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'''Assault rifle''' may refer to the following:
'''Assault rifle''' may refer to the following:


== United Nations Space Command ==
==[[MA Series]]==
*'''[[MA1 Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - The earliest known model in the MA assault rifle series.<ref name="Index">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/overview/weapons '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Weapons Article Index'']</ref>
*'''[[MA2B Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - The second known model in the MA series. Functionally similar to the later MA5B. Rarely used by [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Forces]] operators.<ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Assault Rifle'']</ref><ref name="Index"/>
*'''[[MA3A Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - Retired from service. Common on the black market and among [[insurrectionist]] groups.<ref name="Waypoint"/>


==== [[MA Series]] ====
===[[MA5 Series]]===
*'''[[MA1 Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - The original MA rifle, precursor to all current MA variants.<ref name="Index">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/overview/weapons '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Weapons Article Index'']</ref>
*'''[[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - Introduced in [[2437]] and known as the MA5 by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]]. Functionally similar to the MA5C. In service with the [[UNSC Army]] as late as the [[Fall of Reach]]. Featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
*'''[[MA2B Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - Successor to the MA1. Functionally similar to the the MA5B. Occasionally used by [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Forces]] operators.<ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Assault Rifle'']</ref><ref name="Index"/>
*'''[[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - The standard UNSC Marine Corps and Navy armament throughout most of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Featured in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo Wars]]''.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
*'''[[MA3A Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - The precursor to the MA5B assault rifle. Retired from service, remains popular on the black market and among [[insurrectionist]] groups.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
*'''[[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - A successor to the MA5B in service as early as [[2544]].<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]:''' ''[[The Package]]''</ref> Featured in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
 
*'''[[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - Post-war successor to the MA5C. In service with the UNSC Navy and Marine Corps. Featured in ''[[Halo 4]]''.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/02/the-arsenal-of-halo-4.aspx '''Game Informer:''' ''The Arsenal of Halo 4'']</ref>
===== [[MA5 series]] =====
*'''[[MA5K Carbine]]''' - Carbine variant, utilized by [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-IIIs]] and other Special Forces units.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
*'''[[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - Introduced in [[2437]], known as the MA5 to the [[UNSC Navy]] and [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]]. In service with the [[UNSC Army]] up until the [[Fall of Reach]]. Featured in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
*'''[[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - Standard issue assault rifle in service with the Navy and Marine Corps up until late [[2552]]. Featured in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
**'''[[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - MA5B replacement, with lower magazine capacity and higher accuracy. In service as early as [[2544]].<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]:''' ''[[The Package]]''</ref> Featured in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
**'''[[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - Post-war successor to the MA5C, newest addition to the MA5 series. Featured in ''[[Halo 4]]''.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/02/the-arsenal-of-halo-4.aspx '''Game Informer:''' ''The Arsenal of Halo 4'']</ref>
**'''[[MA5K Carbine|MA5K Individual Combat Weapon System]]''' - Carbine variant, wielded by Special Forces units such as the [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-IIIs]]. <ref name="Waypoint"/>
 
 
== Covenant Empire ==
 
=== Ballistic/Projectile Rifles ===
*'''[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]]''' - Handheld sidearm, fires homing crystalline ammunition. Better known as the '''needler'''.
*'''[[Type-25 Carbine]]''' - Handheld spike rifle. Analogous to the SMG. Better known as the '''Brute spiker'''.
 
=== Plasma Rifles ===
*'''[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle]]''' - Handheld 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-50 Directed Energy Rifle/Heavy]]''' -  Shoulder-fired plasma-operated weapon-variant that fires explosive bolts of superheated plasma. Better known as the '''concussion rifle'''.
*'''[[Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved]]''' - Shoulder-fired 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-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced]]''' - Handheld plasma-operated successor to the widely used ''Type-25 DER'' typically wielded by [[Sangheili]]. Better known as the '''storm rifle'''. Featured in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
 
== Forerunner ==
*'''[[Z-250 Lightrifle]]''' - Mid- to long-range [[Directed energy weapon|energy channel weapon]]. Featured in ''Halo 4''.
*'''[[Z-130 Suppressor]]''' - Utilized by Promethean Knights during the Battle of Requiem. Featured in ''Halo 4''.
*'''[[Z-180 Close Combat Rifle/Asymmetric Engagement Mitigator]]''' - Short-range, wide-spread [[Directed energy weapon|energy channel weapon]]. Better known as the '''Scattershot'''. Featured in ''[[Halo 4]]''.


==Sources==
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An assault rifle is a selective-fire firearm using a projectile with a muzzle energy in between those of a full-sized rifle and a smaller submachine-gun or a pistol. Assault rifles are categorized in between battle rifles, which fire a full-sized rifle cartridge, and submachine guns, which fire a pistol cartridge rather than a rifle cartridge.

Assault rifle may refer to the following:

MA Series

MA5 Series

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo Waypoint: Weapons Article Index
  2. ^ a b c d e f Halo Waypoint: Assault Rifle
  3. ^ Halo Legends: The Package
  4. ^ Game Informer: The Arsenal of Halo 4

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