Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present

Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525–Present is a document written by Dr. Robert McLees detailing the weaponry and vehicles utilized by both the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant in the Human-Covenant War. It is the result of long-term in-the-field interviews between McLees and the personnel from the Marine unit E2-BAG/1/7.

Known contents

The following entries are known in the document:

UNSC weaponry

• MA5C Assault Rifle - An entry on the MA5C assault rifle.
• M6G Personal Defense Weapon System - An entry on the M6G2 magnum.
• M7/Caseless SMG - An entry on the M7 SMG.
• M7057/Defoliant Projector - An entry on the M7057 flamethrower.
• M9 High Explosive-Dual Purpose Antipersonnel Grenade - An entry on the M9 fragmentation grenade.
• M90A Close Assault Weapon System - An entry on the M90A shotgun.
• Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle - An entry on the M6/R Spartan Laser.

Covenant weaponry

• Brute Spiker - An entry on the Paegaas Workshop Spiker.
• Spike Grenade - An entry on the Jovokada Workshop spike grenade.
• Type-3 Antipersonnel / Antimateriel Incendiary Grenade - An entry on the Orgudam Workshop firebomb.
• Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol - An entry on the Eos'Mak-pattern plasma pistol.
• Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle - An entry on the Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle.
• Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon - An entry on the Pez'tk-pattern fuel rod gun.
• Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher - An entry on the Type-33 Needler.
• Type-50 Sniper Rifle System - An entry on the Sulok-pattern beam rifle.
• Type-51 Carbine - An entry on the Vostu-pattern carbine.

Vehicles

• M12 Warthog - An entry on the M12 Warthog.
• Mongoose - An entry on the M274 Mongoose.
• Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle "Chopper" - An entry on the Barukaza Workshop Chopper.

Production notes

The document serves as the narrative backdrop for the Bungie.net news posts on the weapons and vehicles featured in the then-upcoming Halo 3. The posts are written by Robert McLees, who is referenced in-universe as the papers' fictional author "Dr. Robert McLees".