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== Variants == | == Variants == | ||
===M118 FMJ-AP=== | ===M118 FMJ-AP=== | ||
M118 FMJ-AP ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_metal_jacket_bullet full metal jacket], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armor-piercing_bullet armor-piercing]) rounds are the standard-issue ammo type employed by the [[MA5 series|UNSC's assault rifles]],<ref name="EVGAR">[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]], Assault Rifle</ref> the [[M392]]<ref name="EVGDMR">[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]], DMR</ref> and [[M395]] DMRs,<ref name="H4VGDMR">[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]], DMR</ref> and the [[M739 Light Machine Gun|M739 LMG]].<ref name="H4VGSAW">[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]], SAW</ref> The projectile's armor-piercing capabilities stem from its specially hardened construction.<ref name= "Flood1">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', Chapter 1</ref> [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|UNSC infantry combat armor]] is capable of preventing lethal penetration at close range from a limited burst at the cost of bruising and significant discomfort,<ref name="TML">''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[The Mona Lisa]]'', section ">Lopez 1527 hours"</ref> though infantry and even light vehicles or aircraft such as un-shielded [[Covenant]] [[Banshees]] are susceptible to fatal damage under sustained, accurate fire.<ref name="Flood2">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> [[Energy shielding|Energy shields]] drastically reduce the ammunition's stopping power, as a great deal of concentrated fire from multiple weapons - or an extended period of continuous automatic fire from a single weapon - is needed to overwhelm them.<ref name= "Flood1"/> | M118 FMJ-AP ([[wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_metal_jacket_bullet|full metal jacket]], [[wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armor-piercing_bullet|armor-piercing]]) rounds are the standard-issue ammo type employed by the [[MA5 series|UNSC's assault rifles]],<ref name="EVGAR">[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]], Assault Rifle</ref> the [[M392]]<ref name="EVGDMR">[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]], DMR</ref> and [[M395]] DMRs,<ref name="H4VGDMR">[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]], DMR</ref> and the [[M739 Light Machine Gun|M739 LMG]].<ref name="H4VGSAW">[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]], SAW</ref> The projectile's armor-piercing capabilities stem from its specially hardened construction.<ref name= "Flood1">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', Chapter 1</ref> [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|UNSC infantry combat armor]] is capable of preventing lethal penetration at close range from a limited burst at the cost of bruising and significant discomfort,<ref name="TML">''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', ''[[The Mona Lisa]]'', section ">Lopez 1527 hours"</ref> though infantry and even light vehicles or aircraft such as un-shielded [[Covenant]] [[Banshees]] are susceptible to fatal damage under sustained, accurate fire.<ref name="Flood2">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', ''Chapter 2''</ref> [[Energy shielding|Energy shields]] drastically reduce the ammunition's stopping power, as a great deal of concentrated fire from multiple weapons - or an extended period of continuous automatic fire from a single weapon - is needed to overwhelm them.<ref name= "Flood1"/> | ||
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===Hollow-point=== | ===Hollow-point=== | ||
7.62x51mm [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow-point_bullet hollow-point] ammunition is a variant type of round which is optimal for use against unprotected biological targets, also employed occasionally in the [[MA5B]]. A situationally useful attribute of this ammo type is that it is unlikely to cause unwanted to damage to potentially vulnerable structures like equipment cabinets, viewports and [[starship]] hulls, making them a useful tool when taking a ship. Magazines containing this ammunition are recognizably marked with red paint.<ref>''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 24</ref> | 7.62x51mm [[wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow-point_bullet|hollow-point]] ammunition is a variant type of round which is optimal for use against unprotected biological targets, also employed occasionally in the [[MA5B]]. A situationally useful attribute of this ammo type is that it is unlikely to cause unwanted to damage to potentially vulnerable structures like equipment cabinets, viewports and [[starship]] hulls, making them a useful tool when taking a ship. Magazines containing this ammunition are recognizably marked with red paint.<ref>''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 24</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
