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A '''Carbine''' is a shorter, often lighter, version of a full-sized rifle. It may also refer to a light, gas-operated semi-automatic rifle<ref>[http://www.dictionary.com  dictionary.com]</ref> "that is also generally shorter and less powerful than a full-size [[rifle]]".<ref>[[Wikipedia:Carbine|''Carbine'' on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia]]</ref>


==Summary==
Compared with other examples of the [[Covenant]]'s armory, the Carbine is somewhat unusual: its energy projectiles are fast and damaging, but its single-shot design seems strangely old-fashioned. Don't misgauge its strength, though. When used by a professional, the Carbine is an accurate weapon redolent of a cross between the [[Sniper Rifle]] and [[Battle Rifle]]s.


The only Covenant weapons that use ammunition instead of a battery are the Carbine, the [[Needler]], [[Fuel Rod Cannon]], and the [[Brute Shot]].
*'''[[M6J Carbine]]'''- The [[UNSC]] carbine variant of the [[M6]] series of firearms, used by the [[UNSC Army]].
*'''[[MA5K Carbine]]'''- A variant of the [[MA5B]] wielded by [[Spartan-III]]'s in [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]].
*'''[[Type-25 Carbine]]'''- A single-handed Covenant projectile weapon of the [[Covenant Loyalists]] featured in ''[[Halo 3]]'', commonly known as the Brute Spiker.
*'''[[Type-51 Carbine]]'''- A two-handed Covenant projectile weapon of the [[Covenant Empire]] featured in ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]'', known as the Covenant Carbine.


With a 2x zoom facility, it's possible to make lethal [[headshot]]s from afar. The Carbine's only real shortcomings are that your position is betrayed by a yellow trail with each shot, and that its rate of fire is rather slow. When you get your hands on one, be sure to take advantage of it.
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It is sometimes carried by Brutes and Elites, but most of the time they stick with their favored plasma rifles. In the hands of an enemy Brute or Elite, they can be deadly, however.
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For an energy weapon, the Carbine appears, intriguely enough, to be more useful against [[Flood]] than the others of its kind.
 
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Revision as of 20:59, September 9, 2010

A Carbine is a shorter, often lighter, version of a full-sized rifle. It may also refer to a light, gas-operated semi-automatic rifle[1] "that is also generally shorter and less powerful than a full-size rifle".[2]


Sources

  1. ^ dictionary.com
  2. ^ Carbine on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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