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| {{Weapon Infobox
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| |image = [[File:MA37 Assault Rifle.png|300px]]
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| |name = MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System
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| |model = MA37
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| |type = Assault rifle
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| |size = *Length:
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| **(o/a) 80 centimetres (31.5 inches)
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| |damage per hit = Low-medium
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| |magazine = 32 Rounds
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| |maxammo = 288
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| |ammotype = [[7.62x51mm NATO]]
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| |fire = Fully automatic
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| |operation =
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| |rate of fire = 600 RPM
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| |accuracy = Low-medium
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| |range = Close to medium
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| |era = *[[Insurrection]]
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| *[[Human-Covenant War]]
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| |affiliation = [[United Nations Space Command]]
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| }}
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| The '''MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System''' (abbreviated '''MA37 ICWS''' or '''MA37 Assault Rifle'''), or more formally the '''Individual Combat Weapon System, Caliber 7.62 mm, MA37'''<ref name="B.net">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=24580 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Ordnance'']</ref> , also known as the '''[[MA5 Series|MA5]]''' by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] and [[UNSC Navy|Navy]], is a standard-issue service rifle of the [[United Nations Space Command]]. It was first introduced in [[2437]], and has remained as the primary service rifle of all branches of the UNSC ever since.<ref name="B.net"/>
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| ==Design Details==
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| [[File:ReachSchematic - AR.png|150px|thumb|left|A blueprint of the MA37.]]
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| The MA37 is an air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed, fully-automatic bullpup rifle that fires 32 rounds of [[7.62x51mm NATO|7.62x51mm]] ammunition. It possesses a built-in ammuntion indicator and magnetic compass for orientation similar to that of all other MA5 series rifles. It has a high rate of fire, but due to its inaccuracy, it is highly ineffective at long ranges and inflicts low damage against [[Energy Shields|energy shields]].<ref>[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/01/27/feature-Noble-Team-Profile-3.aspx '''GameInformer''': ''Kat-B320 Profile'']</ref>
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| The MA37 ICWS is a close to medium range weapon. It is most effectively used by fully automatic sustained fire at close range, or by using short, controlled bursts at medium range. It is a balanced starting weapon that can be used effectively in the hands of a skilled player.
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| ==Changes from MA5C ICWS in ''Halo 3''==
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| *Major cosmetic changes such as a more 'skeletal' and detailed body.
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| *More powerful firing sound.
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| *New reload and pick-up animations.
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| *Shorter overall length.
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| *Changes that affect most UNSC weapons in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', such as [[wikipedia:Hitscan|hitscan]] and reticle bloom.
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| *Slightly slower rate of fire (by about 40-50 rounds per minute).
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| *Larger reticle.
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| *Short, controlled bursts are slightly more accurate.
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| *Less damage (18 rounds to kill a fully-shielded [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN]] player, rather than 16 rounds).
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| ==Trivia==
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| *[[Bungie Studios|Bungie]] stated that the MA37 ''"will feel most similar to the [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System|Assault Rifle]] of the [[Halo: Combat Evolved|original Halo]]"''.
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| *If the player participated in the [[Halo: Reach Beta]], which was obtainable with a copy of [[Halo 3: ODST]], a unique [[Visual Flair|nameplate]] emblem of an MA37 is obtainable for use on Xbox Live in multiplayer.
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| *The maximum ammunition for the assault rifle in Halo: Reach for multiplayer and firefight is 288. You can see this on the Multiplayer Preview on Bungie's Youtube channel.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape">
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| File:HaloReach - Screenshot 06.jpg|[[SPARTAN-B312]] and [[Emile-A239]] wielding the MA37 in combat.
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| File:Halo_Reach - HUD.jpg|First person view of the MA37 from the [[Heads Up Display|HUD]] in Reach's Pre-Alpha Build.
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| File:HaloReach - MA37.png|A side view of the MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System.
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| MA37firstpersonREACHbeta.png|The MA37 from first-person perspective during the [[Halo: Reach Beta]].
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| </gallery>
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| ==Appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''
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| ==Sources==
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| <references/>
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| {{UNSC Infantry Weapons}}
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| [[Category:Human Weapons]]
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| [[Category:UNSC Weapons]]
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| [[Category:Halo: Reach Weapons]]
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| [[Category:Assault rifles]]
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