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{{Weapon infobox | {{Weapon infobox | ||
|image=[[File:HReach-PlasmaRepeaterLeftSide.png| | |name=''Nakata'vho''-pattern Rifle | ||
|image=[[File:HReach-PlasmaRepeaterLeftSide.png|300px]] | |||
|manufacturer=[[Iruiru Armory]] | |manufacturer=[[Iruiru Armory]]{{Ref/Book|Id=essential|EVG|Page=144}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=290}} | ||
| | |model=''Nakata'vho''-pattern{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|type= | |type=[[Plasma weaponry|Plasma weapon]] | ||
|cost= | |cost= | ||
|feed=100 battery units | |feed=100 battery units{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|weight= | |weight= | ||
|length={{Convert|97.4|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} | |length={{Convert|97.4|cm|in}}{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|ammotype=[[Plasma|Superheated plasma]] | |ammotype=[[Plasma|Superheated plasma]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
|operation= | |operation= | ||
|rate=Moderate-fast to very slow (overheating) | |rate=Moderate-fast to very slow (overheating) | ||
|velocity | |velocity= | ||
|range= | |||
|range= | |||
|service=[[Human-Covenant War]] | |service=[[Human-Covenant War]] | ||
<br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | <br>[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]<br>[[Merg Vol's Covenant faction]] | |affiliation=[[Covenant]]<br>[[Merg Vol's Covenant faction]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''''Nakata' | The '''''Nakata'vho''-pattern rifle'''{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}, classified by the [[United Nations Space Command]] as the '''Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved''' ('''T51 DER/I'''),{{Ref/Site|Id=Bnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25439|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo: Reach - Ordnance Page|D=30|M=12|Y=2019}} more commonly known as the '''plasma repeater''', is a [[plasma]]-based [[directed-energy weapon]] used by the [[Covenant]], issued to [[Sangheili]] as well as [[Jiralhanae]] shock troops. | ||
== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | |||
The weapon | The repeater resembles the plasma rifle in shape, though with an elongated mid-section and stock, allowing the repeater to be shouldered more like a traditional rifle as opposed to the (ironically-named) plasma rifle's more submachine gun-like hold. The middle of the weapon features a revolving cylinder which slowly ramps up its rate of fire over time, starting with lower rates and accelerating to an extremely high rate of fire in a short period of time.{{Ref/Game|Id=HR|HR|Plasma repeater in-game weapon}} | ||
Unlike its forebears, the plasma repeater features a manual venting trigger that allows its operator to release thermal builup, dispersing it through shuttered ports on the side of the weapon. This allows the operator more precision and control over the weapon, at the cost of the traditional format which dominated the majority of the Covenant's history.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
===Development history=== | |||
The plasma repeater was designed as an improvement over the venerable [[plasma rifle]], as one of many efforts done by Covenant manufacturers in an attempt to improve performance over the plasma rifle. Results were generally mixed, though the plasma repeater proved the most effective in this endeavour.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} As of late [[2552]], the weapon was suspected by [[UNSC]] officials to be new to the Covenant arsenal or specific to only one of the Covenant's military arms, having only been sighted in the field relatively recently at the time.{{Ref/Reuse|Bnet}} | |||
===Usage=== | |||
The plasma repeater was mainly used from 2552-onward in limited numbers. Many [[Sangheili]] preferred its use over more traditional plasma rifles due to its precision and the controlled it offered.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
==Operational history== | |||
The plasma repeater was predominantly employed by Sangheili and Jiralhanae shock trooper forces during the [[Fall of Reach]], at which time the weapon was relatively new in Covenant service.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} It would continue to go on to be used by the Covenant's [[Covenant remnants|successor states]], with [[Merg Vol's Covenant]] employing it during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]] in [[2555]]{{Ref/Game|HSA|Plasma repeater in-game weapon}} and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] employing it in the battles of [[Battle of Installation 03|Installation 03]] and [[Battle of New Phoenix|New Phoenix]].{{Ref/Game|HSS|Plasma repeater in-game weapon}} | |||
==Gameplay== | |||
===''Halo: Reach''=== | |||
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==Differences from the plasma rifle== | ==Differences from the plasma rifle== | ||
*Each shot of the plasma repeater is .5% of the battery, making a total of 200 shots possible. Each shot from the [[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|plasma rifle]] is .25%, for a total of 400 shots possible. | *Each shot of the plasma repeater is .5% of the battery, making a total of 200 shots possible. Each shot from the [[Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle|plasma rifle]] is .25%, for a total of 400 shots possible. | ||
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*Unlike most plasma weapons in the ''Halo'' franchise, the plasma repeater actually does the same damage to a player's health as it does to a player's shields. | *Unlike most plasma weapons in the ''Halo'' franchise, the plasma repeater actually does the same damage to a player's health as it does to a player's shields. | ||
*The plasma repeater actually never overheats, building up heat which slows its rate of fire and increases accuracy until it is either vented or runs out of battery. This makes it one of the few battery-operated Covenant weapons to not be burdened with a necessary cool-down. | *The plasma repeater actually never overheats, building up heat which slows its rate of fire and increases accuracy until it is either vented or runs out of battery. This makes it one of the few battery-operated Covenant weapons to not be burdened with a necessary cool-down. | ||
*There is an odd event that can be performed on the plasma repeater. In a Custom Game, Firefight or Forge, set Infinite Ammo to "Bottomless Clip", so it never loses fire rate due to overheating. Get a plasma repeater and fire it non-stop. The reticle will bloom far beyond the center of the screen. Once the reticle blooms to a certain point, it will reset itself to the middle of the screen again, repeating the process, but faster. After enough time, the reticle will simply be stuck in the center. Ceasing fire will cause the reticle to follow these steps in reverse. Not overheating gives the weapon one of the fastest fire rates in ''Halo: Reach''. | *There is an odd event that can be performed on the plasma repeater. In a Custom Game, Firefight or Forge, set Infinite Ammo to "Bottomless Clip", so it never loses fire rate due to overheating. Get a plasma repeater and fire it non-stop. The reticle will bloom far beyond the center of the screen. Once the reticle blooms to a certain point, it will reset itself to the middle of the screen again, repeating the process, but faster. After enough time, the reticle will simply be stuck in the center. Ceasing fire will cause the reticle to follow these steps in reverse. Not overheating gives the weapon one of the fastest fire rates in ''Halo: Reach''. | ||