Kelos'vaarda-pattern storm rifle
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The Kelos'vaarda-pattern Rifle[3] (UNSC Type classification: Type-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced, T-55 DER/A)[5] more commonly known as the Storm Rifle, is directed-energy weapon developed by Lodam Armory and primarily used by the Sangheili. It was introduced in the Blooding Years as a successor to the plasma rifles of the Covenant, and has become adopted by remnant factions of all stripes.[3]
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The Storm Rifle was created by Lodam Armory, an arms manufacturer based on Sanghelios. It was designed as an upgrade to the Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle which saw near-ubiquitous use in the armed forces of the Covenant empire.[3][6] The weapon's overall construction is similar to other infantry plasma weapons like the plasma repeater and pulse carbine, boasting a traditional rifle-styled layout with a stock, grip, trigger, and foregrip. Like the plasma repeater, the Storm Rifle boasts a rotating cylinder at the core of the weapon - the cylinder houses a modular coil set which rotates when firing, allowing for higher rates-of-fire and better cooling (the latter achieved with the aid of a cooling shroud mounted above the barrel.[5] The barrel is an extended accelerator channel similar in design to that of the pulse carbine and Vostu-pattern carbine which grants the weapon increased range over the plasma rifle and repeater.[5][2][3]
These modifications are claimed by Lodam Armory to grant the Storm Rifle increased range and cooling than its predecessors.[5][2][3] They are relatively simple to manufacture, which has led to them profilerating among numerous factions of the Post-Covenant War conflicts.[3]
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- Fury: Ancient Sangheili script carved on the plasma generator casing is a curse aimed at any wielder without bloodstained hands. Fury is an improved Storm Rifle with improved heat dissipation and better accuracy.[7]
- Blissful Slumber: There is no rest for the weary merchants of death who labor to feed the fires of war on Sanghelios. Blissful Slumber is an advanced Storm Rifle with increased damage and knockback on hit. Each plasma bolt has an arcing trajectory and detonates on impact, causing a small secondary explosion with a damage radius of 2.75 meters.[8]
Fury
Blissful Slumber
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After decades of success with armor systems, Lodam Armory branched out into creating weaponry, with their first desire being to fashion a multi-role rifle meant to replace the Okarda'phaa-pattern plasma rifle within the Covenant ranks. The result would be the Storm Rifle, a directed energy rifle that carried with it the heritage of Lodam's Storm harness. While the baseline Storm Rifle wouldn’t be fully catalogued and designated until 2555 by the UNSC, its existence spans decades, and in that time, Lodam Armory produced several experimental and enhanced variants.[9] Earlier iterations of the weapon were often more specialized and employed by Storm-class units within the Covenant. Eventually, the design was improved by Lodam Armory by 2553[10] and saw use during Sangheili civil conflicts following the Human-Covenant War's conclusion.