7.62x51mm

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== Performance ==

Weapons chambered for 7.62x51mm ammunition such as the MA5B assault rifle are considered to be powerful by UNSC soldiers.<ref name= "Flood1"/> [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|UNSC infantry combat armor]] is capable of preventing lethal penetration at close range from a limited burst,<ref>[[Halo Evolutions]]: [[The Mona Lisa]] </ref> though infantry and even light vehicles or aircraft such as Covenant [[Banshees]] are easily susceptible to fatal damage under sustained, accurate fire.<ref>[[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 utilising this round.<ref name= "Flood1"/>

Weapons chambered for 7.62x51mm ammunition such as the MA5B assault rifle are considered to be powerful by UNSC soldiers.<ref name= "Flood1"/> [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|UNSC infantry combat armor]] is capable of preventing lethal penetration at close range from a limited burst,<ref>[[Halo Evolutions]]: [[The Mona Lisa]] </ref> though infantry and even light vehicles or aircraft such as un-shielded Covenant [[Banshees]] are easily susceptible to fatal damage under sustained, accurate fire.<ref>[[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 utilising this round.<ref name= "Flood1"/>

== Real world background ==

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 == Performance ==
-Weapons chambered for 7.62x51mm ammunition such as the MA5B assault rifle are considered to be powerful by UNSC soldiers.<ref name= "Flood1"/> [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|UNSC infantry combat armor]] is capable of preventing lethal penetration at close range from a limited burst,<ref>[[Halo Evolutions]]: [[The Mona Lisa]] </ref> though infantry and even light vehicles or aircraft such as Covenant [[Banshees]] are easily susceptible to fatal damage under sustained, accurate fire.<ref>[[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 utilising this round.<ref name= "Flood1"/>
+Weapons chambered for 7.62x51mm ammunition such as the MA5B assault rifle are considered to be powerful by UNSC soldiers.<ref name= "Flood1"/> [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|UNSC infantry combat armor]] is capable of preventing lethal penetration at close range from a limited burst,<ref>[[Halo Evolutions]]: [[The Mona Lisa]] </ref> though infantry and even light vehicles or aircraft such as un-shielded Covenant [[Banshees]] are easily susceptible to fatal damage under sustained, accurate fire.<ref>[[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 utilising this round.<ref name= "Flood1"/>
 == Real world background ==