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===Shredder=== | ===Shredder=== | ||
Shredder rounds are an alternate 7.62x51mm ammunition type occasionally employed with the [[MA5B assault rifle]].<ref name="TFoRPrologue">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Prologue</ref> The projectiles they fire are designed to splinter on impact,<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 29</ref> and are highly effective against lightly-armored infantry like [[Covenant]] [[Grunt|grunt soldiers]]<ref name="TFoRPrologue"/> and building materials like marble tiles and wood.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 22</ref> | Shredder rounds are an alternate 7.62x51mm ammunition type occasionally employed with the [[MA5B assault rifle]].<ref name="TFoRPrologue">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Prologue</ref> The projectiles they fire are designed to splinter on impact,<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 29</ref> and are highly effective against lightly-armored infantry like [[Covenant]] [[Grunt|grunt soldiers]]<ref name="TFoRPrologue"/> and building materials like marble tiles and wood.<ref name="TFoR22">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 22</ref> Ammunition of this type was used by the [[SPARTAN-II]]s of [[Blue Team]] to engage a horde of [[Unggoy]] in the [[Battle of Jericho VII|Battle of Jericho VII]].<ref name="TFoRPrologue"/> Another instance of their use by Blue Team was at [[Cote d'Azur]], when engaging a pair of [[Mgalekgolo|hunters]] in a museum. After finding their AP rounds were ineffective against the hunters' armor, [[John-117]] ordered the [[SPARTAN-IIs]] to use shredder rounds to fire at the floor beneath them, causing the hunters to fall to the level below.<ref name="TFoR22"/> | ||
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