Human weaponry

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A variety of human assault rifles.

Humans have developed a number of weapons throughout their history.

Overview[edit]

Infantry weapons[edit]

They come with a variety of electronic gadgets such as ammo readouts and are significantly more reliable, seldom malfunctioning. They are also generally immune to electromagnetic pulses.

Larger scale weapons[edit]

The most prominent of these larger scale weapons is the Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, used as the main armament on UNSC warships, and in smaller form in ground-based weapons. Larger scale energy weapons exist such as with the pulse lasers used on UNSC prowlers. Advances in technology allow the development of highly efficient explosive devices, including the Lancet micro-missiles, capable of decimating main battle tanks.^[1]

History[edit]

In 1945, nuclear weapons would be used for the first time by humans^[2] and would continue to be used all the way into the 26th century.

Types[edit]

Bladed weapons

An katana, a type of sword.
An Combat knife, a human melee weapon with various models.
An Machete, a human melee weapon.

Handgun

An M4D pistol.
The M6 pistol, a type of pistol, with many variants, including carbine , pocket pistol, and special operations.
The Mark-50 Sidekick, a type of pistol

Assault rifles, Battle rifles

The MA2, a type of Assault rifle.
The MA5, a type of assault rifle, known as MA37 in UNSC Army
The MA40, a assault rifle.
The BR55, a type of battle rifle.
The BR75 battle rifle, the successor to the BR55 as the UNSC's battle rifle.
The BR85 battle rifle, a type of battle rifle.

Designated Marksman Rifle

The M392, a Designated Marksman Rifle.
The M395, a type of Designated Marksman Rifle

Sniper Rifle

The SRS99-AM sniper rifle, a type of Sniper Rifle.
The Signature-suppressed anti-materiel rifle, a type of Sniper Rifle.

Shotgun

The M45 shotgun, a type of pump-action shotgun.
The CQS48 Bulldog, a type of semi-automatic shotgun.
The M90 shotgun, a type of pump-action shotgun.

SMG

The M7 SMG a type of SMG with collapsing stock and suppressor variant.
The M20 SMG a type of SMG, the successor to the M7 SMG

Machine Gun

The HMG-38 machine gun, a type of rotary Heavy Machine Gun.
The M41 machine gun, a type of rotary Heavy Machine Gun.
The M46 Vulcan, a type of Heavy Machine Gun.
The M231 machine gun, a type of General-purpose Machine Gun
The M247 machine gun is a type of General-purpose Machine Gun.
The M343 machine gun is a type of chaingun.
The M410 flank gun is a type of dual Heavy Machine Gun.
The AIE-486H machine gun is a type of Heavy Machine Gun.
The M655 machine gun, a type of rotary Heavy machine gun
The M739 SAW is a type of Light Machine Gun.
The M3063 machine gun is a type of Heavy Machine Gun.

Flamethrower

The M6634 is a type of flamethrower.
The M7057 is a type of flamethrower.

Hand grenades

The M9 fragmentation grenade, a type of fragmentation hand grenade.
The Flashbang grenade, a type of non-lethal hand grenade.
The Gas grenade, a type of non-lethal hand grenade.

Grenade-based weapons

The M301 grenade launcher, a type of grenade launcher.
The M319 grenade launcher, a type of grenade launcher.
The M363 sticky detonator, a type of adhesive grenade launcher.
The M460 grenade launcher, a type of Automatic Grenade launcher.
The XM510 grenade launcher, a type of experimental Multiple Grenade Launcher used by marines onboard the Spirit of Fire.