ARC-920 railgun: Difference between revisions
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
CraZboy557 (talk | contribs) |
|||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
== Design details == | == Design details == | ||
Like the M99 "[[Stanchion]]" Rifle, the ARC-920 uses a series of electromagnets to accelerate its projectiles. The rifle requires a brief charging period before firing high-explosive rounds accelerated to an incredible speed. <ref name="bulletin52512">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/05/25/The-Halo-Bulletin-52512.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 5.25.12'']</ref> The explosive yield contained in the round adds to the kinetic force of the impact, making the weapon effective against both infantry and armor.<ref name="GI 522012"/> | Like the M99 "[[Stanchion]]" Rifle, the ARC-920 uses a series of electromagnets to accelerate its projectiles. The rifle requires a brief charging period before firing high-explosive rounds accelerated to an incredible speed. <ref name="bulletin52512">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/05/25/The-Halo-Bulletin-52512.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 5.25.12'']</ref> The explosive yield contained in the round adds to the kinetic force of the impact, making the weapon effective against both infantry and armor.<ref name="GI 522012"/> Oddly enough, while it is a railgun, when it charges, '''rings''' of electricity appear. If you're confused as to the significance of this, that would be that this bears similarity to a gauss gun, as opposed to a railgun. | ||
The weapon lacks zooming capabilities.<ref name="bulletin52512"/> However, if you zoom in using the suit's default 5x zoom, the weapon can be charged and fired with the zoom only being broken by the shot firing. This can be used to give greater precision to long-range shots. | The weapon lacks zooming capabilities.<ref name="bulletin52512"/> However, if you zoom in using the suit's default 5x zoom, the weapon can be charged and fired with the zoom only being broken by the shot firing. This can be used to give greater precision to long-range shots. | ||
Revision as of 20:28, January 23, 2013
Template:New Content Template:Weapon Infobox The Asymmetric Recoilless Carbine-920, abbreviated ARC-920 or known simply as the Railgun, is a compact-channel linear accelerator weapon used by the United Nations Space Command. It was designed and manufactured by Acheron Security.[1]
Design details
Like the M99 "Stanchion" Rifle, the ARC-920 uses a series of electromagnets to accelerate its projectiles. The rifle requires a brief charging period before firing high-explosive rounds accelerated to an incredible speed. [2] The explosive yield contained in the round adds to the kinetic force of the impact, making the weapon effective against both infantry and armor.[1] Oddly enough, while it is a railgun, when it charges, rings of electricity appear. If you're confused as to the significance of this, that would be that this bears similarity to a gauss gun, as opposed to a railgun.
The weapon lacks zooming capabilities.[2] However, if you zoom in using the suit's default 5x zoom, the weapon can be charged and fired with the zoom only being broken by the shot firing. This can be used to give greater precision to long-range shots.
Gameplay
Compared to the Spartan Laser, the ARC-920's charging time is half the duration and deals less damage to vehicles, but in the campaign and in Spartan Ops, the charging time is extended. This is fixed on multiplayer games. In addition, the travelling time for a fired shot is almost instantaneous.[2]
Gallery
Concept art of the ARC-920 Railgun.
- Chief ARC.jpg
Concept art of Master Chief with the ARC-920.
Master Chief John-117 wielding the ARC-920.
A SPARTAN-IV soldier wielding the ARC-920.
First-person view of the ARC-920 Railgun.
A schematic of the Railgun.
HUD icon of the ARC-920 in Halo 4.
List of appearances
- Halo 4 (First appearance)
Sources
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
