H2:Battle Rifle

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Battle Rifle
The Battle Rifles in Halo 2 (top) and Anniversary (bottom).
Gameplay role
Faction:	Human (UNSC)
Weapon tier (?):	Loadout Utility weapon
Weapon class (?):	Rifle
Weapon type (?):	Bullet
Firing mode:	Semi-automatic Burst
Effective range:	Medium
Counterparts:	Covenant Carbine
Weapon stats (as of Auto-Update 2)
Damage:	6 * 3 rounds per burst (18 total)
Damage type (?):	bullet_fast
Projectile effects:	Headshots
Projectile speed:	400 wu/s
Hitscan range (?):	~26.66 wu
Max range (?):	40 wu
Rate of fire:	15 rounds per second (burst firerate) 0.26s fire recovery time (burst delay)
Spread (?):	SP: 0.3 to 0.6 degrees (scales with zoom) MP: 0.1 degrees (scales with zoom)
Magazine size:	36 rounds (12 bursts)
Reserve ammo capacity:	108 rounds (4 magazines)
Auto aim (?):	3 degrees out to 17 wu (scales with zoom)
Sticky aim (?):	6 degrees out to 21 wu (scales with zoom)
Zoom:	2x magnification
Melee damage (?):	Strike Melee
Tag name (?):	battle_rifle

The Battle Rifle was a weapon introduced in Halo 2, and has since gone on to become one of the franchise's staple implements. This page focuses on the original Halo 2 game and the campaign of Anniversary. Information on the Battle Rifle in the multiplayer component of Halo 2: Anniversary can be found here.

Universe and lore

Main article: BR55 battle rifle

The BR55 battle rifle is a standard service arm in the United Nations Space Command, having recently supplanted the older M392 DMR in almost all service branches.

Gameplay

Counterparts

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  Covenant Carbine

Campaign

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Multiplayer

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The Battle Rifle is a map pickup on all multiplayer maps except Gemini. It is also the starting weapon on the map Tombstone, paired with an SMG secondary. Functionally a replacement for the Pistol from Halo: Combat Evolved, it is a utility weapon capable of killing an enemy player in exactly 4 bursts if no bullets miss. In addition to its Noob Combo synergy with the Plasma Pistol, the Battle Rifle is integral to some button combos, namely the BXR and Double Shot glitches. Double Shot allows the player to skip the delay between bursts, while the BXR allows the player to fire immediately after meleeing by skipping the end of the melee animation. Both of these glitches (as well as other general exploits) led to the Battle Rifle being more powerful than intended, and button combos were successfully removed in the sequel Halo 3.

Production notes

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