M6/V Spartan Laser

Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6/V Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle
Production overview
Manufacturer:	Misriah Armory
Model series:	M6
Type:	Directed-energy weapon
Specifications
Length:	121.1 centimetres (47.7 in)
Weight:	19.07 kilograms (42.0 lb)
Feed system:	100 battery units (4 shots)
Operation:	Directed-energy
Rate of fire:	Semi-automatic
Muzzle velocity:	299,792,458 m/s (983,571,056 ft/s)
Effective range:	Long
Service history
In service:	Human-Covenant War Post-Covenant War conflicts

The Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6/V Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle (W/AV M6/V G/GNR), colloquially known as the M6/V Spartan Laser, is a variant of the M6 Spartan Laser directed-energy weapon manufactured by Misriah Armory and used by the United Nations Space Command.

Overview

Design details

Main article: M6 Spartan Laser

The M6/V Spartan Laser is one of a myriad of variants of the M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle, an initially exorbitantly expensive weapon which underwent several refinements and iterations to reduce its cost.. As with all variants of the Spartan Laser, the M6/V has an integrated and smart-linked Wyrd III optics suite, capable of 3x magnification. The weapon is also equipped with a foldable targeting display on its side, much like the M6/X Spartan Laser. The variant was designed with a larger focus on operator safety via a versatile focus canopy.

Usage

The M6/V is typically used in both anti-vehicle and anti-personnel roles, and was heavily employed in the final years of the Human-Covenant War. In late 2552, the M6/V Spartan Laser was extensively used throughout the Fall of Reach, including during the Siege of New Alexandria and the Battle of Asźod. The use of this Spartan Laser model was also used in Battle for Earth, with Corporal Taylor Miles of 103rd Shock Troops Battalion's Alpha-Nine employing one such variant at some point during the Battle of Mombasa after Prophet of Regret's Solemn Penance departure from the city.

Almost seven years after the Human-Covenant War, the Jerome-092's Red Team from crews of the UNSC Spirit of Fire used M6/V Spartan Lasers during the Second Ark Conflict against the Banished.

Gameplay

Main article: Spartan Laser

The M6/V Spartan Laser is featured in Halo: Reach as a usable weapon known as the Spartan Laser. It is a power weapon, which fires a powerful laser that deals an incredible amount of damage, destroying all vehicles with a single well-placed shot. The Spartan Laser is one of the most powerful weapons in the game, and to compensate, it has a limited use of four shots, a short cooldown after a discharge, and inability to pick up ammo.

Gallery

Concept art

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  Concept art for Halo: Reach that eventually became the M6/V.

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  Concept art for Halo: Reach that eventually became the M6/V.

Screenshots

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  The HUD icon for the M6/V Spartan Laser's icon.

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  A first-person view of the Spartan Laser's targeting reticule firing at short-range in the Halo: Reach Beta.

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  A Mark V(B)-clad Spartan-III wielding a Spartan Laser in the Halo: Reach Beta.

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  An angled view of the M6/V.

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  A profile view of the M6/V.

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  A M6/V on the back of a Spartan in final build of Halo: Reach.

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  SPARTAN-B312 firing an M6/V.

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  SPARTAN-B312 firing an M6/V at a Ghost.

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  A burst of Spartan Laser destroys a UH-144 Falcon mid-air.

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  Spartan Laser model in Halo Wars 2 gameplay.

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  Jerome-092 using a M6/V during the Second Ark Conflict.

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  A M6/V used by Red Team on Installation 09.

List of appearances

• Halo: Reach (First appearance)
• Halo: Spartan Assault
• Halo: Spartan Strike
• Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo
• Halo: Ground Command
• Halo Wars 2