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===Design specifications===
===Design specifications===
The M395 is an air-cooled, magazine-fed, gas-operated semi-automatic bullpup rifle that fires 7.62x51mm ammunition, with a maximum effective range of 950 meters.<ref name="range" group="note"/> It accepts a fourteen-round detachable box magazine in contrast to its predecessor's fifteen-round magazine. Unlike its predecessor (capable of semi-automatic and fully automatic fire) the M395 is restricted to semi-automatic fire.<ref name="select-fire" group="note">Unlike the M392, what appears to be the M395's fire-selector switch has only two settings; the first is represented by a horizontal line and the second is represented by two parallel, diagonal lines. This is presumably the rifle's safety switch given the lack of any apparent safety elsewhere on the weapon. The first and second positions settings would thus correspond to ''Safe'' and ''Fire'', respectively.</ref> The weapon's mounted optic is capable of 3x magnification. The ambidextrous magazine release buttons are located directly above the magazine well, behind the trigger. The safety, also ambidextrous, is mounted slightly behind the trigger.
The M395 is an air-cooled, magazine-fed, gas-operated semi-automatic bullpup rifle that fires 7.62×51mm ammunition, with a maximum effective range of 950 meters.<ref name="range" group="note"/> It accepts a fourteen-round detachable box magazine in contrast to its predecessor's fifteen-round magazine. Unlike its predecessor (capable of semi-automatic and fully automatic fire) the M395 is restricted to semi-automatic fire.<ref name="select-fire" group="note">Unlike the M392, what appears to be the M395's fire-selector switch has only two settings; the first is represented by a horizontal line and the second is represented by two parallel, diagonal lines. This is presumably the rifle's safety switch given the lack of any apparent safety elsewhere on the weapon. The first and second positions settings would thus correspond to ''Safe'' and ''Fire'', respectively.</ref> The weapon's mounted optic is capable of 3× magnification. The ambidextrous magazine release buttons are located directly above the magazine well, behind the trigger. The safety, also ambidextrous, is mounted slightly behind the trigger.


==Variants==
==Variants==
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*'''Morph M395B''': DMR with [[Morph sight]]. The Morph sight has demonstrated enhanced acquisition speed against targets exhibiting Flood signatures.
*'''Morph M395B''': DMR with [[Morph sight]]. The Morph sight has demonstrated enhanced acquisition speed against targets exhibiting Flood signatures.
*'''Recon M395B''': DMR with [[Recon sight]]. Marine Force Recon configuration that emphasizes ease of handling and mid-range accuracy.
*'''Recon M395B''': DMR with [[Recon sight]]. Marine Force Recon configuration that emphasizes ease of handling and mid-range accuracy.
*'''Sentinel M395B''': DMR with [[Sentinel sight]]. Precision configuration with variable-zoom 4x/6x optics, used by unaugmented UNSC snipers.
*'''Sentinel M395B''': DMR with [[Sentinel sight]]. Precision configuration with variable-zoom 4×/6× optics, used by unaugmented UNSC snipers.
*'''Hybrid M395B''': DMR with [[Hybrid sight]]. This variant is an improvised configuration used by Swords of Sanghelios warriors on joint patrols.
*'''Hybrid M395B''': DMR with [[Hybrid sight]]. This variant is an improvised configuration used by Swords of Sanghelios warriors on joint patrols.
*'''COG M395B''': DMR with [[COG sight]]. Increasingly popular configuration offered for sale in civilian markets on the frontier.
*'''COG M395B''': DMR with [[COG sight]]. Increasingly popular configuration offered for sale in civilian markets on the frontier.
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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The DMR takes one more trigger pull to kill than the [[BR85HB battle rifle|battle rifle]], thus having a slightly slower kill time. However, due to its semi-auto fire mode, 3x scope magnification, and lack of muzzle climb, the DMR is more effective at longer ranges. This makes it much more desirable on larger maps with open sightlines. The DMR falls short of the [[Z-250 Lightrifle|Lightrifle's]] long range effectiveness, but is still somewhat flexible at medium and close ranges and has a larger magazine. Arguably, this makes the DMR one of the most utilitarian weapons in ''Halo 4''.
The DMR takes one more trigger pull to kill than the [[BR85HB battle rifle|battle rifle]], thus having a slightly slower kill time. However, due to its semi-auto fire mode, 3× scope magnification, and lack of muzzle climb, the DMR is more effective at longer ranges. This makes it much more desirable on larger maps with open sightlines. The DMR falls short of the [[Z-250 Lightrifle|Lightrifle's]] long range effectiveness, but is still somewhat flexible at medium and close ranges and has a larger magazine. Arguably, this makes the DMR one of the most utilitarian weapons in ''Halo 4''.


===Changes from M392 DMR in ''Halo: Reach'' to M395 DMR in ''Halo 4''===
===Changes from M392 DMR in ''Halo: Reach'' to M395 DMR in ''Halo 4''===
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*In the final release version of ''Halo 4'', the HUD icon for the M395 is actually that of the M392 DMR from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. Ironically, some pre-release screenshots of the game show a different HUD icon depicting the correct version of the weapon, albeit lacking the front sight.
*In the final release version of ''Halo 4'', the HUD icon for the M395 is actually that of the M392 DMR from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. Ironically, some pre-release screenshots of the game show a different HUD icon depicting the correct version of the weapon, albeit lacking the front sight.
*As with the M392 DMR in ''Halo: Reach'', the M395 erroneously ejects spent [[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing|M634 X-HP-SAP]] shell casings rather than the M118 7.62x51mm round it actually uses. In addition, the weapon's in-game model lacks an ejection port. In ''Halo 5: Guardians'', this continues to be the case with the M395B, though the model has been given an ejection port. On a related note, the [[BR85 battle rifle|BR85N]] now ironically ejects the M118 shell casings that should belong to the DMR.
*As with the M392 DMR in ''Halo: Reach'', the M395 erroneously ejects spent [[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing|M634 X-HP-SAP]] shell casings rather than the M118 7.62×51mm round it actually uses. In addition, the weapon's in-game model lacks an ejection port. In ''Halo 5: Guardians'', this continues to be the case with the M395B, though the model has been given an ejection port. On a related note, the [[BR85 battle rifle|BR85N]] now ironically ejects the M118 shell casings that should belong to the DMR.
*The UNSC ''Infinity'' Briefing Packet erroneously states that the M395 uses a fifteen-round magazine.<ref name="brief"/> While this is true of the M392, the M395 carries fourteen rounds. However, a variant of the M395, the M395B, does use a fifteen-round magazine.
*The UNSC ''Infinity'' Briefing Packet erroneously states that the M395 uses a fifteen-round magazine.<ref name="brief"/> While this is true of the M392, the M395 carries fourteen rounds. However, a variant of the M395, the M395B, does use a fifteen-round magazine.


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File:H5G-ReconM395Bzoom.png|Smart scope with the Recon M395B.
File:H5G-ReconM395Bzoom.png|Smart scope with the Recon M395B.
File:H5G-SentinelM395B.png|First-person view of the Sentinel M395B.
File:H5G-SentinelM395B.png|First-person view of the Sentinel M395B.
File:H5G-SentinelM395Bzoom4x.png|4x zoom of the Sentinel M395B.
File:H5G-SentinelM395Bzoom4x.png|4× zoom of the Sentinel M395B.
File:H5G-SentinelM395Bzoom6x.png|6x zoom of the Sentinel M395B.
File:H5G-SentinelM395Bzoom6x.png|6× zoom of the Sentinel M395B.
File:H5G-HybridM395BHUD.png|First-person view of the Hybrid M395B.
File:H5G-HybridM395BHUD.png|First-person view of the Hybrid M395B.
File:H5G-HybridM395Bzoom.png|Smart scope with the Hybrid M395B.
File:H5G-HybridM395Bzoom.png|Smart scope with the Hybrid M395B.
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