In the last issue, however, the MA2B closely resembles the [[MA5K carbine]] due to its straighter carrying handle and larger barrel. In some panels in Issue 4, [[John-117]]'s MA2B appears to be much longer than in other panels, making it look almost identical to the [[BR55HB battle rifle]]. | | *The MA2B not only uses AP rounds but "Shredder" rounds made from depleted uranium. |
| | *The MA2 also offers an extended magazine for larger firefights. |
| | *In the custom edition of halo combat-evovled for the PC, some user created maps feature the MA2B, but it does not have complete accuracy to the novel version, as it is modded. |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==References== |
| <gallery> | | <references/> |
| File:KellyRifle.jpg|[[Kelly-087]] wielding an MA2B assault rifle on [[Eridanus Secundus]].
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| File:BlueTeam.jpg|Blue Team with MA2Bs in the lobby of Watts' hideout.
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| File:Blueteam_Splash.png|Blue Team wielding MA2B assault rifles to storm Watts' apartment.
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| File:Eridanus Rebels and UNSC clash.png|MA2Bs employed by [[Insurrectionist]]s.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==Related Pages== |
| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | | *[[MA3 Assault Rifle]] |
| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | | *[[MA5B]] |
| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp|Boot Camp]]'' | | *[[MA5C]] |
| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
| | *[[MA5K Carbine]] |
| *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR2|HSoR|Chapter=2}} | |
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| | [[Category:Rifles]] |
| | [[Category:Held Weapons]] |
| | [[Category:Human Weapons]] |
