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==Trivia==

*"Storm rifle" is a literal translation of the German "Sturmgewehr", which is generally rendered as "assault rifle" in English. The [[Wikipedia:StG-44|StG-44]] (roughly: ''Model 1944 assault rifle'') was the first assault rifle to see widespread deployment during World War II.

*The ~~storm rifle~~ is the only loadout weapon in ''Halo 4'' with no customizable skin.

*The Storm Rifle is the only loadout weapon in ''Halo 4'' with no customizable skin.

*Strangely, the ~~storm rifle~~ does not count toward automatic loadout weapon commendations in ''[[War Games]]''.

**The [[Sangheili Ranger]] [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2#Elite Ranger|figure]] will include a code that will unlock the "''Chill''" skin for the Storm Rifle.

*The weapon's reticule is similar in both appearance and bloom behavior to the ~~plasma repeater~~ from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.

*Strangely, the Storm Rifle does not count toward automatic loadout weapon commendations in ''[[War Games]]''.

*While the ~~storm rifle~~ is canonically an upgrade of the ~~plasma rifle~~, it is less effective at removing shields in gameplay. It takes a ~~plasma rifle~~ six shots to remove shields, while it takes the ~~storm rifle~~ up to ten shots to do so.

*The weapon's reticule is similar in both appearance and bloom behavior to the [[Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved|Plasma Repeater]] from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.

*~~Although it only takes six shots on flesh to kill, the plasma rifle requires ten.~~ It is likely that the Storm Rifle uses plasma more as a "filament" to the projectile, focusing on kinetic energy rather than heat distribution.

*While the Storm Rifle is canonically an upgrade of the Plasma Rifle, it is less effective at removing shields in gameplay. It takes a Plasma Rifle six shots to remove shields, while it takes the Storm Rifle up to ten shots to do so.

**It is likely that the Storm Rifle uses plasma more as a "filament" to the projectile, focusing on kinetic energy rather than heat distribution.

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 ==Trivia==
 *"Storm rifle" is a literal translation of the German "Sturmgewehr", which is generally rendered as "assault rifle" in English. The [[Wikipedia:StG-44|StG-44]] (roughly: ''Model 1944 assault rifle'') was the first assault rifle to see widespread deployment during World War II.
-*The storm rifle is the only loadout weapon in ''Halo 4'' with no customizable skin.
+*The Storm Rifle is the only loadout weapon in ''Halo 4'' with no customizable skin.
-*Strangely, the storm rifle does not count toward automatic loadout weapon commendations in ''[[War Games]]''.
+**The [[Sangheili Ranger]] [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2#Elite Ranger|figure]] will include a code that will unlock the "''Chill''" skin for the Storm Rifle.
-*The weapon's reticule is similar in both appearance and bloom behavior to the plasma repeater from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
+*Strangely, the Storm Rifle does not count toward automatic loadout weapon commendations in ''[[War Games]]''.
-*While the storm rifle is canonically an upgrade of the plasma rifle, it is less effective at removing shields in gameplay. It takes a plasma rifle six shots to remove shields, while it takes the storm rifle up to ten shots to do so.
+*The weapon's reticule is similar in both appearance and bloom behavior to the [[Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved|Plasma Repeater]] from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
-*Although it only takes six shots on flesh to kill, the plasma rifle requires ten. It is likely that the Storm Rifle uses plasma more as a "filament" to the projectile, focusing on kinetic energy rather than heat distribution.
+*While the Storm Rifle is canonically an upgrade of the Plasma Rifle, it is less effective at removing shields in gameplay. It takes a Plasma Rifle six shots to remove shields, while it takes the Storm Rifle up to ten shots to do so.
+**It is likely that the Storm Rifle uses plasma more as a "filament" to the projectile, focusing on kinetic energy rather than heat distribution.
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