Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle: Difference between revisions

|variant=[[Type-25 Brute plasma rifle]]<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/plasma-rifle '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Plasma Rifle'']</ref>

|service=[[War of Beginnings]]<br>[[Human-Covenant War]] <br> [[Great Schism]] <br> [[Blooding Years]] <br> [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]

|weight={{Convert|5.9|kg|lb}}<ref name="bnet"/>

|ammotype=Superheated [[plasma]]<ref name="universe"/>

|rate=Fully automatic (360–540 RPM)<ref name="bnet"/>

|velocity=126 m/s (413 f/s)<ref name="bnet"/>

|range={{Convert|50|m|ft}}<ref name="bnet"/>

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{{Quote|You know, it looks delicate and so you feel like you need to hold it kinda gingerly—but then you see an [[Sangheili|Elite]] crack a [[Jiralhanae|Bravo Kilo's]] head with one—the things are built tough.|Anonymous UNSC serviceman<ref name="bnet"/>}}

===Design details===

{{Quote|It's got no sight-line, it's awkward to hold, and if it overheats it'll cook the hair right off of your wrists.|Anonymous UNSC serviceman<ref name="bnet"/>}}

The Type-25 plasma rifle is a battery-powered [[directed-energy weapon]] that is capable of fully automatic fire.<ref name="bnet"/> The plasma rifle consists of two large, semi-automatic weapons welded together with one on top and the other beneath.<ref name="PLAS2">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 110''</ref> The two segmented portions of the rifle additionally function as large [[plasma]] generator subassemblies.<ref name="universe"/> The pair of curved bodies are joined via the trigger guard,<ref name="PLAS2"/> creating the rifle's distinctive smooth, streamlined shape.<ref name="universe"/> The rifle, like most Covenant weapons, is smooth and aerodynamic, almost organic in appearance.<ref name="PLAS2"/> The plasma rifle's design has only changed slightly over its centuries of service. The weapon's contemporary design was the result of [[Forerunner]] technology, [[Sangheili]] craftsmanship, and [[San'Shyuum]] artistry.<ref name="universe"/> The plasma rifle's design was noted to be jawlike, a design that perhaps unconsciously mimicked a Sangheili's mandibles.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 113'' (Google Play edition)</ref>

===Ammunition===

{{Quote|The Type-25 DER has no recoil to speak of; it tears up shields and you can shoot the thing all day long—it's on the heavy side though.|Anonymous UNSC serviceman<ref name="bnet"/>}}

The plasma rifle is a [[directed-energy weapon]] that uses [[plasma|superheated ionized gas]] as ammunition. The weapon's inner workings are comprised of several components, including a power cell that keeps the weapon active, powers the magnetic containment field, and carries out the firing cycle. The weapon has a power output of 100-150 KV @ 2~3 dA, and can fire between 360 to 540 rounds per minute.<ref name="bnet"/> Unlike the [[Type-25 plasma pistol]], the plasma rifle is capable of both semi-automatic and full automatic fire.

==Variants==

As with most [[Covenant]] weaponry, modifying the plasma rifle was seen as blasphemous at best, [[heretic]]al at worst. This is due to the weapon's incorporation of [[Forerunner]] technology and [[San'Shyuum]] designs. However, a small quantity of plasma rifle variants have been manufactured over the years of its service history. Occasionally, influential clients and heroes of the Covenant—who were considered to be above [[Covenant#Government and politics|Ministry]] sanction—were able to commission Sangheili artisan-armorers to produce custom variants of the plasma rifle to suit their needs.<ref name="universe"/>