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M6 |
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19.07 kilograms (42.0 lb)[3] |
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Semi-automatic[2] | |
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299,792,458 m/s (983,571,056 ft/s)[2] | |
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Long[4] |
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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.[1][6][7]
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.[8]. 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.[9] The variant was designed with a larger focus on operator safety via a versatile focus canopy.[1]
Usage
The M6/V is typically used in both anti-vehicle and anti-personnel roles,[3][9] and was heavily employed in the final years of the Human-Covenant War.[1] 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.[4][6][7] 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.[10]
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.[5]
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
Concept art for Halo: Reach that eventually became the M6/V.
Concept art for Halo: Reach that eventually became the M6/V.
Screenshots
The HUD icon for the M6/V Spartan Laser's icon.
A first-person view of the Spartan Laser's targeting reticule firing at short-range in the Halo: Reach Beta.
A Mark V(B)-clad Spartan-III wielding a Spartan Laser in the Halo: Reach Beta.
An angled view of the M6/V.
A profile view of the M6/V.
A M6/V on the back of a Spartan in final build of Halo: Reach.
SPARTAN-B312 firing an M6/V.
SPARTAN-B312 firing an M6/V at a Ghost.
A burst of Spartan Laser destroys a UH-144 Falcon mid-air.
Spartan Laser model in Halo Wars 2 gameplay.
Jerome-092 using a M6/V during the Second Ark Conflict.
A M6/V used by Red Team on Installation 09.
List of appearances
- Halo: Reach (First appearance)
- Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo
- Halo: Ground Command
- Halo Wars 2
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g h Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 179
- ^ a b c d Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 183
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 329
- ^ a b c d Halo: Reach, Gameplay
- ^ a b Halo Wars 2, Halo: Reach Model used in gameplay
- ^ a b The Toyark, News: Official Photos of Jazwares Halo The Spartan Collection Figures (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ a b Gamestop, Halo: Reach Kat-B320 The Spartan Collection (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint - Universe, Spartan Laser (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
- ^ a b Bungie.net, Ordnance: Spartan Laser: "The M6 G/GNR (more formally Weapon/Anti-Vehicle, Directed Energy, M6) is a semi-automatic only laser weapon. It can be used in both anti-vehicle and anti-personnel roles. The weapon has an integrated Wyrd III optics suite (smart-linked)." (Retrieved on Apr 12, 2016) [archive]
- ^ Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo, page 112
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