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*'''[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Type-33 Carbine]]''' - One-handed sidearm, fires homing crystalline ammunition. Better known as the '''needler'''.
*'''[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher|Type-33 Carbine]]''' - One-handed sidearm, fires homing crystalline ammunition. Better known as the '''needler'''.
*'''[[Type-31 Rifle]]''' - Medium-range cousin of the needler. Analogous to the [[Designated Marksman Rifle|DMR]]. Better known as the '''needler rifle'''. Featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
*'''[[Type-31 Rifle]]''' - Medium-range cousin of the needler. Analogous to the [[Designated Marksman Rifle|DMR]]. Better known as the '''needler rifle'''. Featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
*'''[[Type-25 Carbine]]''' - One-handed spike rifle. Analogous to the [[SMG]]. Better known as the '''Brute spiker'''.
*'''[[Type-25 Carbine]]''' - One-handed spike rifle. Analogous to the [[SMG]]. Better known as the '''brute spiker'''.
*'''[[Type-51 Carbine]]''' - Scaled-down, anti-infantry version of the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|fuel rod cannon]]. Analogous to the [[battle rifle]]. Better known as the '''Covenant carbine'''.
*'''[[Type-51 Carbine]]''' - Scaled-down, anti-infantry version of the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|fuel rod cannon]]. Analogous to the [[battle rifle]]. Better known as the '''Covenant carbine'''.


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*'''[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle]]''' - One-handed plasma-operated weapon typically wielded by [[Sangheili]]. Better known as the '''plasma rifle'''.
*'''[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle]]''' - One-handed plasma-operated weapon typically wielded by [[Sangheili]]. Better known as the '''plasma rifle'''.
*'''[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle/Jiralhanae variant]]''' - Variant of the standard plasma rifle wielded exclusively by [[Jiralhanae]], with superior rate of fire. Featured in ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
*'''[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle/Jiralhanae variant]]''' - Variant of the standard plasma rifle wielded exclusively by [[Jiralhanae]], with superior rate of fire. Featured in ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.
*'''[[Type-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy]]''' -  Two-handed plasma-operated weapon-variant that fires explosive bolts of superheated plasma. More commonly known as the '''concussion rifle'''.
*'''[[Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved]]''' - Two-handed plasma-operated weapon used mostly by [[Sangheili]]. Analogous to the [[MA5 series]] assault rifles. Better known as the '''plasma repeater'''. Featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
*'''[[Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved]]''' - Two-handed plasma-operated weapon used mostly by [[Sangheili]]. Analogous to the [[MA5 series]] assault rifles. Better known as the '''plasma repeater'''. Featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
*'''[[Type-52 Special Applications Rifle]]''' - Sniper weapon, fires continuous beam of magnetically contained plasma. Better known as the '''focus rifle'''. Featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
*'''[[Type-52 Special Applications Rifle]]''' - Sniper weapon, fires continuous beam of magnetically contained plasma. Better known as the '''focus rifle'''. Featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.

Revision as of 23:52, June 17, 2012

In the actual sense of the word, a "rifle" is a weapon with a spiral grooved barrel that imparts a spin on a projectile to obtain better levels of accuracy than a smoothbore weapon, such as a musket or a shotgun. In the Halo universe sense of the word, a rifle can have several different meanings.

Summary

When regarding human weapons, there are a few forms of the word "rifle" used. An "assault rifle" is a firearm that may or may not be fully-automatic (and may posses a fire selector), that fires a round between a pistol or battle rifle. A "battle rifle" fires a large full-size rifle round and is usually, but not always, semi-automatic and often has a long full-size barrel. A "sniper rifle" can fire various high-caliber ammunition variants, and are almost exclusively semi-automatic. Their goal is to achieve high levels of accuracy and lethality, and have longer ranges than assault or battle rifles.

Regarding Covenant weapons, a "rifle" is used not to describe the technical nature of the weapon itself, but in the role it plays on the battlefield. For example, the plasma pistol and plasma rifle, while similar, are used for two different purposes. A rifle is larger than a pistol, often requiring both hands to use, but is smaller than a heavy weapon, such as the Brute shot or fuel rod cannon. This applies to both the plasma rifle and the beam rifle. The Covenant carbine is also considered a rifle and the spiker can fit into this list as well.

There are currently 30 known rifle variants in the Halo universe.

United Nations Space Command

Assault rifles

Assault rifles are military service weapons that that fires intermediate rifle cartridge; merging the light machine gun's firepower with the submachine gun's compact design.

MA Series

MA5 series

Battle rifles

Battle rifles are military service weapons that fires a full-power rifle cartridge; providing greater effective range, penetration, and stopping power than assault rifles.

Marksman rifles

Marksman rifles are military service weapons that fires a anti-personnel/magnum-caliber rifle cartridge; used to fill the "marksmanship gap" between the battle rifle and the sniper rifle.

Nonlinear rifles

Recoilless rifles

Sniper rifles

Sniper rifles are military service weapons that fires anti-material/anti-vehicular rifle cartridge; used when accurate, long-range, and lethal force is needed.

Covenant Empire

Projectile

Particle

Plasma

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