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The '''MA3A Individual Combat Weapon System''' is an assault rifle in [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA Series]], presumably a variant of the MA3.<ref group="note">In ''Halo: First Strike'' and ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', the weapon is identified as the MA3 assault rifle. However, ''Halo Waypoint''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s article on the MA series refers to it as the MA3A. The ''A'' in the weapon's designation implies that it is a variant of the baseline MA3.</ref> It was the predecessor of the [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]] used by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and the [[UNSC Navy]]. The weapon became obsolete when the MA5B was introduced, as the MA5B is capable of being stripped down and reconfigured for specific situations. | The '''MA3A Individual Combat Weapon System''' is an assault rifle in [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA Series]], presumably a variant of the MA3.<ref group="note">In ''Halo: First Strike'' and ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', the weapon is identified as the MA3 assault rifle. However, ''Halo Waypoint''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s article on the MA series refers to it as the MA3A. The ''A'' in the weapon's designation implies that it is a variant of the baseline MA3.</ref> It was the predecessor of the [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]] used by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and the [[UNSC Navy]]. The weapon became obsolete when the MA5B was introduced, as the MA5B is capable of being stripped down and reconfigured for specific situations. | ||
As of [[2552]], production of the MA3A had ceased, though it was common on the black market and was favored among terrorist organizations.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Assault Rifle'']</ref> The [[Insurrectionist]] guards on [[Eridanus Secundus]] were armed with MA3As, which replaced the [[ | As of [[2552]], production of the MA3A had ceased, though it was common on the black market and was favored among terrorist organizations.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Assault Rifle'']</ref> The [[Insurrectionist]] guards on [[Eridanus Secundus]] were armed with MA3As, which replaced the [[HMG-38]]s they had previously used.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 257''</ref> | ||
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