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|rate=15 rounds per second automatic,<ref name="TFoRPrologue">[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], Prologue</ref> semi-automatic,<ref name="SilentStorm27">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 27</ref> 3-round burst<ref name="SilentStorm24">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 24</ref> | |rate=15 rounds per second automatic,<ref name="TFoRPrologue">[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]], Prologue</ref> semi-automatic,<ref name="SilentStorm27">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 27</ref> 3-round burst<ref name="SilentStorm24">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 24</ref> | ||
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|range=~500m<ref name="Oblivion19">''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 19</ref> | |range=~500m<ref name="Oblivion19">''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 19</ref>{{Ref/Note|This is indicated in an exchange between [[Linda-058]] and Captain Dkani of the ''UNSC Wheatley''. When Linda tells him to have his men open fire at "50 paces", he responds by saying that the MA5B's range is almost ten times that. In reply, Linda tells him that if they open fire at 500m (the product of 50x10), being inexperienced shooters, they will waste their ammunition. This indicates that in the context of this exchange, "paces" is being used to refer to meters, as opposed to the term's real world designations as a non-standard measurement unit (~0.75m in the US).}} | ||
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The '''MA5B assault rifle''', or simply '''MA5B''', is a standard-issue automatic rifle utilized widely by the [[UNSC]], particularly the [[Marine Corps]].<ref name="ENC318"/> It is part of [[Misriah Armory|Misriah Armory's]] [[MA5 series|MA5 Individual Combat Weapon System (ICWS) series]].<ref name="CEAL"/> | The '''MA5B assault rifle''', or simply '''MA5B''', is a standard-issue automatic rifle utilized widely by the [[UNSC]], particularly the [[Marine Corps]].<ref name="ENC318"/> It is part of [[Misriah Armory|Misriah Armory's]] [[MA5 series|MA5 Individual Combat Weapon System (ICWS) series]].<ref name="CEAL"/> | ||
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As the bolt travels back, the spent casing from the expended round is pushed out of the ejection port. After the bolt opens, the weapon’s recoil system pushes it forward again to strip a fresh round from the currently loaded magazine and lock it into the firing chamber. Over the course of these actions, the ammunition counter situated on the display of the weapon’s integrated computer will register the expenditure of one round from the total supply provided by the magazine and tick down by that value.<ref name="HCE"/> From this point, one of three things will occur. If the weapon’s fire-selector was set to the semi-automatic mode of fire, the trigger will have to be released and pulled again before another round fires.<ref name="SilentStorm27"/> If the weapon is set to the 3-round burst fire mode, each pull of the trigger will result in 3 successive shots.<ref name="SilentStorm24"/> If the weapon is set to fully-automatic, however, the firing action will repeat successively while the trigger is held down until the magazine is expended or the trigger is released.<ref name="HCE"/> | As the bolt travels back, the spent casing from the expended round is pushed out of the ejection port. After the bolt opens, the weapon’s recoil system pushes it forward again to strip a fresh round from the currently loaded magazine and lock it into the firing chamber. Over the course of these actions, the ammunition counter situated on the display of the weapon’s integrated computer will register the expenditure of one round from the total supply provided by the magazine and tick down by that value.<ref name="HCE"/> From this point, one of three things will occur. If the weapon’s fire-selector was set to the semi-automatic mode of fire, the trigger will have to be released and pulled again before another round fires.<ref name="SilentStorm27"/> If the weapon is set to the 3-round burst fire mode, each pull of the trigger will result in 3 successive shots.<ref name="SilentStorm24"/> If the weapon is set to fully-automatic, however, the firing action will repeat successively while the trigger is held down until the magazine is expended or the trigger is released.<ref name="HCE"/> | ||
Once the weapon is empty, the bolt will close with no round in the chamber.<ref name="Oblivion19"/> The magazine can be removed from the receiver via the manipulation of the magazine release control with the thumb.<ref name="TheFlood1"/> Once a fresh magazine has been inserted, the charging handle must be pulled back and released, or "cycled", in order to chamber the new round and prepare the weapon to fire again.<ref name="Oblivion19"/> The magazine can also be replaced before the weapon is completely emptied.<ref name="TheFlood1"/> | Once the weapon is empty, the bolt will close with no round in the chamber.<ref name="Oblivion19"/> The magazine can be removed from the receiver via the manipulation of the magazine release control with the thumb.<ref name="TheFlood1"/> Once a fresh magazine has been inserted, the charging handle must be pulled back and released, or "cycled", in order to chamber the new round and prepare the weapon to fire again.<ref name="Oblivion19"/> The magazine can also be replaced before the weapon is completely emptied.<ref name="TheFlood1"/>{{Ref/Note|The account of an empty MA5B being reloaded in ''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'' Chapter 9 somewhat contradicts the gameplay of [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], in which, whether the weapon is dry or not, the bolt is first manually locked open, then the magazine removed and replaced, and the bolt manually closed. However, the former interpretation is presumed to take precedence because an exchange of dialogue between [[Linda-058]] and the castoff Roselle no longer makes sense otherwise. It is possible that the weapon can function in both ways and that Linda-058 indicated that Roselle needed to pull on the bolt to make the weapon fire after loading a magazine because she had not already opened it, but if that is true, the method employed in ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' should not be necessary, making it unlikely.}} | ||
The MA5B's prominent integrated display features both an ammunition counter and an electronic compass. This can be assigned to highlight a specific point to orientate the user in combat or confusing terrain; during the [[Battle of Alpha Halo]], this point was the relative direction of the gas giant [[Threshold]].<ref name="CEM"/> Additionally, in low-light conditions, the flashlight mounted beneath the barrel of the weapon can be activated to provide illumination.<ref name="HCE"/> | The MA5B's prominent integrated display features both an ammunition counter and an electronic compass. This can be assigned to highlight a specific point to orientate the user in combat or confusing terrain; during the [[Battle of Alpha Halo]], this point was the relative direction of the gas giant [[Threshold]].<ref name="CEM"/> Additionally, in low-light conditions, the flashlight mounted beneath the barrel of the weapon can be activated to provide illumination.<ref name="HCE"/> | ||