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H2:Battle Rifle

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Battle Rifle
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A cropped screenshot of a weapon in Halo 2: Anniversary's campaign. Original image by User:JackVibe.
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
Covenant Carbine
Gameplay 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 [Note 1]
(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 [1]

 
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“ Battle Rifle fires 9.5mm rounds from 36-round magazine. Mounted with a 2X optical scope for targeting. Fires in short, automatic bursts of three rounds. Very accurate, relatively high rate of fire makes it a useful all-around infantry weapon.[2] ”

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[edit]

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.[2]

Gameplay[edit]

Counterparts[edit]

Campaign[edit]

The Battle Rifle is one of the fi