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M149 Magellan

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M149 "Magellan" Recoilless Rifle
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Production overview

Type:

Recoilless rifle

Specifications

Ammunition type:

105mm high-explosive rounds[1]

Feed system:

50 round magazine[1]

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War

 

The M149 Recoilless Rifle, also known as the Magellan, is a United Nations Space Command weapon used during the Human-Covenant War.[1]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The M149 Magellan is a recoilless rifle, mounted on the left shoulder of the HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark I ADS. The weapon is capable of firing 105mm high-explosive rounds, and can hold up to 50 rounds in its magazine.[2]

Operational history[edit]

The Magellan was employed during the Algolis Invasion. During the battle, a Marine with the call sign "Ghost" took the research facility's Mark I ADS prototype, and used it in defense of the civilians and fellow Marines still on the planet. Ghost used the suit's mounted M149 to take kill a large number of Covenant infantry, shoot down several Irdnekt-pattern Banshees and destroy a Ru'swum-pattern Phantom before he was overwhelmed by the invaders. He then activated the suit's nuclear self-destruct system, destroying himself, the suit and all nearby Covenant forces.[2]

A similar weapon was later installed on the right arm of the successive Mark I [J].[3]

Trivia[edit]

Ferdinand Magellan was a famous 16th century explorer, known for being the first to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Prototype (Retrieved on Sep 5, 2012) [local archive] [external archive]
  2. ^ a b Halo Legends - Prototype
  3. ^ Halo Wars 2, Sergeant Johnson in-game unit