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{{Quote| I don't know what they'll do if I give them your location. Maybe a hard sound pulse to drop you while you're crossing the street... or gas, they're using gas more these days.|[[Herzog]], describing the use of hard sound rifles by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].{{Ref/ | {{Quote| I don't know what they'll do if I give them your location. Maybe a hard sound pulse to drop you while you're crossing the street... or gas, they're using gas more these days.|[[Herzog]], describing the use of hard sound rifles by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].{{Ref/Generic|Id=Herzog10|[[i love bees]]|[[I Love Bees Axon Clips|Axon Clips]]|[[Axon Clips Chapter 10|Chapter 10]]|Detail=Herzog: "Triangles, Lines, Dots"}}}} | ||
The '''hard sound rifle''' is a [[Wikipedia:Sonic weapon|sonic weapon]] developed by the [[UNSC Navy]] originally intended for use in [[Sniper|sniping]] and assassination missions against political leaders. Unlike a regular firearm, the hard sound rifle does not fire a physical projectile; it uses compressed sound waves to precisely and cleanly cause injuries to its targets. A well-placed shot is capable of causing a "resonance cascade", resulting in a cerebral hemorrhage.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} Targets killed by a hard sound rifle exhibit few, if any, signs of external injury or damage (including burns, powder residue, or entry wounds), save for some bleeding in the ears.{{Ref/Generic|Id=Rani6|[[i love bees]]|[[I Love Bees Axon Clips|Axon Clips]]|[[Axon Clips Chapter 6|Chapter 6]]|Detail=Rani: "Jumper"}} | |||
The '''hard sound rifle''' is a [[Wikipedia:Sonic weapon|sonic weapon]] developed by the [[UNSC Navy]] originally intended for use in [[Sniper|sniping]] and assassination missions against political leaders. Unlike a regular firearm, the hard sound rifle does not fire a physical projectile; it uses compressed sound waves to precisely and cleanly cause injuries to its targets. A well-placed shot is capable of causing a "resonance cascade", resulting in a cerebral hemorrhage.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} Targets killed by a hard sound rifle exhibit few, if any, signs of external injury or damage (including burns, powder residue, or entry wounds), save for some bleeding in the ears.{{Ref/ | |||
Hard sound rifles have picked up a number of nicknames, including "'''Buzzer'''", "'''Skull-Splitter'''", and "'''Soundwave'''".{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} | Hard sound rifles have picked up a number of nicknames, including "'''Buzzer'''", "'''Skull-Splitter'''", and "'''Soundwave'''".{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} | ||
==Operational history== | ==Operational history== | ||
Thanks to their nearly-silent nature and a lack of forensic evidence on their victims, sound rifles are the preferred weapons for ONI assassins. However, during the [[Human-Covenant War]] the weapons also became widespread on the [[civilian]] black market,{{Ref/Reuse| | Thanks to their nearly-silent nature and a lack of forensic evidence on their victims, sound rifles are the preferred weapons for ONI assassins. However, during the [[Human-Covenant War]] the weapons also became widespread on the [[civilian]] black market,{{Ref/Reuse|Rani6}} falling into the hands of organised crime. The [[United Nations Space Command]] were involved in attempts to stop the proliferation of the weapons, though to limited effect due to the ongoing war against the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} The black market proliferation of hard sound rifles was such that even regular civilians, such as [[Billy-Jay]], were able to acquire them.{{Ref/Reuse|Rani6}} | ||
In [[2552]], an ONI assassin disguised as a homeless man was sent to kill [[Rani Sobeck]] for her investigation into a covert evacuation of the human colony of [[Troy]]. A protective detail dispatched by [[Herzog|Colonel Herzog]] eliminated the operative through use of a hard sound rifle. Having fallen off the roof to the street below, [[Law enforcement|local authorities]] dismissed the death as an accident resulting from use of alcohol or drugs.{{Ref/Reuse| | In [[2552]], an ONI assassin disguised as a homeless man was sent to kill [[Rani Sobeck]] for her investigation into a covert evacuation of the human colony of [[Troy]]. A protective detail dispatched by [[Herzog|Colonel Herzog]] eliminated the operative through use of a hard sound rifle. Having fallen off the roof to the street below, [[Law enforcement|local authorities]] dismissed the death as an accident resulting from use of alcohol or drugs.{{Ref/Reuse|Rani6}}{{Ref/Generic|Id=Herzog6|i love bees|Axon Clips|Chapter 6|Detail=Herzog: "My Conscience"}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
