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<center>''Were you looking for the [[BR55 Battle Rifle]], used in [[Halo 2]], or the [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]], used in [[Halo 3]]?''</center>
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[[Image:Contact Harvest.PNG|thumb|250px|[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]], holding the Prototype BR-55 Battle Rifle in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''. Two recruits can also be seen with the rifle in the background.]]
[[Image:Contact Harvest.PNG|thumb|250px|[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]], holding the XBR55 Battle Rifle in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''. Two recruits can also be seen with the rifle in the background.]]
The '''Prototype BR-55 Battle Rifle''' (likely referred to with an X for identifying it as an experimental weapon) is ''"a prototype long barreled [[weapon]] with an [[optical scope]].''"<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 126</ref> The weapon fires 9.5MMx40 FMJ SAP ammunition<ref>[[BR55 Battle Rifle]]</ref> from a 60 round magazine <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 132-133</ref> It was issued to [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery J. Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] as well as their militia squads' marksmen, [[Critchley]] and [[Wallace A. Jenkins|Jenkins]] by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]] for use during the [[Harvest]] event during the year [[2525]].
The XBR55 is the first model of the BR55 line; it is described as ''"a prototype long barreled [[weapon]] with an [[optical scope]].''"<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 126</ref> The weapon fires 9.5MMx40 FMJ SAP ammunition<ref>[[BR55 Battle Rifle]]</ref> from a 60 round magazine <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 132-133</ref> and has a range of at least 950 meters.{{Verify_source}} It was issued to [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery J. Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] as well as their militia squads' marksmen, [[Critchley]] and [[Wallace A. Jenkins|Jenkins]] by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]] for use during the [[Harvest]] event during the year [[2525]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This was the first weapon to be used against the [[Covenant]] and caused the first death of the aliens by the Humans.
*This was the first weapon to be used against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] and caused the first death of the aliens by humanity.
*The prototype resembles the BR55HB SR much more than the BR55 variation.
*The prototype resembles the BR55HB SR much more than the standard BR55 model.
*It has a range of at least 950 meters.


==Related Pages==
==Related Pages==

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Were you looking for the BR55 Battle Rifle, used in Halo 2, or the BR55HB SR Battle Rifle, used in Halo 3?
File:Contact Harvest.PNG
Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson, holding the XBR55 Battle Rifle in Halo: Contact Harvest. Two recruits can also be seen with the rifle in the background.

The XBR55 is the first model of the BR55 line; it is described as "a prototype long barreled weapon with an optical scope."[1] The weapon fires 9.5MMx40 FMJ SAP ammunition[2] from a 60 round magazine [3] and has a range of at least 950 meters.[verification needed] It was issued to Staff Sergeants Avery J. Johnson and Nolan Byrne as well as their militia squads' marksmen, Critchley and Jenkins by Lieutenant Commander Jilan al-Cygni for use during the Harvest event during the year 2525.

Trivia

  • This was the first weapon to be used against the Covenant and caused the first death of the aliens by humanity.
  • The prototype resembles the BR55HB SR much more than the standard BR55 model.

Related Pages

References

Sources

  1. Halo Encyclopedia, Battle Rifle variants, Page 304

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