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{{Weapon Infobox

|image = [[File:Type-31 Rifle.png|325px]]

|manufacturer = [[Sacred Promissory]]<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 127''</ref>

|model=Type-31

|type=Rifle

|size=Shoulder-fired

*Length: {{Convert|126.7|cm|in}}<ref name="vis"/>

|damage per hit = Medium

|magazine = 21 rounds

|maxammo=105 rounds (5 magazines)

|fire= Automatic, semi-automatic<ref name="vis"/>

|ammotype = Crystalline Explosive Projectiles

|rate of fire = about 150 rpm

|range = Medium to Long

|era = [[Battle of Reach]]

|counterpart = *[[United Nations Space Command]]

*[[Covenant Empire]]  

**[[Type-51 Carbine]]

|affiliation = [[Covenant Empire]]

==Design details==

[[File:ReachSchematic - NeederRifle.png|thumb|left|150px|A blueprint of the Needle Rifle]]

The Type-31 Rifle fires unconventional, long and razor sharp projectiles similar to the [[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Needler]]. The projectiles detonate several seconds after coming to rest in soft tissue. The rear end of the weapon appears to be on a hinge, indicating it may be able to collapse into a more compact form.

Although most user use it as a semi-automatic weapon for medium range, the Needle Rifle is a fully automatic, short to medium range, [[headshot|head shot]]-capable rifle.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Reach_Sandbox_Preview '''Bungie.net''': ''Reach Sandbox Preview]</ref> Unlike the Needler, however, the needles do not "home", or track on the enemy.<ref name="vis"/> They fire in a straight line at high velocities, similar to the [[M392 Designated Marksman Rifle]]. Rounds travel much faster than that of the Needler, leaving the Needle Rifle's only destructive similarity to the Needler being the individual/collected needle explosion. The Needle Rifle also seems similar in appearance and functionality to the Covenant [[Type-51 Carbine]], and also bears a barrel similar to that of the [[Type-50 Sniper Rifle System|Beam Rifle]]. The Needle Rifle will take out a Spartan's shield in [[Multiplayer]] with 6 rounds, 2 more than the 4 rounds required by the DMR, but does "bonus damage for headshots."<ref name="gameinformer">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer''': February Edition]</ref><ref name="Game Informer">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/01/25/halo-reach-dev-commentary.aspx '''Game Informer: Halo: Reach Developer Commentary]</ref> Three needles in an unshielded target will cause a 'needle superdetonation', similar to the Needler, killing the victim. Thus, in most [[SWAT]] game types, this weapon is not present due to the fact that it can kill an enemy quickly without the requirement of a head shot.

The reload process for the Needle Rifle is very similar to that of the Covenant Carbine. The scope for the weapon acts as a hatch, which flips open to expose a small canister that ejects upon opening, and a new canister is inserted by the user. The only difference between the reloads for the Carbine and the Needle Rifle is that the canister for the Carbine is not covered by any sort of hatch, which in the case of the Needle Rifle is its scope. This reload process implements another difference from the Needler, which actually summons new needles from the inside of the weapon through the operation of what is suspected to be an internal mechanism.

Compared to its counterpart, the M392 Designated Marksman Rifle, the Needle Rifle trades in damage per projectile for a faster firing rate, lower recoil/reticle bloom, and larger magazine size, and also has the ability to kill an unshielded enemy with three needles, which will detonate no matter where they hit. The Needle Rifle still retains the ability to kill an unshielded enemy with a headshot.

*The scope of the Needle Rifle has a hash-mark compass. To the right of the scope, it also features a symbol which turns red when the crosshairs are aimed at an enemy.

*Enemies in Campaign and Firefight are extremely cautious when the Needle Rifle is used against them, regarding its projectiles as if they were explosives. Grunts dodge them the same way they dodge [[Plasma Grenades]], Brutes will frequently dodge or use [[Armor Lock]] when shot at, and Elites will evade constantly even if their shields are at full strength. This quality makes it a somewhat ineffective long-ranged weapon unless one finds oneself able to fire into a crowd of enemies. Noble Team members will also react to enemies using Needle Rifles by Armor Locking, despite the fact they are invulnerable.

*Killing an opponent with a supercombine of the Needle Rifle's needles will grant the player a [[Needle Combine Kill Medal|Needle Kill Medal]].

* During the ''[[Halo: Reach Beta]]'', the Needle Rifle had an 18 round magazine. This was increased to 21 rounds (to match the three round increase in the DMR's magazine size) for the final game, but the render of the weapon wasn't updated, so a fully loaded Needle Rifle will still only show 12 needles sticking out.

File:Needle Rifle - Gameplay.jpg|A Pre-Alpha screenshot of the Type-31 Rifle in use.

File:Needle Rifle.png|A Pre-Alpha render of the Type-31 Rifle.

File:HaloReach - Screenshot 07.jpg|A Pre-Alpha screenshot of Noble Six utilizing the Needle Rifle.

File:Reach E310 Firefight_Waterfront02.jpg|A [[Skirmisher]] Commando wielding a Type-31 Rifle in [[Firefight]].

File:Species inline.jpg|A [[Special Operations Sangheili]] wielding a Type-31 Rifle in [[Multiplayer]].

File:NeedleFace.jpg|A Spartan shot in the face with a needle.

File:Reach 24285509 Full.jpg|View through the Needle Rifle's scope.

File:Reach 24309157 Full.jpg|Another view through the Needle Rifle's scope.

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{{Covenant Weapons}}