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|name=Assault Rifle
|pagegamelabel=H3
|image=[[File:H3-MA5C-ICWS-AR-Left.png|300px]]|mode=
|counterparts=
;[[Human]] ([[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]): ([[Silenced SMG|Silenced]]) [[SMG]] 
;[[Covenant]]: [[Needler]]<br>([[Brute Plasma Rifle|Brute]]) [[Plasma Rifle]]<br>[[Spiker]] 
;[[Forerunner]]: [[Sentinel Beam]] 
|damage=7.5
|dmgtype=<code>bullet_slow</code>
|projspeed=80 [[world unit|wu]]/s
|hitscan=~2.67 [[world unit|wu]]
|maxrange=40 [[world unit|wu]]
|rof=10 rounds per second
|spread=0.1 to 3 degrees<br>(0.1 degrees min error)
|mag=32
|maxammo=352 rounds (11 magazines)
|melee=<code>strike_melee</code>
|tagname=<code>assault_rifle</code>
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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|MA5C 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]].{{Ref/Book|Halo 3 manual|Page=13}} It is the successor to the [[MA5B assault rifle|MA5B model]] that was [[CE:Assault Rifle|first featured]] in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGAssaultRifle|Site=Bungie.net|Page=MA5C Assault Rifle|D=16|M=12|Y=2007|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present#MA5C Assault Rifle}}

==Gameplay==
===Counterparts===
<gallery widths="210px">
File:H3-M7SMG-LeftSide.png|link=H3:SMG|'''[[H3:SMG|SMG]]'''
File:Halo3-ODST Silenced-SMG-02.png|link=H3:SMG|'''[[H3:SMG|Silenced SMG]]'''
File:H3-PlasmaRifle.png|link=H3:Plasma Rifle|'''[[H3:Plasma Rifle|Plasma Rifle]]'''
File:H3ODST-BrutePlasmaRifleLeftSide.png|link=H3:Brute Plasma Rifle|'''[[H3:Brute Plasma Rifle|Brute Plasma Rifle]]'''
File:H3-NeedlerProfile.png|link=H3:Needler|'''[[H3:Needler|Needler]]'''
File:H3-SpikeRifle-Side.png|link=H3:Spiker|'''[[H3:Spiker|Spiker]]'''
File:H3-SentinelBeam.png|link=H3:Sentinel Beam|'''[[H3:Sentinel Beam|Sentinel Beam]]'''
</gallery>

===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 [[H3:Sierra 117|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 [[H3:Marine|Marines]] or [[H3:Human Combat Form|Infected Marines]]. The Assault Rifle is a default starting weapon on [[H3:Sierra 117|Sierra 117]], [[H3:Tsavo Highway|Tsavo Highway]], [[H3:The Storm|The Storm]], [[H3:Cortana|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 [[H3ODST:Silenced SMG|Silenced SMG]]. It is primarily wielded by [[Edward Buck|Buck]] and available as a starting weapon on his mission, [[H3ODST:Tayari Plaza|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 (Halo 3: ODST)|Firefight]], though this was enabled in [[Firefight (Halo 3: ODST)#Changes for Halo: The Master Chief Collection|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%
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==Skins==
In the ''Halo 3'' component of ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]'', there are a number of [[Skins (Halo 3)|weapon skins]] for the Assault Rifle. These cannot be used in the ''Halo 3: ODST'' campaign or [[Firefight (Halo 3: ODST)|Firefight]] modes.
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==Gallery==
===''Halo 3''===
<gallery>
File:HALO3 CGI.jpg|[[John-117]] looking at his Assault Rifle in ''[[Starry Night]]''.
File:Halo3 diorama 0749-2-.jpg|Marines using Assault Rifles in ''[[Believe]]''.
File:H3-MA5C-ICWS-AR-Right.png|Right-side view of the Assault Rifle in ''Halo 3''.
File:MA5C ICWS Assault Rifle.png|A top-down view of the Assault Rifle .
File:Halo3-MasterChief-MA5C.png|Master Chief wielding an Assault Rifle while walking.
File:Halo3-MasterChief-Crouch.png|Master Chief wielding an Assault Rifle while crouching.
File:H3-MasterChief-Shooting-Large.jpg|The Master Chief firing an Assault Rifle in-game on the level [[H3:Halo|Halo]], on [[Installation 08]].
File:Through the Eyes of the Chief.jpg|The Assault Rifle reticule and ammo counter as seen on the [[heads up display]].
File:Marines(2).jpg|Marines on [[H3:Tsavo Highway|Tsavo Highway]] using the MA5C rifle.
File:HTMCC H3 AssaultRifles.jpg|A rack of MA5Cs in the ''[[Finish The Fight]]'' trailer.
File:HTMCC H3 AssaultRifle Closeup.jpg|A closeup view of an MA5C.
</gallery>

===''Halo 3: ODST''===
<gallery>
File:H3ODST Mombasa Marines Concept.png|''ODST'' concept with a Marine holding an Assault Rifle.
File:H3ODST Marketing Prop MA5C Angled view.jpg|A replica of the Assault Rifle prop created for ''[[The Life]]'' trailer.
File:Buck.jpg|[[Edward Buck]] firing a using an Assault Rifle in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:H3ODST NMPD HQ Buck and Romeo.jpg|Buck using an Assault Rifle on the level [[H3ODST:NMPD HQ|NMPD HQ]].
File:H3ODST Stacker.jpg|Several Marines using Assault Rifles.
</gallery>

==Sources==
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