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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post|RW}}
{{Wikipedia|Suppressor}}
{{SeeWikipedia|Suppressor}}
{{Title|Suppressor}}
{{Title|Suppressor}}
{{Center|For the Forerunner weapon, see [[Z-130 Suppressor]]; for the Forerunner electronic warfare technology, see [[AI suppressor]].}}
{{Center|For the Forerunner weapon, see [[Z-130 Suppressor]]; for the Forerunner electronic warfare technology, see [[AI suppressor]].}}
[[File:Halo 5 Silencer.png|thumb|250px|A suppressor attachment.]]
[[File:Halo 5 Silencer.png|right|250px|thumb|A suppressor attachment.]]


A '''suppressor''' or '''silencer''' is a [[Weapon attachment|device attached to a firearm]] to reduce the amount of noise and flash generated by firing the [[weapon]]. It generally takes the form of a cylindrical-shaped metal tube that is attached to the barrel of a firearm, with various internal mechanisms to reduce the sound of firing by slowing the escaping propellant gas, and sometimes by reducing the velocity of the bullet. The point is to keep the user concealed and undetected. Suppressors are also commonly used to help reduce the risk of a weapon's operator or those around them suffering from hearing damage or loss, especially in close quarters combat, in which soldiers will of course typically use firearms while in close proximity to one another.
A '''suppressor''' is a [[Weapon attachment|device attached to a firearm]] to reduce the amount of noise and flash generated by firing the [[weapon]]. It generally takes the form of a cylindrically-shaped metal tube that is attached onto the barrel of a firearm, with various internal mechanisms to reduce the sound of firing by slowing the escaping propellant gas, and sometimes by reducing the velocity of the bullet. The point is to keep the user concealed and undetected. Suppressors are also commonly used to help reduce the risk of a weapon's operator or those around them suffering from hearing damage or loss, especially in close quarters combat, in which soldiers will of course typically use firearms while in very close proximity to one another.


==Known suppressors==
==Known suppressors==
*[[SS/M 49]]
*[[SS/M 49]]


==Usage==
== Appearances in Halo ==
A suppressor can be attached to a modified [[MA5B assault rifle]] adapted to use one.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 20, page 178 (2001 paperback); page 205 (2010 paperback)</ref>  Suppressors are attached to the end of the [[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun]]s and [[M6C/SOCOM]]s used by the [[ODST]]s.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''</ref>
[[File:Silenced magnum.JPG|thumb|250px|A suppressed [[M6 series|M6 sidearm]].]]
The suppressor makes its first gameplay appearance in ''[[Halo 2 Vista]]'', and is mentioned in ''[[The Art of Halo]]'',<ref>'''[[The Art of Halo]]''', ''page 108''</ref> on the [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun]]. In ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' it has made an appearance attached to the end of an [[M7S Caseless Submachine Gun]] and [[M6C/SOCOM]] used by an ODST. In the novels, the suppressor was used in many battles by the [[SPARTAN-II]]s, when they attached it to their MA5Bs<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref>, and the M7S was also used by [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Byrne]] and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Johnson]] at the beginning of ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The suppressor makes its first gameplay appearance in [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' for Windows Vista]], and is mentioned in ''[[The Art of Halo]]'',<ref>'''[[The Art of Halo]]''', ''page 108''</ref> on the [[M7/Caseless Submachine Gun]].
*The original plan for the suppressor, which originated around the time of [[World War II]], was to modify the sound of the weapon firing into a different, unrecognizable sound, rather than to reduce loudness of a discharge, as its name suggests.
*The popular name for the suppressor is "silencer", but this is a misnomer as sound is still present.
*The suppressor on the [[M6C/SOCOM]] cannot be physically found. It is "hidden" inside the compensator.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HTMCC-H3ODST Buck&Mickey 2.jpg|The M6C/SOCOM and M7S SMG both equipped with suppressors.
File:Suppressor.png|A Suppressor in ''[[Halo 2 Vista]]''.
File:Silenced magnum.JPG|A suppressed [[M6 series|M6 sidearm]].
File:Suppressor.png|A Suppressor in [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' for Windows Vista]].
File:H3ODST-M7S-SMG-Suppressor-LeftSide.png|Left side view of the suppressor on the M7S in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
File:H3ODST-M7S-SMG-Suppressor-LeftSide.png|Left side view of the suppressor on the M7S in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
File:H3ODST-M7S-SMG-Suppressor-RightSide.png|Right side view of the suppressor on the M7S.
File:H3ODST-M7S-SMG-Suppressor-RightSide.png|Right side view of the suppressor on the M7S.
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*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*[[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' for Windows Vista]]
*''[[Halo 2 Vista]]''
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
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*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}


==References==
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[[Category:Weapon attachments]]
[[Category:Weapon attachments]]

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