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== Service history == | == Service history == | ||
The MA5D ICWS was in limited service use as early as [[2526]]; it was issued to officer cadets, drill instructors, and security personnel at the [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]].<ref>''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/Podcast/343Sparkast_014.mp3 ''343 Sparkast 014]''</ref> By the summer of [[2557]], the MA5D had become the standard-issue service rifle of the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]. It replaced the [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5B]] and [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5C variants]], primarily the latter, which were in service throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="GI 522012"/> | The MA5D ICWS was in limited service use as early as [[2526]]; it was issued to officer cadets, drill instructors, and security personnel at the [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]].<ref>''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''</ref><ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/Podcast/343Sparkast_014.mp3 ''343 Sparkast 014]''</ref> By the summer of [[2557]], the MA5D had become the standard-issue service rifle of the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]. It replaced the [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5B]] and [[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System|MA5C variants]], primarily the latter, which were in service throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="GI 522012"/> | ||
==Gamplay== | |||
===Differences from the [[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System|MA37 ICWS]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''=== | |||
*Heavily revamped and more detailed appearance, resembling the MA5C from ''[[Halo 3]]''. | |||
*More controllable reticle bloom and greater damage per hit, making it the most powerful incarnation of the assault rifle since the MA5B in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. | |||
*New sound effects, making the MA5D sound much more realistic and powerful than its predecessors. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
Revision as of 18:30, November 22, 2012
Template:New Content Template:Weapon Infobox The MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System (ICWS) is a gas-operated assault rifle used by the UNSC Defense Force. Like the rest of the MA5 Series, the MA5D is designed and manufactured by Misriah Armory.[1]
Overview
- Main article: MA5 Series
The MA5D Assault Rifle is an air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed, fully-automatic bullpup rifle that fires 32 rounds of 7.62x51mm ammunition.[2] It possesses a built-in ammunition indicator and magnetic compass for orientation similar to that of all other MA5 series rifles.
Service history
The MA5D ICWS was in limited service use as early as 2526; it was issued to officer cadets, drill instructors, and security personnel at the Corbulo Academy of Military Science.[3][4] By the summer of 2557, the MA5D had become the standard-issue service rifle of the Marine Corps and the Navy. It replaced the MA5B and MA5C variants, primarily the latter, which were in service throughout the Human-Covenant War.[1]
Gamplay
Differences from the MA37 ICWS in Halo: Reach
- Heavily revamped and more detailed appearance, resembling the MA5C from Halo 3.
- More controllable reticle bloom and greater damage per hit, making it the most powerful incarnation of the assault rifle since the MA5B in Halo: Combat Evolved.
- New sound effects, making the MA5D sound much more realistic and powerful than its predecessors.
Gallery
HUD Icon of the MA5D in Halo 4.
MA5D assault rifle with SPARTAN-IV Pathfinder skin.
MA5D assault rifle with SPARTAN-IV Recruit skin.
John-117 wielding an MA5D.
A SPARTAN-IV wielding an MA5D.
John-117 wielding an MA5D against a Promethean Knight in Halo 4.
The MA5D's ammo counter indicating the number of rounds in the magazine.
A John-117 action figure wielding the MA5D.
List of appearances
- The Commissioning (First appearance)
- Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
- Halo 4
Sources
- ^ a b Game Informer: The Arsenal of Halo 4
- ^ Halo 4 Official Site ORDNANCE+ARMOR
- ^ Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn
- ^ 343 Sparkast 014
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