Editing The Answer

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name = The Answer
|image = [[File:H5G SAWA.png|350px]]
|manufacturer = [[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="bulle">[http://halo.xbox.com/blogs/Headlines/post/2012/08/08/The-Halo-Bulletin-8812.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''The Halo Bulletin: 8.8.12'']</ref><ref name="brief">'''Halo 4 Limited Edition''', UNSC ''Infinity'' Briefing Packet</ref>
|series = M739
|type = [[Machine gun|Light Machine Gun]]
|cost = 
|variant = 
|service = [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|weight = {{Convert|9.6|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|brief}}
|length = {{Convert|45.9|in|cm}}<ref name="H4VG">'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 67''</ref>
|width = {{Convert|9|in|cm}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
|height = {{Convert|12.3|in|cm}}{{Ref/Reuse|H4VG}}
|ammotype = [[7.62x51mm|7.62×51 mm FMJ APHE (Armor-Piercing High-Explosive)]]<ref>[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide '''Halo 4 Interactive Guide''']</ref>
|feed = 72-round linked belt{{Ref/Reuse|brief}}
|operation = Gas-operated, drum-fed{{Ref/Reuse|brief}}
|affiliation = [[United Nations Space Command]]
|rate = 450 RPM
|velocity = 
|range = Short to medium
* 27.4 m (90.0 ft) {{C|unscoped}}<ref name="analysis">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcbJLx4RfGs '''YouTube''' - ''Halo 5 | SAWs Analysis'']</ref>
* 49.4 m (162.0 ft) {{C|scoped}}{{Ref/Reuse|analysis}}
}}
{{Quote|Inquiring sentients want to know. Advanced SAW with slightly slower rate of fire, but each projectile has a proximity-fused high explosive warhead.|In-game description<ref name="REQ">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Requisition system]]''</ref>}}
'''The Answer''' is a special variant of the [[M739 SAW|M739 Light Machine Gun]]. Its chassis is identical to that of the regular M739 except with a predominantly white color scheme broken up by crimson and green stripes, as well as a falcon emblem in front of the drum magazine.<ref name="H5G">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - ''[[Multiplayer]]''</ref>

==Background==
''The Answer'', a named variant of the M739 LMG, comes equipped with armor-piercing high-explosive (APHE) rounds that each have a proximity airburst fuse and a blast radius of 3 meters (10 feet). This also results in a lower rate of fire.{{Ref/Reuse|REQ}}

In [[2558#October|October 2558]], [[Fireteam Osiris]], during their mission to reunite with [[Blue Team]], came upon two copies of the weapon, one by a crashed [[D79-TC Pelican]], in an area immediately before the entrance to the [[Gateway]]'s courtyard.<ref name="Genesis">'''''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''''' - campaign level, ''[[Genesis (level)|Genesis]]''</ref> The weapon was later added into the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s [[War Games]] simulations for use by [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]].{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}

==Gameplay==
===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
''The Answer'' is the last of the three [[special weapons]] that can be found in the campaign mission ''[[Genesis (level)|Genesis]]''. It is found in a pair in the area just before the Gateway's courtyard, one by a crashed Pelican on the left and the other sitting on a set of [[List of UNSC crates|UNSC crates]] on the right.

A Rare Level 6 [[Requisition system|REQ]] that grants 100 REQ Points when sold, ''The Answer'' operates exactly identically to a normal SAW except that each round it fires is an armor-piercing high-explosive warhead with a proximity airburst fuse and minimal, if any, range drop off. In addition, it has less vertical recoil than the normal SAW and drastically reduced reticle bloom even when fired in full-auto mode, at the cost of a reduced fire rate of only 450 RPM. Despite its reduced firing rate, ''The Answer'' is the fastest-killing fully automatic weapon in ''Halo 5: Guardians'', as it can wipe out a full shield, full health Spartan in 0.667 seconds with only 5 rounds and wreak havoc on other enemy forces, even the [[Warden Eternal]], making it even more effective than the [[ONI Chaingun Turret]], which kills a Spartan in 0.7 seconds but is plagued with the problem of restrictive mobility like with other detached turrets. In addition, it is also effective at destroying vehicles, taking down a normal [[M12B Warthog|Warthog]] in 30 rounds and a [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis|Mantis]] in 47 rounds.{{Ref/Reuse|analysis}} When paired with a [[Damage Boost]], players wielding ''The Answer'' can wreak havoc on everything from ground troops to light aircraft and even some Legendary or Mythic [[Warzone]] bosses. ''The Answer'' has a maximum spare clip count of 3.5 (= 252 reserve rounds), which is unusual given that all other weapons in the game have a maximum spare clip count that is a whole number.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}

====Changes from the M739 Light Machine Gun====
* Fires armor-piercing high-explosive rounds with a proximity airburst fuse, resulting in increased overall damage.
* Lower rate of fire.
* Maximum total round count increased from 288 to 324 (+12.5%).
* Reduced vertical recoil and heavily reduced reticle bloom.

==Gallery==
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:H5G-TheAnswerHUD-Campaign.png|First-person view of ''The Answer'' by [[Edward Buck]] in the ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' campaign.
File:H5G-TheAnswerHUD.png|First-person view of ''The Answer'' in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-TheAnswer.png|A [[CENTURION-class Mjolnir|Centurion]]-clad Spartan-IV firing ''The Answer''.
File:H5G-FOTUS&TheAnswer.png|A [[FOTUS-class Mjolnir|FOTUS]]-clad Spartan-IV using ''The Answer'' in Warzone Firefight.
</gallery>

===''Halo 5: Guardians'' REQ cards===
<gallery>
File:REQ card - The Answer.jpg|''The Answer''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
* ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}

== Sources ==
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{{UNSC support weapons}}

[[Category:Machine guns]]