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[[File:H2A-AnotherDay1.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A UNSC Marine with the BR55 battle rifle]] | [[File:H2A-AnotherDay1.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A UNSC Marine with the BR55 battle rifle]] | ||
The standard issue weapon for UNSC Marine Corps is [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA5 Series|MA5 assault rifle series]], which can be outfitted with an [[M301 grenade launcher]] or an [[underslung shotgun]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGAssaultRifle '''Bungie.net''': ''MA5C Assault Rifle'']</ref> | The standard issue weapon for UNSC Marine Corps is [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA5 Series|MA5 assault rifle series]], which can be outfitted with an [[M301 grenade launcher]] or an [[underslung shotgun]].<ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BAGAssaultRifle '''Bungie.net''': ''MA5C Assault Rifle'']</ref> Marines were issued with the [[MA5B assault rifle|MA5B variant]] or the [[MA5C assault rifle|MA5C variant]], with the former being nearly universally phased out and replaced by the latter in late-2552.<ref name="enc318">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 318'' (2011)</ref> After the end of the Human-Covenant War, both previous variants were phased out and replaced by the [[MA5D assault rifle|MA5D]]. The [[BR55 battle rifle]] and [[BR55HB battle rifle|its heavy barrelled variant]] are used both as standard service rifles and as marksman's weapons. Their successor models, the [[BR85 battle rifle|BR85]] and [[BR85HB battle rifle|BR85HB]] variants were introduced in the postwar period, with the majority of the Corps favoring the more recent versions as the best models of the battle rifle.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 61''</ref> Furthermore, the UNSC Marine Corps has adopted the [[M395 Designated Marksman Rifle|M395 DMR]], though previous models have been eclipsed in the Marines by the prominence of the BR55 battle rifle and its variants. The [[M392 DMR]] also remains in service with Marine reserve units.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/dmr '''Halo Waypoint''': ''DMR'']</ref> The Corps issues several models of the [[M6 series|M6 handgun series]], with its standard sidearm being the [[M6H]] as of [[2555]], with the improved M6H2 entering service by 2557.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/magnum '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Magnum'']</ref> [[Special operations]] and vehicle crews are issued [[M7 SMG|M7 submachine gun]]s, with [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] typically using the [[M7S SMG|suppressed model]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3smg '''Bungie.net''': ''M7 / Caseless Submachine Gun'']</ref> | ||
Snipers operate the [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle|SRS99C-S2 AM]] and [[SRS99D-S2 AM sniper rifle|SRS99D-S2 AM]], and more recently the [[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle|SRS99-S5 AM]], sniper rifle variants for anti-matériel and anti-personnel operations.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/sniper-rifle '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Sniper Rifle'']</ref> The [[M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle]] was also formerly used as a dedicated anti-matériel weapon.<ref name="HGN122">'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|Page 122]]''</ref> Standard UNSC [[Sniper-spotter team|sniper teams]] consists of two operators; a spotter and a sniper. The [[M45 shotgun|M45]] and [[M90 shotgun]]s are often utilized in close-quarters engagements. Once the weapon that defining the Marine Corps as the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s spaceborne force-in-readiness, the Marine Corps has relegated the shotgun to less-visible duties with [[boarding]] parties, though the shotgun still remains an important weapon of close-quarters warfare.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/shotgun '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Shotgun'']</ref> The [[M739 SAW]] was also adopted in squad-support role.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 58''</ref> | Snipers operate the [[SRS99C-S2 AM sniper rifle|SRS99C-S2 AM]] and [[SRS99D-S2 AM sniper rifle|SRS99D-S2 AM]], and more recently the [[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle|SRS99-S5 AM]], sniper rifle variants for anti-matériel and anti-personnel operations.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/sniper-rifle '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Sniper Rifle'']</ref> The [[M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle]] was also formerly used as a dedicated anti-matériel weapon.<ref name="HGN122">'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|Page 122]]''</ref> Standard UNSC [[Sniper-spotter team|sniper teams]] consists of two operators; a spotter and a sniper. The [[M45 shotgun|M45]] and [[M90 shotgun]]s are often utilized in close-quarters engagements. Once the weapon that defining the Marine Corps as the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s spaceborne force-in-readiness, the Marine Corps has relegated the shotgun to less-visible duties with [[boarding]] parties, though the shotgun still remains an important weapon of close-quarters warfare.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/shotgun '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Shotgun'']</ref> The [[M739 SAW]] was also adopted in squad-support role.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 58''</ref> | ||