Kelos'vaarda-pattern storm rifle
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The Type-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced (T55 DER/A), commonly known as the Storm rifle, is a Sangheili directed energy weapon.[1]
History
Designed by Lodam Armory in the wake of the Great Schism, the T55 was in use by 2553[2] and saw use during Sangheili civil conflicts following the Human-Covenant War's conclusion. The T55 DER/A is considered to be a successor to and direct evolution of the widely used Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle;[3] however, it is more similar to the Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved, itself an upgrade of the T25, in both form and function. The weapon features such modifications as a modular coil set, a high-mounted cooling shroud, and an extended barrel, which improve upon the features of the standard Plasma Rifle it replaced.[1]
Speculation
The "storm" in the weapon's name may refer to the weapon's function: "sturmgewehr", the German word for assault rifle, literally means "storm rifle". This may allude to the weapon's role as an analog to the human MA5D assault rifle.
Gallery
A SPARTAN-IV using a Storm Rifle against a Sangheili Zealot.
The Storm rifle as seen in a SPARTAN-IV's HUD.
John-117 using a Storm rifle.
Detail of the Storm Rifle's coil set.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Thursday War (First appearance)
- Halo 4
Sources
- ^ a b Halo Official Site: ORDNANCE + ARMOR
- ^ Halo: The Thursday War, page ???
- ^ Halo 4, Storm rifle armory description
