Assault Rifle

Assault Rifle
Gameplay role
Faction:	Human (UNSC)
Weapon tier (?):	Loadout weapon
Weapon class (?):	Rifle
Weapon type (?):	Bullet
Firing mode:	Automatic
Effective range:	Close to medium
Counterparts:	Human (UNSC) SMG ; Silenced SMG (Halo: The Master Chief Collection-only) Covenant Needler; Plasma Rifle; Brute Plasma Rifle (Halo: The Master Chief Collection-only); Spiker Forerunner Sentinel Beam
Weapon stats
Damage:	7.5
Damage type (?):	bullet_slow
Projectile speed:	80 wu/s
Hitscan range (?):	~2.67 wu
Max range (?):	40 wu
Rate of fire:	10 rounds per second
Spread (?):	0.1 to 3 degrees; (0.1 degrees min error)
Magazine size:	32
Reserve ammo capacity:	352 rounds (11 magazines)
Auto aim (?):	5 degrees out to 15 wu
Sticky aim (?):	10 degrees out to 20 wu
Melee damage (?):	Strike Melee
Tag name (?):	assault_rifle

The Assault Rifle is a weapon featured in Halo 3.

Universe and lore

Main article: MA5C assault rifle

The Assault Rifle featured is the MA5C assault rifle; a 7.62x51mm rifle in the MA5 series utilised by the UNSC Marine Corps and UNSC Navy.^[2] It is the successor to the MA5B model that was first featured in Halo: Combat Evolved.^[3]

Gameplay

Counterparts

SMG
Needler
Plasma Rifle
Spiker
Sentinel Beam

Silenced SMG
(Halo: The Master Chief Collection-only)
Brute Plasma Rifle
(Halo: The Master Chief Collection-only)

Campaign and Firefight

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The assault rifle is one of the most common weapons found throughout Halo 3. It is the first weapon used by the player in the first level of Halo 3 and it is available in all subsequent levels as either a loadout weapon, one found on the map, or in the hands of an NPC - be it Marines or Infected Marines. The Assault Rifle is a default starting weapon on Sierra 117, Tsavo Highway, The Storm, Cortana, alongside the Rally Point mid-mission starts for the levels not listed.

Multiplayer

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Skins

In the Halo 3 component of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, there are a number of weapon skins for the Assault Rifle.

Assault Rifle v • d • e
Icon	Name	Description	Unlock requirements
	Default	Default skin.	Unlocked by default
	Woodland	Camping is a legitimate strategy.	Series 3, Tier 8 ( 1)
	Squirt	It's good under pressure.	Series 3, Tier 24 ( 1)
	Corrosion	The Oxidation Sensation.	Series 3, Tier 33 ( 1)
	Golden	Bling on the ring.	Series 3, Tier 37 ( 1)
	Hazard Pay	Safety first!	Series 5, Tier 43 ( 1)
	Desert	Looks very stylish with a poncho.	Series 5, Tier 86 ( 1)
	Sapphire Raven	On land and stormy seas.	Series 6, Tier 91 ( 1)
	Vexing Tomorrow	Grim beauty.	Series 8, Tier 8 ( 1)
	Black Rhine	The king of the battlefield.	The Exchange ( 3)
	OGX	If it looked any more real, it would be real.	The Exchange ( 3)
	Scorned Fate	Neither tide nor time shifts before a conquering hero.	The Exchange ( 4)

Gallery

John-117 looking at his Assault Rifle in Starry Night.
Marines using Assault Rifles in Believe.
Right-side view of the Assault Rifle in Halo 3.
A top-down view of the Assault Rifle .
Master Chief wielding an Assault Rifle while walking.
Master Chief wielding an Assault Rifle while crouching.
The Master Chief firing an Assault Rifle in-game on the level Halo, on Installation 08.
The Assault Rifle reticule and ammo counter as seen on the heads up display.
Marines on Tsavo Highway using the MA5C rifle.
A rack of MA5Cs in the Finish The Fight trailer.
A closeup view of an MA5C.

Sources

^ Halo 3 Editing Kit, game file tags\objects\weapons\rifle\assault_rifle\assault_rifle.weapon
^ Halo 3 manual, page 13
^ Bungie.net, MA5C Assault Rifle (Retrieved on Dec 16, 2007) [local archive] [external archive]

[H3EK_AR-1] Halo 3 Editing Kit, game file tags\objects\weapons\rifle\assault_rifle\assault_rifle.weapon

[2] Halo 3 manual, page 13

[3] Bungie.net, MA5C Assault Rifle (Retrieved on Dec 16, 2007) [local archive] [external archive]

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