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The M45E Tactical Shotgun is a firearm built by Misriah Armory and used by the armed forces of the United Nations Space Command. It is one of several firearms in the broader M45 family, the other notable variant being the more common M45D shotgun.[3]
Overview
Design details
Variants
Service history
The M45E was originally designed for expeditionary forces operating on the colonial frontier. It has since been adopted primarily for use by the UNSC Army, with some notorious private security firms also using it too.[3] It was heavily used by Army garrisons on Reach during the Fall of Reach, and was a particularly favourite weapon of Emile-A239, a SPARTAN-III working under the Special Warfare Group Three as part of NOBLE Team. M45Es were also stocked aboard UNSC Pillar of Autumn in preparation for Operation: RED FLAG; during preparations for the mission, the ship's supply of M90s were largely hoarded by the ship's SPARTAN-II complement - leaving the rest of the infantry garrison aboard to use the M45Es. Despite the two being functionally equivalent, Major Antonio Silva held it as a sticking point for his larger distaste of the Spartan program.[5]
List of appearances
Sources
- ^ a b c d e Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 177
- ^ a b Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Library: Shotgun
- ^ a b c d e f g Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 173
- ^ Bungie.net, Halo: Reach Ordnance (Retrieved on Oct 13, 2014) [archive]
- ^ Data Drop 6