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===Ammunition===
===Ammunition===
The MA5B Assault Rifle is an air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed, select-fire bullpup rifle that fires 60 rounds of 7.62×51mm ammunition. The weapon is able to use [[M118 Full Metal Jacket Armor-Piercing]] rounds,<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', [[:File:HCE M118 Ammo.png|M118 Ammo pack]]</ref> and [[Shredder round]]s.<ref name="HTFORP">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Prologue</ref> It is capable firing both fully automatic and three round bursts,<ref name="HSS24">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 24''</ref> when firing automatically it can fire a spray of fifteen rounds per second.<ref name="HTFORP"/> Alternatively, MA5Bs could be loaded with [[wikipedia:Hollow point bullet|hollow point bullets]], which were highly effective against unarmored targets while leaving the surrounding environment intact. They were distinguished by the red paint on their magazines.<ref name="HSSC24">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 24''</ref>
The MA5B Assault Rifle is an air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed, select-fire bullpup rifle that fires 60 rounds of 7.62×51mm ammunition. The weapon is able to use [[M118 Full Metal Jacket Armor-Piercing]] rounds,<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', [[:File:HCE M118 Ammo.png|M118 Ammo pack]]</ref> and [[Shredder round]]s.<ref name="HTFORP">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Prologue</ref> It is capable firing both fully automatic and in three round bursts,<ref name="HSS24">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 24''</ref> and when firing automatically it can fire a spray of fifteen rounds per second.<ref name="HTFORP"/> Alternatively, MA5Bs could be loaded with [[wikipedia:Hollow point bullet|hollow point bullets]], which were highly effective against unarmored targets while leaving the surrounding environment intact. They were distinguished by the red paint on their magazines.<ref name="HSSC24">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 24''</ref>


===Variants===
===Variants===