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|image=[[File:Boot Camp MA2B.jpg|250px]] | |image=[[File:Boot Camp MA2B.jpg|250px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Assault Rifle''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314221127/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 Archive.org])</ref> | |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Assault Rifle''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314221127/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 Archive.org])</ref> | ||
|series=[[MA series]] | |series=[[MA series]]{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | ||
|type=[[Wikipedia:bullpup|Bullpup]] [[Wikipedia:assault rifle|assault rifle]] | |type=[[Wikipedia:bullpup|Bullpup]] [[Wikipedia:assault rifle|assault rifle]] | ||
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|service=[[Insurrection]] | |service=[[Insurrection]]<br>[[Human-Covenant War]]<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]<br>[[Created conflict]] | ||
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
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|ammotype=[[.390]] caliber<ref name="TFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 75'' (2001); ''page 100'' (2010)</ref> | |ammotype=[[.390]] caliber<ref name="TFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 75'' (2001); ''page 100'' (2010)</ref> | ||
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The '''MA2B Individual Combat Weapon System''' ('''ICWS''') is a firearm used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that is part of [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA series]] | The '''MA2B Individual Combat Weapon System''' ('''ICWS''') is a firearm used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that is part of [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA series]], and is described as a cut-down version of UNSC's standard-issue [[MA5B assault rifle]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}} The rifle sees sparse service among [[UNSC Special Forces]] units.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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Like the other models of the MA series, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It | Like the other models of the MA series, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It features electronic targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can fire 900 rounds per minute (fifteen rounds per second) and uses [[.390|.390 caliber ammunition]], which is considerably larger than the [[7.62x51mm|7.62mm round]] used by the [[MA5 series]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}} The MA2B can utilize "penetrators", special armor-penetrating rounds with copper jackets and depleted uranium cores.<ref name="SoR2">''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]], Chapter 2''</ref> It is also compatible with extended magazines.<ref name="TFoR9">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], Chapter 9''</ref> | ||
==Service history== | ==Service history== | ||
The [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] used MA2Bs when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. [[Blue Team]] used MA2Bs on [[ | The MA2B is an old weapon, dating back to the Insurrection.{{Ref/Reuse|SoR2}} [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] used MA2Bs when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. [[Blue Team]] used MA2Bs on [[Operation: TALON|their first combat mission]] to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] of the [[United Rebel Front]].{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 106-109'' (2010)</ref> In [[2559]], Major [[Eznik Van Houte]] kept an MA2B as an emergency weapon in the cockpit of the [[D102 Owl|Owl]] dropship he flew, putting it to use in [[Blue Team]]'s [[Operation: WOLFE|mission to]] [[Reach]] after a crash landing. He used the weapon with penetrator ammunition, prompting [[John-117]] to note that he was "a man who believed in putting holes in what he hit."{{Ref/Reuse|SoR2}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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The MA2B Individual Combat Weapon System (ICWS) is a firearm used by the United Nations Space Command that is part of Misriah Armory's MA series, and is described as a cut-down version of UNSC's standard-issue MA5B assault rifle.[2] The rifle sees sparse service among UNSC Special Forces units.[1]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
Like the other models of the MA series, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It features electronic targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can fire 900 rounds per minute (fifteen rounds per second) and uses .390 caliber ammunition, which is considerably larger than the 7.62mm round used by the MA5 series.[2] The MA2B can utilize "penetrators", special armor-penetrating rounds with copper jackets and depleted uranium cores.[3] It is also compatible with extended magazines.[4]
Service history[edit]
The MA2B is an old weapon, dating back to the Insurrection.[3] SPARTAN-IIs used MA2Bs when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. Blue Team used MA2Bs on their first combat mission to capture Colonel Robert Watts of the United Rebel Front.[2][5] In 2559, Major Eznik Van Houte kept an MA2B as an emergency weapon in the cockpit of the Owl dropship he flew, putting it to use in Blue Team's mission to Reach after a crash landing. He used the weapon with penetrator ammunition, prompting John-117 to note that he was "a man who believed in putting holes in what he hit."[3]
Trivia[edit]
In the first three issues of Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp, the MA2B appears as it is depicted on the cover of Issue 4, albeit longer. In the last issue, however, the MA2B closely resembles the MA5K carbine due to its straighter carrying handle and larger barrel. In some panels in Issue 4, John-117's MA2B appears to be much longer than in other panels, making it look almost identical to the BR55HB battle rifle.
Gallery[edit]
Kelly-087 wielding an MA2B assault rifle on Eridanus Secundus.
Blue Team with MA2Bs in the lobby of Watts' hideout.
Blue Team wielding MA2B assault rifles to storm Watts' apartment.
MA2Bs employed by Insurrectionists.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Fall of Reach
- Halo: Shadows of Reach[6]
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c Halo Waypoint: Assault Rifle (defunct, backup on Archive.org)
- ^ a b c d e Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 75 (2001); page 100 (2010)
- ^ a b c Halo: Shadows of Reach, Chapter 2
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, Chapter 9
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 106-109 (2010)
- ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 2
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