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Unlike most standard-issue Covenant weapons such as the [[Plasma Pistol]], the Carbine does not run on a battery. Rather, it fires solid, radioactive projectiles from an 18-round magazine. | Unlike most standard-issue Covenant weapons such as the [[Plasma Pistol]], the Carbine does not run on a battery. Rather, it fires solid, radioactive projectiles from an 18-round magazine. | ||
With a 2x zoom ability, it's possible to make lethal [[headshot]]s from afar. The Carbine's only real shortcomings are that your position is betrayed by a yellowish-green trail with each shot, just like the Sniper Rifle's vapor trail or a Battle rifle's tracer trail. When you get your hands on one, be sure to take advantage of it. It is also quite effective at killing an unshielded opponent in [[Multiplayer]], and has equal effectiveness to an unshielded enemy as that of a [[BR55 Battle Rifle|Battle Rifle]], [[M6D | With a 2x zoom ability, it's possible to make lethal [[headshot]]s from afar. The Carbine's only real shortcomings are that your position is betrayed by a yellowish-green trail with each shot, just like the Sniper Rifle's vapor trail or a Battle rifle's tracer trail. When you get your hands on one, be sure to take advantage of it. It is also quite effective at killing an unshielded opponent in [[Multiplayer]], and has equal effectiveness to an unshielded enemy as that of a [[BR55 Battle Rifle|Battle Rifle]], [[M6D Magnum Sidearm|M6D]], [[M6C Magnum Sidearm|M6C]] and [[M6G Magnum Sidearm|M6G]]. Like those weapons, it will kill an unshielded opponent with one shot to the head. | ||
It is sometimes carried by [[Brutes]] and [[Elites]], though this is not usually thier preferred weapon. In the hands of an enemy Brute or Elite, they can be deadly, allowing them to engage their enemies at mid range with deadly accuracy. | It is sometimes carried by [[Brutes]] and [[Elites]], though this is not usually thier preferred weapon. In the hands of an enemy Brute or Elite, they can be deadly, allowing them to engage their enemies at mid range with deadly accuracy. | ||