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Like its relatives in the MA5 family, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It has electric targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can deliver an impressive fifteen rounds per second and uses .390 caliber ammunition.<ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 75''</ref> | Like its relatives in the MA5 family, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It has electric targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can deliver an impressive fifteen rounds per second and uses .390 caliber ammunition.<ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 75''</ref> | ||
In addition to the standard armor-piercing rounds found in most [[human]] firearms, the MA2B can utilize [[Shredder | In addition to the standard armor-piercing rounds found in most [[human]] firearms, the MA2B can utilize [[Shredder round]]s: anti-personnel ammunition type made from depleted uranium.<ref name="TFoR"/> | ||
The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] used the MA2B when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. [[Blue Team]] used MA2Bs on [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|their first combat mission]] to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] of the [[United Rebel Front]].<ref name="TFoR"/> | The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] used the MA2B when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. [[Blue Team]] used MA2Bs on [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|their first combat mission]] to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] of the [[United Rebel Front]].<ref name="TFoR"/> | ||
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==Related Pages== | ==Related Pages== | ||
*[[MA5 Series]] | *[[MA5 Series]] | ||
==List of Appearances== | ==List of Appearances== | ||
Revision as of 13:35, February 17, 2011
Template:Ratings Template:Weapon The MA2B Assault Rifle is a cut-down version of the United Nations Space Command's standard MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System. It sees sparse service among UNSC Special Forces units.[1]
Background
Like its relatives in the MA5 family, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It has electric targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can deliver an impressive fifteen rounds per second and uses .390 caliber ammunition.[2]
In addition to the standard armor-piercing rounds found in most human firearms, the MA2B can utilize Shredder rounds: anti-personnel ammunition type made from depleted uranium.[2]
The SPARTAN-IIs used the MA2B 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]
Related Pages
List of Appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Assault Rifle
- ^ a b c Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 75
