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Sulok-pattern beam rifle

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This article is about the weapon featured in Halo 2 and Halo 3. For other beam rifle models, see particle beam rifle.
Sulok-pattern beam rifle
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A cropped screenshot of the Sulok-pattern beam rifle.

A cropped screenshot of the Sulok-pattern beam rifle in Halo 3.
A screenshot of the Sulok-pattern beam rifle. Original image by User:Saphira.

Production overview

Manufacturer:

Type:

Particle beam rifle

Specifications

Length:

  • Halo 3 variant:
  • Halo 5 variant:
    • 160 centimeters (62.8 in)[2]

Weight:

18.0 kilograms (39.6 lb)[5][4]

Ammunition type:

Ionized accelerated hydrogen particles[3]

Feed system:

100 battery units (10 shots)[5][4][3]

Operation:

Particle beam

Muzzle velocity:

3,657 m/s (12,000 ft/s)[5][Note 2]

Effective range:

1,829 meters (6000 ft)[6]

Service history

In service:

Human-Covenant War
Great Schism
Post-Covenant War conflicts

 

"As soon as the first guy goes down with blood and steam whistling out through the neat new hole in their head, you know you’re in for a long, miserable game of ‘where the foxtrot did that come from.'"
— Unknown UNSC serviceman

The Sulok-pattern Long Rifle[2] (UNSC Type classification: Type-50 Sniper Rifle System or Special Application Sniper Rifle, T-50 SRS or SASR)[5][3][4][7] is a particle beam rifle weapon system employed by the military forces of the Covenant empire and its remnants.

The Sulok-pattern rifle is the Covenant counterpart of the UNSC SRS99 series sniper rifles. It is also the successor to the earlier Zubo-pattern beam rifle. The weapon has a variety of nicknames including PBR,[8] PB and Covenant Sniper.[4]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

A screenshot of the Sulok-pattern beam rifle in Halo 3.
A Particle Beam Rifle.

The Sulok-pattern rifle is a battery-powered directed energy weapon that fires ionized particle beams.[4][7] The battery for the weapon has enough charge to fire ten shots. The muzzle velocity of the weapon