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The '''M118 Full Metal Jacket Armor-Piercing'''<ref name="HCE">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref> is a 7.62x51mm rifle cartridge commonly used in the [[UNSC Defense Force]]'s [[MA5 Series]] of [[assault rifle]]s. | The '''M118 Full Metal Jacket Armor-Piercing'''<ref name="HCE">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''</ref> is a 7.62x51mm rifle cartridge commonly used in the [[UNSC Defense Force]]'s [[MA5 Series]] of [[assault rifle]]s. | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The M118 FMJ-AP was originally developed by | The M118 FMJ-AP was originally developed by NATO in the late 20th century. Due to its reliability and heavy power, it is used with most common armaments in the [[UNSC Defense Force]]. It can be regularly found in packs littered around battlefields. | ||
The following weapons are chambered with the M118 FMJ-AP: | The following weapons are chambered with the M118 FMJ-AP: | ||
Revision as of 15:00, January 5, 2014
The M118 Full Metal Jacket Armor-Piercing[1] is a 7.62x51mm rifle cartridge commonly used in the UNSC Defense Force's MA5 Series of assault rifles.
Overview
The M118 FMJ-AP was originally developed by NATO in the late 20th century. Due to its reliability and heavy power, it is used with most common armaments in the UNSC Defense Force. It can be regularly found in packs littered around battlefields.
The following weapons are chambered with the M118 FMJ-AP:
- MA5 Series
- M392 and M395 Designated Marksman Rifle
- M739 Light Machine Gun
- M247 General Purpose Machine Gun and M247T Medium Machine Gun
Performance
The round is effective against infantry, especially against unarmored or unshielded opponents. Energy shields drastically reduce the effectiveness of this round, as it does not have enough kinetic energy to significantly drain the shields. The round is also largely ineffective against vehicles, as it is not significantly armor-piercing. Massed fire from a squad of infantry, however, is enough to drain shields and destroy or disable most vehicles short of tanks due to the sheer number of rounds fired. Thus, this is primarily an infantryman's round for use against other infantry.
Real world background
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There is more information available on this subject at 7.62x51 NATO on the English Wikipedia. |
The 7.62x51mm NATO was originally developed by NATO, a military alliance between national governments, in the middle of the 20th century. It was developed to be reliable when used in fully automatic weapons, to have a large punch, and to standardize service rifle calibers between governments, in order to improve logistics. It replaced a variety of smaller ammunition and largely achieved the goals of development.
Gallery
Closeup of an M118 FMJ-AP cartridge in an MA5D's magazine in Halo 4.
- NATO 7 62x51.jpg
An actual 7.62x51mm NATO rounds, with a ruler and AA battery for scale.
List of appearances
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