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A '''Rifle''' is a larger type of handheld weapon, usually requiring two hands to wield. "Rifle" may refer to...
A '''Rifle''' is a handheld firearm firing from an "intermediary" cartridge, heavier than a [[Carbine]]<ref>[[Wikipedia:Carbine|"Carbine" on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia</ref>, but lighter than a [[Battle Rifle]] (which has a "full" cartridge"<ref>[[Wikipedia:Battle Rifle|"Battle Rifle" on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia</ref>).


'''In the [[UNSC]]:'''
There are twelve appearances of "rifle" in the ''Halo'' universe:
 
==United Nations Space Command==
*'''The [[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle (W/AV M6 G/GNR)]]''', also known as the "Spartan Laser"
*'''The [[Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle (W/AV M6 G/GNR)]]''', also known as the "Spartan Laser"
*'''The [[BR55 Battle Rifle]]''', a primary weapon in [[Halo 2]]
*'''The [[BR55 Battle Rifle]]''', a primary weapon in [[Halo 2]]
*'''The [[MA2B Assault Rifle]]''', a stripped down MA5B assault rifle.
*'''The [[MA2B Assault Rifle]]''', a stripped down MA5B assault rifle.
*'''The [[MA3 Assault Rifle]]''', an earlier version of the MA-series rifle.
*'''The [[MA3 Assault Rifle]]''', an earlier version of the MA-series rifle.
*'''The [[MA5B Assault Rifle ]]''', the most common MA-series rifle, featured in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]].  
*'''The [[MA5B Assault Rifle]]''', the most common MA-series rifle, featured in [[Halo: Combat Evolved]].  
*'''The [[MA5C Assault Rifle]]''', a newer version of the MA5B rifle, to be featured in [[Halo 3]].
*'''The [[MA5C Assault Rifle]]''', a newer version of the MA5B rifle, to be featured in [[Halo 3]].
*'''The [[MA5K Assault Rifle]]''', a less common MA-series rifle usually wielded by the [[Spartan-III]] soldiers.  
*'''The [[MA5K Assault Rifle]]''', a less common MA-series rifle usually wielded by the [[Spartan-III]] soldiers.  
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*'''The [[HMG-38 Rifle]]''', an older rifle no longer used by the UNSC.
*'''The [[HMG-38 Rifle]]''', an older rifle no longer used by the UNSC.


'''In The [[Covenant]]'''
==Covenant==
*'''The [[Plasma Rifle]]''', a common weapon of the [[Elite]]s.
*'''The [[Plasma Rifle]]''', a common weapon of the [[Elite]]s.
*'''The [[Brute Plasma Rifle]]''', a variant of the Elite plasma rifle wielded by [[Brute]]s.
*'''The [[Brute Plasma Rifle]]''', a variant of the Elite plasma rifle wielded by [[Brute]]s.
*'''The [[Beam Rifle]]''', a long-range weapon of the Covenant.
*'''The [[Beam Rifle]]''', a long-range weapon of the Covenant.
==References==
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Revision as of 07:25, April 6, 2007

A Rifle is a handheld firearm firing from an "intermediary" cartridge, heavier than a Carbine[1], but lighter than a Battle Rifle (which has a "full" cartridge"[2]).

There are twelve appearances of "rifle" in the Halo universe:

United Nations Space Command

Covenant

References

  1. ^ [[Wikipedia:Carbine|"Carbine" on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  2. ^ [[Wikipedia:Battle Rifle|"Battle Rifle" on Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia



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