40mm Grenade Launcher: Difference between revisions
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| {{Quote|“The only thing I can think of that would make the (MA5C) any sweeter would be an under-slung shotty or a forty mike mike.”|Anonomous UNSC Serviceman}}
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| The '''40mm Grenade Launcher''', also known colloquilly as a '''Forty Mike Mike''' by [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]] personnel, is an attachment available for the [[MA5B]] and [[MA5C]] Assault Rifles<ref>http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGAssaultRifle</ref>. Though never used in the games, it was originally meant to be part of the MA5B during the development phase of [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], while it was still intended for the PC. As such, its canonicity was debatable until mentioned by Bungie in a description of the [http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGAssaultRifle MA5C].
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| The attachment is fitted under the barrel, replacing the [[Torch|flashlight attachment]] standard to the MA5 series. Presumably, based on its designation, it fires 40mm grenades at the user's targets. Grenade launchers [[Wikipedia:M203 grenade launcher|of this type]] have been in usage since the mid and late 20th Century.
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