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The '''Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle'''<ref name="bnet"/> ('''T25 DER'''),<ref name="bnet reach">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=28439 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach - Ordnance - Plasma Rifle'']</ref> more commonly known as the '''plasma rifle''', is a fully automatic rifle, formerly serving as a [[Covenant]] infantry weapon. The Type-25 DER was the primary weapon of the Covenant's officer corps,<ref name="bnet"/> standard-issue to [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]]. However, lower-caste species within the Covenant who had attained significant rank within the [[Covenant military]] were also issued this weapon during operations. The Type-25 DER was one of the earliest and most frequently encountered Covenant [[plasma]] weapons. It occupies a role very similar to the [[human]] [[assault rifle]].<ref name="bnet reach"/> | The '''Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle'''<ref name="bnet"/> ('''T25 DER'''),<ref name="bnet reach">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=28439 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach - Ordnance - Plasma Rifle'']</ref> more commonly known as the '''plasma rifle''', is a fully automatic rifle, formerly serving as a [[Covenant]] infantry weapon. The Type-25 DER was the primary weapon of the Covenant's officer corps,<ref name="bnet"/> standard-issue to [[Sangheili]] and [[Jiralhanae]]. However, lower-caste species within the Covenant who had attained significant rank within the [[Covenant military]] were also issued this weapon during operations. The Type-25 DER was one of the earliest and most frequently encountered Covenant [[plasma]] weapons. It occupies a role very similar to the [[human]] [[assault rifle]].<ref name="bnet reach"/> | ||
The earliest iterations of the plasma rifle were in use by the Sangheili warrior class for millennia, long before the Covenant itself was established. Human researchers of the [[UNSC]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] believe that the plasma rifle's current design dates back at least five | The earliest iterations of the plasma rifle were in use by the Sangheili warrior class for millennia, long before the Covenant itself was established. Human researchers of the [[UNSC]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] believe that the plasma rifle's current design dates back at least five thousand years, with only slight modifications made to the rifle over time.<ref name="universe"/> In the post-[[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]] era, though, it has been largely phased out for the [[Type-55 storm rifle]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-locke-load '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Locke & Load'']</ref> | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
