Nakata'vho-pattern plasma repeater

The Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved (T51 DER/I), more commonly known as a Plasma Repeater, is a plasma-based Directed Energy Weapon used by the Covenant Empire, specifically the Sangheili, during the Fall of Reach in August 2552.

Description


The weapon's rate of fire will slow as it is fired and the weapon heats up. This can be solved by manually venting the rifle with the reload button, which can be done all at once or gradually. However, as the weapon overheats and the rate of fire slows, the accuracy of the weapon will increase.

It is very likely that the Type-51 DER is either new to the Covenant arsenal or it is a branch-specific weapon, as it has only been encountered by the UNSC very recently and only in very limited numbers.

Trivia

 * According to Bungie, the Plasma Repeater is the Covenant's equivalent to the UNSC's MA5 Series.
 * The weapon's front end has a striking aesthetic similarity to the Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle. The weapon's targeting reticule is also similar to the Plasma Rifle.
 * The weapon was designed primarily for Multiplayer for balancing purposes, but it also appears in Halo: Reach's Campaign and Firefight. Although it appears before the Plasma Rifle does.
 * The Plasma Repeater actually never overheats, building up heat which slows its rate of fire and accuracy until it is either vented or runs out of battery. This makes it one of the few battery-operated Covenant weapons to not be burdened with a necessary cooldown.
 * There is an odd event that can be performed on the Plasma Repeater. In a Custom Game, Firefight or Forge, set Infinite Ammo to "Bottomless Clip", so it never loses fire rate. Get a Plasma Repeater and fire it non-stop. The reticle will bloom far beyond the center of the screen. Once the reticle blooms to a certain point, it will reset itself to the middle of the screen again. However, ceasing fire will cause the reticle to move to the center and then reset to the edges of the screen, then slowly move back to its original place. It is unknown why this occurs, but is most probably a glitch. It also greatly increases the fire rate giving it one of the fastest fire rates in Halo Reach.

Appearances

 * Halo: Reach