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[[File:Tacticaltrainingrounds.jpg|thumb|[[Maria-062|SPARTAN-062]] firing paint pellet rounds from two SMGs during a [[Armor Testing|mock battle]].]] | [[File:Tacticaltrainingrounds.jpg|thumb|[[Maria-062|SPARTAN-062]] firing paint pellet rounds from two SMGs during a [[Armor Testing|mock battle]].]] | ||
The '''paint pellet gun''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] weapon similar to [[Wikipedia:Paintball|paintball markers]] of the 20th and 21st centuries. Like its predecessor, it fires small plasticine pellets filled with brightly-colored paint. The paint pellet gun is often used by the [[ | The '''paint pellet gun''' is a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] weapon similar to [[Wikipedia:Paintball|paintball markers]] of the 20th and 21st centuries. Like its predecessor, it fires small plasticine pellets filled with brightly-colored paint. The paint pellet gun is often used by the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces as a non-lethal way of training new recruits in basic combat tactics, or as a method of testing new equipment in combat situations without permanently damaging it. | ||
A more advanced version of regular paint pellet is the [[tactical training round]], a round that also tranquilizes the target. | A more advanced version of regular paint pellet is the [[tactical training round]], a round that also tranquilizes the target. | ||