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| A '''sniper rifle''' is a [[wikipedia:Crew-served weapon|crew served]], man-portable, high precision-[[rifle]] used to ensure more accurate placement of bullets at longer ranges than with other small arms. A sniper rifle is built for infantry support and optimal levels of accuracy, being fitted with a [[telescopic sight]] and chambered for a military centerfire cartridge. | | {{SeeWikipedia|Sniper rifle}} |
| | | <center>''Sniper redirects here. You may have been looking for [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Sniper variant]].''</center> |
| It is a common misconception that any scoped [[rifle]] is a sniper rifle. While certain long guns are more suited for the application than others, it is the act of using a scoped weapon strategically as a [[Sniper|sniper-qualified specialist]] that designates it as such (i.e. camouflage, field craft, infiltration, special reconnaissance and observation, surveillance and target acquisition).
| | A '''sniper rifle''' is a rifle used to ensure more accurate placement of bullets at longer ranges than with other small arms. A sniper rifle is built for optimal levels of accuracy, being fitted with a [[telescopic sight]] and chambered for a military centerfire cartridge. |
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| '''Sniper rifle''' may refer to the following: | | '''Sniper rifle''' may refer to the following: |
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| ==Gameplay==
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| *'''[[Sniper Rifle]]''' - A [[power weapon]] first introduced in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
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| *'''[[Weapon class#Sniper rifle|Sniper rifle (weapon class)]]''' - A classification of weapon in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
| | **'''[[Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel]]''' - (used in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'') The first model in the SRS99 series. Used extensively by the [[U.N.S.C. Army]] and less often by the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. |
| | | **'''[[Sniper Rifle System 99C-S2 Anti-Matériel]]''' - (used in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', ''[[Halo 2]]'', and ''[[Halo Wars]]'') A mainstay of Marine and [[U.N.S.C. Navy|Navy]] forces during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. |
| ==Universe and lore==
| | ***'''SRS99C-S2 AMB''' - A variant of the SRS99C-S2 AM with a different scope and a more ergonomically designed stock and handgrip. |
| === UNSC === | | **'''[[Sniper Rifle System 99D-S2 Anti-Matériel]]''' - (used in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: O.D.S.T.]]'') A model used by the Marine Corps and the [[New Mombasa Police Department]]. |
| ==== SRS99 series ====
| | *'''[[M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle]]''' - An electromagnetically powered weapon used by [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Forces]] operators. |
| {{Main|SRS99 series}}
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| *'''[[SRS99-AM sniper rifle|Sniper Rifle System 99 Anti-Matériel]]''' - Featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' and ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. | |
| **'''[[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle|SRS99C-Series 2 Anti-Matériel]]''' - A variant in Series 2 of the SRS-99 series. Featured in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]''. | |
| **'''[[SRS99D-S2 AM sniper rifle|SRS99D-Series 2 Anti-Matériel]]''' - A variant in Series 2 of SRS-99. Featured in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
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| **'''[[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle|SRS99-Series 5 Anti-Matériel]]''' - A variant in Series 5 of SRS-99. Featured in ''[[Halo 4]]'', ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]'', ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'', and ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | |
| **'''[[SRS99-S7 AM sniper rifle|SRS99-Series 7 Anti-Matériel]]''' - A variant in Series 7 of SRS-99. Featured in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. | |
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| ==== Other sniper rifles ====
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| *'''[[Hard sound rifle]]''' - A sonic weapon colloquially known as the '''Buzzer''', used by [[ONI]] assassins. Featured in ''[[i love bees]]''.
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| *'''[[M99 Stanchion|M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle]]''' - A magnetic weapon colloquially known as the '''Stanchion'''. Featured in the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', and ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. | |
| **'''[[M99A2S3 Stanchion]]''' - A variant of the M99 Stanchion designed by [[Isabel]] for manufacture on the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} in [[2559]].
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| *'''[[Signature-suppressed anti-materiel rifle]]''' - Another sniper rifle, wielded by sniper units in ''Halo Wars 2''.
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| *'''[[The Surgeon]]''' - A sniper rifle.
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| *'''[[Unidentified sniper rifle]]''' - An as-of-yet unidentified sniper rifle that was used by an [[Unidentified insurrectionist group|Insurrectionist group]] on [[Harvest]] and [[Arcadia]] in [[2531]]. Featured as the weapon wielded by [[rebel sniper]] units in ''[[Halo Wars]]''{{'}} [[multiplayer]].
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| === Covenant ===
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| *'''{{Pattern|Zubo|beam rifle}}''' - A [[Covenant]] analogue of human sniper rifles; more commonly known as the '''Beam Rifle'''. Featured in ''Halo 4'', ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
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| *'''{{Pattern|Sulok|beam rifle}}''' - A Covenant sniper rifle; more commonly known as the '''Particle Beam Rifle'''. Featured in ''Halo 2'', ''Halo 3'', ''Halo Wars'', and ''Halo 3: ODST'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
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| *'''{{Pattern|M'tara|focus rifle}}''' - Another Covenant sniper rifle analogue; more commonly known as the '''Focus Rifle'''. Featured in ''Halo: Reach'' and ''Halo: Spartan Assault''.
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| ===Banished===
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| *'''[[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle]]'''
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| *'''{{Pattern|Elutuzem|stalker rifle}}'''
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| === Forerunner === | | ===Covenant=== |
| * '''[[Z-750 binary rifle|Z-750 Special Application Sniper Rifle]]''' - Used by Forerunner [[Promethean Knight]] units encountered on [[Requiem]]. Better known as the '''Binary Rifle'''. Featured in ''Halo 4'', ''Halo: Spartan Strike'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | | *'''[[Type-50 Sniper Rifle System]] '''- A [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] analogue of human sniper rifles; more commonly known as the '''Particle Beam Rifle'''. |
| | *'''[[Type-52 Special Applications Rifle]]''' - Another Covenant sniper rifle analogue; more commonly known as the '''Focus Rifle'''. |
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| [[Category:Rifles]] | | [[Category:Rifles]] |
