Editing XBR55 battle rifle

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Center|For other similar weapons, see [[battle rifle]].}}
{{Weapon infobox
|image=[[File:SSgt Avery Johnson, UNSC Marine Corps.JPG|350px]] 
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]
|series=BR55 
|type=Bullpup [[battle rifle]]
|cost=
|variant=
|service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|weight=
|length=
|ammotype=[[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing]] (9.5×40mm)
|capacity=
|feed=60-round magazine
|operation=[[wikipedia:Gas-operated#Short-stroke piston|Short-stroke piston]], [[wikipedia:Rotating bolt|rotating bolt]], [[wikipedia:Blowback (firearms)|locked breech]]
|velocity=
|optics=
|range=900 meters<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 206''</ref>
}}
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>

==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}}

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.

John B speculates that this will be the weapon of choice in Halo: Reach. The prequel to halo one to be released late 2010.

==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''.
*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.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{UNSC rifles}}
[[Category:Rifles]]