Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present

Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525–Present is a document written by Dr. Robert McLees detailing the weaponry and vehicles utilized by both the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant in the Human-Covenant War. It is the result of long-term in-the-field interviews between McLees and the personnel from the Marine unit E2-BAG/1/7.

Known contents
The following entries are known in the document:

UNSC weaponry

 * MA5C Assault Rifle - An entry on the MA5C assault rifle.
 * M6G Personal Defense Weapon System - An entry on the M6G2 magnum.
 * M7/Caseless SMG - An entry on the M7 SMG.
 * M7057/Defoliant Projector - An entry on the M7057 flamethrower.
 * M9 High Explosive-Dual Purpose Antipersonnel Grenade - An entry on the M9 fragmentation grenade.
 * M90A Close Assault Weapon System - An entry on the M90A shotgun.
 * Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galileian Nonlinear Rifle - An entry on the M6/R Spartan Laser.

Covenant weaponry

 * Brute Spiker - An entry on the Paegaas Workshop Spiker.
 * Spike Grenade - An entry on the Jovokada Workshop spike grenade.
 * Type-3 Antipersonnel / Antimateriel Incendiary Grenade - An entry on the Orgudam Workshop firebomb.
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol - An entry on the.
 * Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle - An entry on the.
 * Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon - An entry on the.
 * Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher - An entry on the Type-33 Needler.
 * Type-50 Sniper Rifle System - An entry on the.
 * Type-51 Carbine - An entry on the.

Vehicles

 * M12 Warthog - An entry on the M12 Warthog.
 * Mongoose - An entry on the M274 Mongoose.
 * Type-25 Rapid Assault Vehicle "Chopper" - An entry on the Barukaza Workshop Chopper.

Production notes
The document serves as the narrative backdrop for the Bungie.net news posts on the weapons and vehicles featured in the then-upcoming Halo 3. The posts are written by Robert McLees, who is referenced in-universe as the papers' fictional author "Dr. Robert McLees".