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The machine pistol is a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[Wikipedia:Machine pistol|machine pistol]] of unknown make and model, which was in service during the [[post-Covenant War conflicts]]. At some point after [[2557#December|December 5, 2557]],{{Ref/Game|Id=CoOpIntro|SA|co-op intro cutscene}}{{Ref/Book|H4EVG|Pg=19|Detail=Roland}}{{Ref/Note|The [[artificial intelligence]] [[Roland]] appears during the introduction cutscene for the co-op [[Halo: Spartan Assault co-op missions|Flood missions]], and serves as its narrator. As he was put into service on December 5, 2557, this indicates that the TACSIM training session depicted in the cutscene took place some time after that date.}} the weapon was present in a [[UNSC Tactical Simulator|TACSIM]] training session hosted by [[Roland]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. These used a simulation of a [[Forerunner]] location called [[X-40]] which had been populated with [[Flood]] forms in order to prepare a group [[Spartan]]s to fight the parasite, should the UNSC ever encounter it again.{{Ref/Reuse|SACoOp}}{{Ref/Reuse|CoOpIntro}} | The machine pistol is a [[United Nations Space Command]] [[Wikipedia:Machine pistol|machine pistol]] of unknown make and model, which was in service during the [[post-Covenant War conflicts]]. At some point after [[2557#December|December 5, 2557]],{{Ref/Game|Id=CoOpIntro|SA|co-op intro cutscene}}{{Ref/Book|H4EVG|Pg=19|Detail=Roland}}{{Ref/Note|The [[artificial intelligence]] [[Roland]] appears during the introduction cutscene for the co-op [[Halo: Spartan Assault co-op missions|Flood missions]], and serves as its narrator. As he was put into service on December 5, 2557, this indicates that the TACSIM training session depicted in the cutscene took place some time after that date.}} the weapon was present in a [[UNSC Tactical Simulator|TACSIM]] training session hosted by [[Roland]] aboard the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. These used a simulation of a [[Forerunner]] location called [[X-40]] which had been populated with [[Flood]] forms in order to prepare a group of [[Spartan]]s to fight the parasite, should the UNSC ever encounter it again.{{Ref/Reuse|SACoOp}}{{Ref/Reuse|CoOpIntro}} | ||
[[UNSC rank structure|Private]] [[Lewis Allen]] once described the machine pistol as "sloppy", but noted that this made it ideal for dealing with [[infection form]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Quote}} | [[UNSC rank structure|Private]] [[Lewis Allen]] once described the machine pistol as "sloppy", but noted that this made it ideal for dealing with [[infection form]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Quote}} | ||