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The '''MA3A Individual Combat Weapon System''' is an assault rifle in [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA series]], presumably a variant of the MA3 - one of the earlier variants of the MA-series of rifles.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc162|Enc22|Page=163}}{{Ref/Note|In ''Halo: First Strike'' and ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', the weapon is identified as the MA3 assault rifle. However, ''Halo Waypoint''{{'}}s article on the MA series refers to it as the MA3A. The ''A'' in the weapon's designation implies that it is a variant of the baseline MA3.}}


The '''MA3A Individual Combat Weapon System''' is an assault rifle in [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA Series]], presumably a variant of the MA3.<ref group="note">In ''Halo: First Strike'' and ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', the weapon is identified as the MA3 assault rifle. However, ''Halo Waypoint''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s article on the MA series refers to it as the MA3A. The ''A'' in the weapon's designation implies that it is a variant of the baseline MA3.</ref> It was the predecessor of the [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]] used by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and the [[UNSC Navy]]. The weapon became obsolete when the MA5B was introduced, as the MA5B is capable of being stripped down and reconfigured for specific situations.
As of [[2552]], production of the MA3A had ceased, though it was common on the [[black market]] and was favored among [[terrorist]] organizations.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Assault Rifle|LocalArchive=Archive:Halo_Waypoint/2009 to 2014/Universe/Weapons|D=14|M=03|Y=2011}} The [[Insurrectionist]] guards on [[Eridanus Secundus]] were armed with MA3As, which replaced the [[HMG-38 heavy machine gun]]s they had previously used.{{Ref/Novel|HFS|Chapter=28}}


As of [[2552]], production of the MA3A had ceased, though it was common on the black market and was favored among terrorist organizations.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Assault Rifle'']</ref> The [[Insurrectionist]] guards on [[Eridanus Secundus]] were armed with MA3As, which replaced the [[HMG-38]]s they had previously used.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 257''</ref>
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''


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Latest revision as of 13:25, August 1, 2023

The MA3A Individual Combat Weapon System is an assault rifle in Misriah Armory's MA series, presumably a variant of the MA3 - one of the earlier variants of the MA-series of rifles.[1][Note 1]

As of 2552, production of the MA3A had ceased, though it was common on the black market and was favored among terrorist organizations.[2] The Insurrectionist guards on Eridanus Secundus were armed with MA3As, which replaced the HMG-38 heavy machine guns they had previously used.[3]

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  1. ^ In Halo: First Strike and Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, the weapon is identified as the MA3 assault rifle. However, Halo Waypoint's article on the MA series refers to it as the MA3A. The A in the weapon's designation implies that it is a variant of the baseline MA3.

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