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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
[[File:Focusrifle.png|thumb|200px|left|A blueprint of a focus rifle]] | [[File:Focusrifle.png|thumb|200px|left|A blueprint of a focus rifle.]] | ||
The Focus Rifle is a [[sniper]]-style weapon, that, despite its visual similarities to the [[Type-50 Sniper Rifle System]], functions quite differently. Instead of a firing a single beam in one shot, the rifle fires a continuous purple-tinted beam of magnetically contained plasma, similar in operation to a [[Sentinel Beam]], the [[Forerunner]] weapon from which the T-52 SAR was reverse-engineered. The plasma is formed in a cylindrical module and directed through a channel of electromagnetic coils, forming a precise beam. Like most Covenant infantry weapons, the weapon draws its power from a battery. The weapon requires high power expenditure and the battery is easily depleted.<ref name="guide"/> The exact mechanism by which it functions was under investigation by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] as of August 2552.<ref name="Bnet"/> | The Focus Rifle is a [[sniper]]-style weapon, that, despite its visual similarities to the [[Type-50 Sniper Rifle System]], functions quite differently. Instead of a firing a single beam in one shot, the rifle fires a continuous purple-tinted beam of magnetically contained plasma, similar in operation to a [[Sentinel Beam]], the [[Forerunner]] weapon from which the T-52 SAR was reverse-engineered. The plasma is formed in a cylindrical module and directed through a channel of electromagnetic coils, forming a precise beam. Like most Covenant infantry weapons, the weapon draws its power from a battery. The weapon requires high power expenditure and the battery is easily depleted.<ref name="guide"/> The exact mechanism by which it functions was under investigation by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] as of August 2552.<ref name="Bnet"/> | ||
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File:focus rifle.jpg|The Focus Rifle in first-person during the [[Halo: Reach Beta]]. | File:focus rifle.jpg|The Focus Rifle in first-person during the [[Halo: Reach Beta]]. | ||
File:Reach FocusRifle Beta.jpg|A different angle of a Spartan-III firing the Focus Rifle during the Halo: Reach Beta. | File:Reach FocusRifle Beta.jpg|A different angle of a Spartan-III firing the Focus Rifle during the Halo: Reach Beta. | ||
File:Render - focusrifle.jpg|A render of the Focus Rifle | File:Render - focusrifle.jpg|A render of the Focus Rifle. | ||
File:T52sar_ref.jpg|A turnaround reference of the Type-52 SAR. | File:T52sar_ref.jpg|A turnaround reference of the Type-52 SAR. | ||
File:Focus_Rifle_Cropped.png|A view of the focus rifle | File:Focus_Rifle_Cropped.png|A view of the focus rifle. | ||
File:HR-T52SARFocusRifle-Side.png|In-game side view of the Focus Rifle from ''Halo: Reach''. | File:HR-T52SARFocusRifle-Side.png|In-game side view of the Focus Rifle from ''Halo: Reach''. | ||
File:Unknown Beam Weapon-Covenant.jpg|A [[Spartan-III Program|Spartan]] firing the Focus Rifle. | File:Unknown Beam Weapon-Covenant.jpg|A [[Spartan-III Program|Spartan]] firing the Focus Rifle. |