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The '''MA2B Assault Rifle''' is a cut-down version of the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s standard [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]]. It sees sparse service among [[UNSC Special Forces]] units.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Assault Rifle'']</ref>
The '''MA2B Assault Rifle''' is a firearm used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] that is part of [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA Series]]. In function, it is essentially a cut-down version of UNSC's standard-issue [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]]. It sees sparse service among [[UNSC Special Forces]] units.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Assault Rifle'']</ref>


==Background==
==Background==
Like its relatives in the MA5 family, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It has electric targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can deliver an impressive 900 rounds per minute (or fifteen rounds per second) and uses .390 caliber ammunition.<ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 75''</ref>
Like the other models of the MA series, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It has electric targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can fire 900 rounds per minute (fifteen rounds per second) and uses .390 caliber ammunition.<ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 75''</ref>


In addition to the standard armor-piercing rounds found in most [[human]] firearms, the MA2B can utilize [[Shredder round]]s: anti-personnel ammunition type made from depleted uranium.<ref name="TFoR"/>
In addition to the standard armor-piercing rounds found in most [[human]] firearms, the MA2B can utilize [[shredder round]]s: an anti-personnel ammunition type made from depleted uranium.<ref name="TFoR"/>


The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] used the MA2B when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. [[Blue Team]] used MA2Bs on [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|their first combat mission]] to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] of the [[United Rebel Front]].<ref name="TFoR"/>
The [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] used MA2Bs when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. [[Blue Team]] used MA2Bs on [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|their first combat mission]] to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] of the [[United Rebel Front]].<ref name="TFoR"/>
 
==Related Pages==
*[[MA5 Series]]


==List of Appearances==
==List of Appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 11:05, April 21, 2011

Template:Ratings Template:Weapon The MA2B Assault Rifle is a firearm used by the United Nations Space Command that is part of Misriah Armory's MA Series. In function, it is essentially a cut-down version of UNSC's standard-issue MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System. It sees sparse service among UNSC Special Forces units.[1]

Background

Like the other models of the MA series, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It has electric targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can fire 900 rounds per minute (fifteen rounds per second) and uses .390 caliber ammunition.[2]

In addition to the standard armor-piercing rounds found in most human firearms, the MA2B can utilize shredder rounds: an anti-personnel ammunition type made from depleted uranium.[2]

The SPARTAN-IIs used MA2Bs when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. Blue Team used MA2Bs on their first combat mission to capture Colonel Robert Watts of the United Rebel Front.[2]

List of Appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Waypoint: Assault Rifle
  2. ^ a b c Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 75

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