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The '''Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved''' ('''T51 DER/I''')<ref name="Bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25439 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach - Ordnance Page'']</ref>, more commonly known as | The '''Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved''' ('''T51 DER/I''')<ref name="Bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25439 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach - Ordnance Page'']</ref>, more commonly known as a '''Plasma Repeater''', is a [[plasma]]-based [[Directed Energy Weapon]] used by the [[Covenant Empire]], specifically the [[Sangheili]], during the [[Battle of Reach]] in [[2552#August|August 2552]]. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
[[Image:Plasma_repeater.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Outline of the Plasma Repeater.]] | [[Image:Plasma_repeater.jpg|thumb|left|175px|Outline of the Plasma Repeater.]] | ||
The weapon's rate of fire will slow as it is fired and the weapon heats up. This can be solved by manually venting the rifle with the reload button, which can be done all at once or gradually. However, as the weapon overheats and the rate of fire slows, the accuracy of the weapon will increase.<ref>[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/31/exclusive-interview-on-the-halo-reach-sandbox.aspx '''GameInformer''' - ''Interview on Halo: Reach sandbox'']</ref> | The weapon's rate of fire will slow as it is fired and the weapon heats up. This can be solved by manually venting the rifle with the reload button, which can be done all at once or gradually. However, as the weapon overheats and the rate of fire slows, the accuracy of the weapon will increase.<ref>[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/03/31/exclusive-interview-on-the-halo-reach-sandbox.aspx '''GameInformer''' - ''Interview on Halo: Reach sandbox'']</ref> | ||
It is very likely that the Type-51 DER is either new to the Covenant arsenal or it is a branch specific weapon, as it has only been encountered by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] very recently and only in very limited numbers.<ref name="Bnet"/> | It is very likely that the Type-51 DER is either new to the Covenant arsenal or it is a branch specific weapon, as it has only been encountered by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] very recently and only in very limited numbers.<ref name="Bnet"/> | ||