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| {{Center|For other similar weapons, see [[battle rifle]].}} | | {{Ratings}} |
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| |image=[[File:SSgt Avery Johnson, UNSC Marine Corps.JPG|350px]]
| | <center>''Were you looking for the [[BR55 Battle Rifle]], used in [[Halo 2]], or the [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]], used in [[Halo 3]]?''</center> |
| |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]
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| |series=BR55
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| |type=Bullpup [[battle rifle]]
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| |service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
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| |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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| |ammotype=[[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing]] (9.5×40mm)
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| |feed=60-round magazine
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| |operation=[[wikipedia:Gas-operated#Short-stroke piston|Short-stroke piston]], [[wikipedia:Rotating bolt|rotating bolt]], [[wikipedia:Blowback (firearms)|locked breech]]
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| |range=900 meters<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 206''</ref>
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| The '''XBR55 Battle Rifle'''<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''UNSC Weapons'', ''pages 318 - 319''</ref> is a prototype weapon for the [[BR55 battle rifle|BR55 Service Rifle]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 126''</ref>
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| ==Overview== | | ==Overview== |
| The XBR55 is a long-barreled bullpup battle rifle equipped with a [[telescopic sight]]. The weapon fires [[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing|9.5×40mm round]] from a 60-round magazine.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 132-133''</ref> It was later remodeled to suppress 'walking.'{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
| | [[Image:Contact Harvest.PNG|thumb|150px|[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]], holding the Prototype BR-55 Battle Rifle in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'']] |
| | | The '''Prototype BR-55 Battle Rifle''' (likely referred to with an X for experimental XBR-55, BXR-55, BRX-55, etc.) is “a prototype long barreled [[weapon]] with an [[optical scope]].”<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 126</ref> The weapon fires 9.5MMx40 FMJ SAP ammunition<ref>[[BR55 Battle Rifle]]</ref> from a 60 round magazine <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 132-133</ref> Issued by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]] for use during the [[Harvest]] event by [[Staff Sergeant]]'s [[Avery J. Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] as well as their militia squads' marksmen during the year [[2525]]. |
| It was issued to [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] as well as their militia squads' marksmen, [[Critchley]] and [[Wallace A. Jenkins|Jenkins]] by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]] for use during the [[First Battle of Harvest|Harvest event]] during the year [[2525]]. This was the first weapon to be used against the [[Covenant]] and caused the first alien casualty in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The battle rifle was used extensively in the following battle to protect Harvest's citizens.
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *The prototype resembles the [[BR55HB battle rifle|BR55 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle]] much more than the standard BR55 model in the cover of ''Halo: Contact Harvest''. | | *This was the first weapon to be used against the [[Covenant]] and caused the first death of the aliens by the Humans. |
| *When first assessed by Avery Johnson, he observed that the weapon had a 60 round magazine. However, the ''Contact Harvest'' cover shows the ammo count as the standard 36. Johnson may have already fired off a few shots, or this could be an error on the part of the cover artist as this is the magazine count portrayed for a battle rifle in the games.
| | *The [[BR55 Battle Rifle|finalized version]] of the Battle Rifle was tested at a [[Reach]] military facility codenamed "[[CASTLE base|CASTLE]]". |
| | | *Even though the Prototype BR-55's magazine capacity is stated to be 60 rounds, on the cover of Halo: Contact Harvest, the Battle Rifle Avery Johnson is holding has 36 rounds, although it is possible he hasn't reloaded. |
| ==List of appearances==
| | *The prototype resembles the BR55HB SR much more than the BR55 variation. |
| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}
| | *It is possible the Prototype BR55 is featured in The Cole Protocol, as the book makes numerous references to a "battle rifle". |
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| ==Sources== | | ==Related Pages== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
| | *[[BR55 Battle Rifle]] (''[[Halo 2]]'') |
| | *[[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]] (''[[Halo 3]]'') |
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| {{UNSC rifles}}
| | ==References== |
| [[Category:Rifles]] | | <references/> |
| | [[Category:Weapons]] |
| | [[Category:Human Weapons]] |
| | [[Category:Held Weapons]] |
