Editing Plasma rifle (Chalybs)

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This '''unnamed plasma rifle''' was a prototype [[Plasma weaponry|plasma weapon]] created by [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]], a [[human]] arms manufacturer, during the [[Human-Covenant War]].

==Overview==
===Design details===
The energy rifle prototype had an appearance consisting of multiple parts that appeared to be cobbled together, in a "bizarre" configuration - suggesting the prototype was still a ways off final trialling. When attempting to use the weapon, [[Victor Gallardo]] noted that it was impossible to tell if he was holding it correctly. The weapon has a shoulder stock and is noted to be heavier than the marksman rifle he had previously learned to shoot with.{{Ref/Reuse|BB18}} The prototype present in the workshop of [[Saskia Nazari]]'s father was fitted with a [[Telescopic sight|night-vision scope]], which could be zeroed to allow for targeting at range.{{Ref/Novel|Id=BB14|BatB|Chapter=14}} 

When fired, the weapon emits a flash of [[plasma]], which is capable of destroying a tree and turning it into a large number of smaller splinters upon impact. The weapon's firing generates a considerable amount of recoil. This mechanism is achieved thanks to the reverse-engineering of [[Covenant]] technology captured in the war, which had been integrated into the rifle in some capacity. The weapon is fitted with a safety mechanism, and is capable of being fired on a semi-automatic setting.{{Ref/Reuse|BB18}}

The weapon's exact model designation remains unknown; at the time of the Covenant [[Battle of Meridian|invasion]] of [[Meridian]], Saskia Nazari could only recall that it was a "''string of letters and numbers''".{{Ref/Reuse|BB18}}

===Development history===
The prototype was created by Saskia Nazari's father, a contractor for [[Chalybs Defense Solutions]] at the company's [[Angoulême]] facility. As of [[2548]], the weapon was still in prototyping stages and had not been greenlit for full production yet.{{Ref/Reuse|BB14}} Saskia was unsure whether the weapon was slated for use by the [[United Nations Space Command]] or other human military/ paramilitary organisations, given Chalybs' propensity for supplying various armed groups across [[Human colonies|the colonies]].{{Ref/Reuse|BB17}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Plasma weapons]]
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