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The '''MA5 series''', collectively known as the '''MA5 Individual Combat Weapon System''' | The '''MA5 series''', collectively known as the '''MA5 Individual Combat Weapon System''', is a series of air-cooled, gas-operated assault rifles produced by [[Misriah Armory]]. Part of the larger [[MA Series]], the MA5 is the workhorse of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. Having been in service for more than fifty years,<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 16''</ref><ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Assault Rifle''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20111004174237/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 Archive.org])</ref> the MA5 series is the oldest rifle platform currently utilized by the UNSC, with more than a dozen models still in use.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-locke-load '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Locke & Load'']</ref> While the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and the [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] use the MA5 designation, the [[UNSC Army|Army]] refers to the weapon as the '''MA37'''. | ||
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
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== Known models == | == Known models == | ||
*[[MA37 assault rifle|MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]] - The MA37, the [[UNSC Army]]'s designation of the MA5, was introduced in 2437 and is still favored heavily by the Army despite newer iterations of the series due to its ruggedness and simplicity. The MA37 has a more skeletal cowling than other MA5 variants.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | *[[MA37 assault rifle|MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]] - The MA37, the [[UNSC Army]]'s designation of the MA5, was introduced in 2437 and is still favored heavily by the Army despite newer iterations of the series due to its ruggedness and simplicity. The MA37 has a more skeletal cowling than other MA5 variants.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | ||
*[[MA40 assault rifle]] - An updated version of the MA37 that increases mechanical reliability and durability in more extreme conditions.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc162|Enc22|Page=162}} | |||
*[[MA5B assault rifle|MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]] - Much less accurate in comparison to the MA5C and MA5D, it is often relegated to use in short-range combat. The MA5B receives a sixty-round magazine.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | *[[MA5B assault rifle|MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]] - Much less accurate in comparison to the MA5C and MA5D, it is often relegated to use in short-range combat. The MA5B receives a sixty-round magazine.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | ||
*[[MA5C assault rifle|MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System]] - An improvement upon the MA5B, featuring a heavier barrel with a one-in-seven twist, a stronger magazine spring mechanism, a lower-profile electronics housing, and a sturdier, more ergonomically designed trigger guard. It receives a shortened thirty-two round magazine; the reduced magazine capacity in relation to the MA5B is part of an effort to prevent wearing of the magazine spring.{{Ref/Reuse|McLees}} It is used by the Marine Corps and the Navy in short-to-mid range combat.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | *[[MA5C assault rifle|MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System]] - An improvement upon the MA5B, featuring a heavier barrel with a one-in-seven twist, a stronger magazine spring mechanism, a lower-profile electronics housing, and a sturdier, more ergonomically designed trigger guard. It receives a shortened thirty-two round magazine; the reduced magazine capacity in relation to the MA5B is part of an effort to prevent wearing of the magazine spring.{{Ref/Reuse|McLees}} It is used by the Marine Corps and the Navy in short-to-mid range combat.{{Ref/Reuse|Waypoint}} | ||
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File:Halo4-MasterChief-John117.png|John-117 wielding an MA5D. | File:Halo4-MasterChief-John117.png|John-117 wielding an MA5D. | ||
File:H4-MA5D-Schematic.jpg|A schematic of the MA5D. | File:H4-MA5D-Schematic.jpg|A schematic of the MA5D. | ||
File:HINF - CU29 MarkIV.jpg|A [[Mark IV]]-clad [[Spartan-IV]] with an MA5 in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''. | |||
File:HINF EvolvedMA5HUD.png|First-person view of the Evolved MA5 in ''Halo Infinite''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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**''[[Human Weakness]]'' | **''[[Human Weakness]]'' | ||
**''[[The Return]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}} | **''[[The Return]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}} | ||
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