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{{Quote|Recoil isn't as bad as you might expect, but not because of any sophisticated dampening system – it's because the damn things weigh so much.|Anonymous [[UNSC]] Serviceman}} | {{Quote|Recoil isn't as bad as you might expect, but not because of any sophisticated dampening system – it's because the damn things weigh so much.|Anonymous [[UNSC]] Serviceman}} | ||
The '''Type-25 Carbine''',<ref name="bnet">[http:// | The '''Type-25 Carbine''',<ref name="bnet">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGBruteSpiker '''Bungie.net''': ''The Spiker'']</ref> more commonly known as the '''Spiker '''or '''Spike Rifle''', is a common [[Jiralhanae]] firearm used during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="waypoint"/> | ||
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The Type-25 Carbine is noted to perform admirably in a wide variety of environments; it is a widely held belief that the weapon could sit unattended for several weeks in an active latrine and still operate as issued without maintenance. The Spiker's barrel is 25.4 centimeters (10 inches) long. | The Type-25 Carbine is noted to perform admirably in a wide variety of environments; it is a widely held belief that the weapon could sit unattended for several weeks in an active latrine and still operate as issued without maintenance. The Spiker's barrel is 25.4 centimeters (10 inches) long. | ||
The Spiker was used by Jiralhanae forces during the initial skirmishes on Harvest in [[2525]]<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 345''</ref> | The Spiker was used by Jiralhanae forces during the initial skirmishes on Harvest in [[2525]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 345''</ref> and would remain a staple weapon of the Jiralhanae throughout the Human-Covenant War. The weapon is based on the Jiralhanae's native pre-[[Covenant]] technology, and is thus far less advanced than the weaponry used by other members of the Covenant; however, its effectiveness has allowed it to compete quite well with other small arms used by the Covenant. The Type-25 Spiker was detested by the [[Sangheili]] due to its primitive origins, but the weapon was allowed to be serviced in low numbers.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''page 190''</ref> | ||
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*In ''Halo 3'', the Spiker does about 60% more damage than the M7/Caseless Submachine Gun and 20% more damage than the [[MA5C Assault Rifle]]; on [[Heroic]] difficulty, it takes 20 Spiker rounds, 24 assault rifle rounds, or 32 SMG rounds to kill a human Marine. This makes the Spiker the most powerful full-auto projectile weapon in the game, but this is balanced out by the slightly reduced rate of fire and the fact that the projectiles are not hitscan. | *In ''Halo 3'', the Spiker does about 60% more damage than the M7/Caseless Submachine Gun and 20% more damage than the [[MA5C Assault Rifle]]; on [[Heroic]] difficulty, it takes 20 Spiker rounds, 24 assault rifle rounds, or 32 SMG rounds to kill a human Marine. This makes the Spiker the most powerful full-auto projectile weapon in the game, but this is balanced out by the slightly reduced rate of fire and the fact that the projectiles are not hitscan. | ||
*The projectiles decrease in altitude the further they are shot, similar to the [[Needler]]. | *The projectiles decrease in altitude the further they are shot, similar to the [[Needler]]. | ||
*Despite popular belief, the Spiker's bayonets do, in fact, provide a small increase in melee damage in ''Halo 3''. The Spiker's melee damage is seventy-two points. if the player melees while dual wielding with a spiker the damage increase will remain for that hit. All non-Brute weapon melee attacks in ''[[Halo 3]]'' with the exception to the Sword, Hammer, and assassinations inflict seventy points damage out of a player's 115 total health. It is 70 to the shield, and then the remaining 45 to the player's own health.<ref>[http:// | *Despite popular belief, the Spiker's bayonets do, in fact, provide a small increase in melee damage in ''Halo 3''. The Spiker's melee damage is seventy-two points. if the player melees while dual wielding with a spiker the damage increase will remain for that hit. All non-Brute weapon melee attacks in ''[[Halo 3]]'' with the exception to the Sword, Hammer, and assassinations inflict seventy points damage out of a player's 115 total health. It is 70 to the shield, and then the remaining 45 to the player's own health.<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=13233 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 02/08/08'']</ref> | ||
*In ''Halo 3'''s campaign mode, if a [[Phantom]] is shot down and a Heavy Grunt survives, it will often have a Spiker as its weapon, and in which case will not shoot at you. This is the only time in which an Unggoy can hold a Spiker. | *In ''Halo 3'''s campaign mode, if a [[Phantom]] is shot down and a Heavy Grunt survives, it will often have a Spiker as its weapon, and in which case will not shoot at you. This is the only time in which an Unggoy can hold a Spiker. | ||
*Brutes use it as a pistol but it is referred to as a rifle, as the retired soldiers in the video "Enemy Weapon" called it a "spike rifle." However [[Sergeant Johnson]] called it a "heavy pistol" in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''. | *Brutes use it as a pistol but it is referred to as a rifle, as the retired soldiers in the video "Enemy Weapon" called it a "spike rifle." However [[Sergeant Johnson]] called it a "heavy pistol" in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''. | ||
* The projectiles fired by the Type-25 are 1 foot ( | * The projectiles fired by the Type-25 are 1 foot (30 cm) in length and are longer than the weapon's magazine. They may be made in a way that when they are heated, forced forward, and released, they expand and lengthen to 1 foot (30 cm). | ||
*The Type-25 Carbine resembles Human weapons more than other Covenant weapons, though its powered characteristics imply that it is an electronically-augmented percussive projectile weapon. | *The Type-25 Carbine resembles Human weapons more than other Covenant weapons, though its powered characteristics imply that it is an electronically-augmented percussive projectile weapon. | ||
*Oddly in ''Halo 3'', while other solid projectiles are deflected, the spikes from a Spiker will lodge themselves into a Jackal's energy shield, but will not hurt the Jackal. | *Oddly in ''Halo 3'', while other solid projectiles are deflected, the spikes from a Spiker will lodge themselves into a Jackal's energy shield, but will not hurt the Jackal. |