Plasma Rifle

Plasma Rifle
Gameplay role
Faction:	Covenant
Weapon tier (?):	Dual wield Loadout weapon
Weapon class (?):	Pistol
Weapon type (?):	Plasma
Firing mode:	Automatic
Effective range:	Close to medium
Counterparts:	Human (UNSC) Assault Rifle; (Silenced) SMG Covenant Needler; Brute Plasma Rifle Forerunner (Sentinels) Sentinel Beam
Gameplay stats
Damage:	10, down to 6 ; x0.35 vs health, x1.5 vs shields; x0.15 dual wield damage
Damage type (?):	plasma_slow
Projectile speed:	22 wu/s
Hitscan range (?):	~0.366 wu
Max range (?):	40 wu
Rate of fire:	6 to 7.5 rounds per second
Spread (?):	Single: 0.25 to 0.75 degrees; (0 degrees min error) Dual: 1.5 to 2.8 degrees; (1 degree min error)
Battery:	-0.25% per shot (400 shots)
Heat:	Generation: +14% per shot; Cooldown: -78% per second; Overheated: -35% per second
Auto aim (?):	6 degrees out to 12 wu
Sticky aim (?):	9 degrees out to 18 wu
Melee damage (?):	Strike Melee
Tag name (?):	h2a_plasma_rifle

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The Plasma Rifle is a weapon featured in the multiplayer component of Halo 2: Anniversary.

This page focuses on the Plasma Rifle found in the multiplayer component of Halo 2: Anniversary. Information on the Plasma Rifle in the original Halo 2 game and the campaign of Anniversary can be found here.

Universe and lore[edit]

Main article: Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle

The Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle is the primary service arm of the Covenant. In the UNSC it is known by the designation Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle. In Halo 2: Anniversary the weapon's model is that of the Plasma rifle from Halo: Reach.^[2]