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{{Weapon infobox
|image=[[File:SSgt Avery Johnson, UNSC Marine Corps.JPG|350px]]
|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]
|series=BR55
|type=Bullpup [[battle rifle]]
|cost=
|variant=
|service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|weight=
|length=
|ammotype=[[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing]] (9.5×40mm)
|capacity=
|feed=60-round magazine
|operation=[[wikipedia:Gas-operated#Short-stroke piston|Short-stroke piston]], [[wikipedia:Rotating bolt|rotating bolt]], [[wikipedia:Blowback (firearms)|locked breech]]
|velocity=
|optics=
|range=900 meters<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 206''</ref>
}}
The '''XBR55 Battle Rifle'''<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''UNSC Weapons'', ''pages 318 - 319''</ref> is a prototype weapon for the [[BR55 battle rifle|BR55 Service Rifle]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 126''</ref>


<center>''Were you looking for the [[BR55 Battle Rifle]], used in [[Halo 2]], or the [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]], used in [[Halo 3]]?''</center>
==Overview==
The XBR55 is a long-barreled bullpup battle rifle equipped with a [[telescopic sight]]. The weapon fires [[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing|9.5×40mm round]] from a 60-round magazine.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 132-133''</ref> It was later remodeled to suppress 'walking.'{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}


==Overview==
It was issued to [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery 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 [[First Battle of Harvest|Harvest event]] during the year [[2525]]. This was the first weapon to be used against the [[Covenant]] and caused the first alien casualty in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The battle rifle was used extensively in the following battle to protect Harvest's citizens.
[[Image:Contact Harvest.PNG|thumb|150px|[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]], holding the Prototype BR-55 Battle Rifle in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'']]
The '''Prototype BR-55 Battle Rifle''' (likely referred to with an X for experimental XBR-55, BXR-55, BRX-55, etc.) 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> Issued by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]] for use during the [[Harvest]] event by [[Staff Sergeant]]'s [[Avery J. Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] as well as their militia squads' marksmen Private Wallace A. Jenkins and a unknown recruit 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.
*The prototype resembles the [[BR55HB battle rifle|BR55 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle]] much more than the standard BR55 model in the cover of ''Halo: Contact Harvest''.
*The [[BR55 Battle Rifle|finalized version]] of the Battle Rifle was tested at a [[Reach]] military facility codenamed "[[CASTLE base|CASTLE]]".
*When first assessed by Avery Johnson, he observed that the weapon had a 60 round magazine. However, the ''Contact Harvest'' cover shows the ammo count as the standard 36. Johnson may have already fired off a few shots, or this could be an error on the part of the cover artist as this is the magazine count portrayed for a battle rifle in the games.
*Even though the Prototype BR-55's magazine capacity is stated to be 60 rounds, on the cover of Halo: Contact Harvest, the Battle Rifle Avery Johnson is holding has 36 rounds, although it is possible he hasn't reloaded.
 
*The prototype resembles the BR55HB SR much more than the BR55 variation.
==List of appearances==
*It is possible the Prototype BR55 is featured in The Cole Protocol, as the book makes numerous references to a "battle rifle".
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}


==Related Pages==
==Sources==
*[[BR55 Battle Rifle]] (''[[Halo 2]]'')
{{Ref/Sources}}
*[[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]] (''[[Halo 3]]'')


==References==
{{UNSC rifles}}
<references/>
[[Category:Rifles]]
[[Category:Weapons]]

Latest revision as of 14:24, May 17, 2023

For other similar weapons, see battle rifle.
XBR55 battle rifle
SSgt Avery Johnson, UNSC Marine Corps.JPG
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Misriah Armory

Model series:

BR55

Type:

Bullpup battle rifle

Specifications

Ammunition type:

M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing (9.5×40mm)

Feed system:

60-round magazine

Operation:

Short-stroke piston, rotating bolt, locked breech

Effective range:

900 meters[1]

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War

 

The XBR55 Battle Rifle[2] is a prototype weapon for the BR55 Service Rifle.[3]

Overview[edit]

The XBR55 is a long-barreled bullpup battle rifle equipped with a telescopic sight. The weapon fires 9.5×40mm round from a 60-round magazine.[4] It was later remodeled to suppress 'walking.'[2]

It was issued to Staff Sergeants Avery 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. This was the first weapon to be used against the Covenant and caused the first alien casualty in the Human-Covenant War. The battle rifle was used extensively in the following battle to protect Harvest's citizens.

Trivia[edit]

  • The prototype resembles the BR55 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle much more than the standard BR55 model in the cover of Halo: Contact Harvest.
  • When first assessed by Avery Johnson, he observed that the weapon had a 60 round magazine. However, the Contact Harvest cover shows the ammo count as the standard 36. Johnson may have already fired off a few shots, or this could be an error on the part of the cover artist as this is the magazine count portrayed for a battle rifle in the games.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 206
  2. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), UNSC Weapons, pages 318 - 319
  3. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 126
  4. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, pages 132-133

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CM 300 • M6J/C • MA5K
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