H3:Assault Rifle

Assault Rifle
Gameplay role
Counterparts:	Human (UNSC) (Silenced) SMG Covenant Needler (Brute) Plasma Rifle 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)
Melee damage (?):	strike_melee
Tag name (?):	assault_rifle

The Assault Rifle is a weapon featured in Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. Both games were produced on the same iteration of the Blam engine, and as such, the weapon's model and stats are shared across both games.

Universe and lore

Main article: MA5B assault rifle

In both Halo 3 and ODST, 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. It is the successor to the MA5B model that was first featured in Halo: Combat Evolved.

Gameplay

Counterparts

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  SMG

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  Silenced SMG

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  Plasma Rifle

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  Brute Plasma Rifle

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  Needler

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  Spiker

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  Sentinel Beam

Campaign and Firefight

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The assault rifle is one of the most common weapons found throughout both Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. 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.

The weapon remains mostly unchanged, stat-wise, in ODST, though is less prevalent throughout the game - instead replaced in prominence by the Silenced SMG. It is primarily wielded by Buck and available as a starting weapon on his mission, Tayari Plaza. In ODST the weapon's position on screen and firing sounds have been altered to help it feel more powerful to use. In the original Xbox 360 release of ODST the weapon was the only one in the game which could not be used in Firefight, though this was enabled in an update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection via loadout settings.

Multiplayer

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Changes from Halo 3 to ODST

• Bullet damage vs shields decreased to 50%

Skins

In the Halo 3 component of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, there are a number of weapon skins for the Assault Rifle. These cannot be used in the Halo 3: ODST campaign or Firefight modes.

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

Halo 3

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  John-117 looking at his Assault Rifle in Starry Night.

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  Marines using Assault Rifles in Believe.

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  Right-side view of the Assault Rifle in Halo 3.

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  A top-down view of the Assault Rifle .

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  Master Chief wielding an Assault Rifle while walking.

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  Master Chief wielding an Assault Rifle while crouching.

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  The Master Chief firing an Assault Rifle in-game on the level Halo, on Installation 08.

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  The Assault Rifle reticule and ammo counter as seen on the heads up display.

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  Marines on Tsavo Highway using the MA5C rifle.

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  A rack of MA5Cs in the Finish The Fight trailer.

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  A closeup view of an MA5C.

Halo 3: ODST

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  ODST concept with a Marine holding an Assault Rifle.

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  A replica of the Assault Rifle prop created for The Life trailer.

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  Edward Buck firing a using an Assault Rifle in Halo 3: ODST.

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  Buck using an Assault Rifle on the level NMPD HQ.

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  Several Marines using Assault Rifles.