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The '''MA5 Series'''<ref>http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3plasmapistol</ref> is a weapon series used during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The MA5 is a modular weapon system, able to accept a variety of attachments, producing many different variants: the [[MA5B]], the [[MA5C]] and the [[MA5K]], all in use with the [[UNSCDF]].
The '''MA5 Series'''<ref>http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3plasmapistol</ref> is a weapon series used during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The MA5 is a modular weapon system, able to accept a variety of attachments, producing many different variants: the [[MA5B]], the [[MA5C]] and the [[MA5K]], all in use with the [[UNSCDF]].


Both the MA5B and MA5C are [[Bullpup]]-style weapons, having the cartridges loaded in from the back of the firearm.
Both the MA5B and MA5C are [[Bullpup]]-style weapons, having the cartridges loaded in from the back of the firearm, and are often the bread and butter of the UNSCDF forces.


The MA5 series was preceded by the [[MA3 Assault Rifle]], though it is unknown if any other models, were in use between the UNSC's dropping of the MA3<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]]</ref> and its adoption of the MA5.
The MA5 series was preceded by the [[MA3 Assault Rifle]], though it is unknown if any other models, were in use between the UNSC's dropping of the MA3<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]]</ref> and its adoption of the MA5.