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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
[[File:Plasma_repeater.png|thumb|left|Blueprint of the plasma repeater.]] | [[File:Plasma_repeater.png|thumb|left|Blueprint of the plasma repeater.]] | ||
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 decrease due to reticule bloom.<ref>[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/31/exclusive-interview-on-the-halo-reach-sandbox.aspx '''GameInformer''' - ''Interview on Halo: Reach sandbox'']</ref> | 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 decrease due to reticule bloom.<ref>[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/31/exclusive-interview-on-the-halo-reach-sandbox.aspx '''GameInformer''' - ''Interview on Halo: Reach sandbox'']</ref> | ||
It is very likely that the Type-51 DER/I is either new to the Covenant arsenal or its use is limited to specific branches of the [[Covenant military]], as it has only been encountered by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] very recently and only in very limited numbers. Among its few battlefield uses was the [[Fall of Reach]] in mid-[[2552]], in which it was used by both [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]].{{Ref/Reuse|Bnet}} After the war, the plasma repeater was also used by [[Merg Vol|Merg Vol's]] [[Merg Vol's Covenant|Covenant]] during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-14IYU9C3A ''' | It is very likely that the Type-51 DER/I is either new to the Covenant arsenal or its use is limited to specific branches of the [[Covenant military]], as it has only been encountered by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] very recently and only in very limited numbers. Among its few battlefield uses was the [[Fall of Reach]] in mid-[[2552]], in which it was used by both [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]].{{Ref/Reuse|Bnet}} After the war, the plasma repeater was also used by [[Merg Vol|Merg Vol's]] [[Merg Vol's Covenant|Covenant]] during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-14IYU9C3A '''YouTube''' ''Halo Spartan Assault gameplay w/ 343i employee Jay Frechette (E3 2013)'']</ref> In [[2557]], the plasma repeater was utilized by [[Jul 'Mdama|Jul 'Mdama's]] [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] during the battles of [[Battle of Installation 03|Installation 03]] and [[Battle of New Phoenix|New Phoenix]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]'''</ref> | ||
==Differences from the plasma rifle== | ==Differences from the plasma rifle== | ||
*Each shot of the plasma repeater is .5% of the battery, making a total of 200 shots possible. Each shot from the [[Type-25 plasma rifle|plasma rifle]] is .25%, for a total of 400 shots possible. | *Each shot of the plasma repeater is .5% of the battery, making a total of 200 shots possible. Each shot from the [[Type-25 plasma rifle|plasma rifle]] is .25%, for a total of 400 shots possible. | ||
*The plasma repeater takes 18 shots to kill a fully shielded [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]], while only 16 are needed with the plasma rifle. | *The plasma repeater takes 18 shots to kill a fully shielded [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]], while only 16 are needed with the plasma rifle. | ||
*The plasma repeater does the same damage per bolt to both health and shields; the plasma rifle does more damage per bolt against shields but less against health. | *The plasma repeater does the same damage per bolt to both health and shields; the plasma rifle does more damage per bolt against shields, but less against health. | ||
*The bolts fired from the plasma repeater travel faster than those of the plasma rifle (at 50.00 meters, the repeater's shots take .5 seconds to reach the target, while the plasma rifle's take .6 seconds). | *The bolts fired from the plasma repeater travel faster than those of the plasma rifle (at 50.00 meters, the repeater's shots take .5 seconds to reach the target, while the plasma rifle's take .6 seconds). | ||
*The bolts of the plasma repeater have a purple hue, in contrast to the blue hue of those from the plasma rifle. | *The bolts of the plasma repeater have a purple hue, in contrast to the blue hue of those from the plasma rifle. | ||