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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
The M118 FMJ-AP round is the standard-issue 7.62×51mm ammunition utilised by the the [[UNSC Armed Forces]], with other options including 7.62×51mm [[Shredder round|shredder rounds]]. Its armor-piercing properties stem from its specially hardened construction.<ref name= "Flood1">[[Halo: The Flood]], Chapter 1</ref> It can be regularly found in 120-round packs wherever UNSC forces utilizing MA5 series rifles are engaged.  
The M118 FMJ-AP round is the standard-issue 7.62×51mm ammunition utilised by the the [[UNSC Armed Forces]], with other options including 7.62×51mm [[Shredder round|shredder rounds]]. Its armor-piercing properties stem from its specially hardened construction.<ref name= "Flood1">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''Chapter 1''</ref> It can be regularly found in 120-round packs wherever UNSC forces utilizing MA5 series rifles are engaged.  


The following weapons in UNSC usage are chambered for 7.62×51mm ammunition and typically make use of M118 FMJ-AP rounds;
The following weapons in UNSC usage are chambered for 7.62×51mm ammunition and typically make use of M118 FMJ-AP rounds;
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== Performance ==
== Performance ==
Weapons chambered for 7.62×51mm ammunition such as the MA5B assault rifle are considered to be powerful by UNSC soldiers.<ref name= "Flood1"/> [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|UNSC infantry combat armor]] is capable of preventing lethal penetration at close range from a limited burst,<ref>[[Halo Evolutions]]: [[The Mona Lisa]] </ref> though infantry and even light vehicles or aircraft such as un-shielded Covenant [[Banshees]] are susceptible to fatal damage under sustained, accurate fire.<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], Chapter 2</ref> [[Energy shielding|Energy shields]] drastically reduce the ammunition's stopping power, as a great deal of concentrated fire from multiple weapons - or an extended period of continuous automatic fire from a single weapon - is needed to overwhelm them.<ref name= "Flood1"/>
Weapons chambered for 7.62×51mm ammunition such as the MA5B assault rifle are considered to be powerful by UNSC soldiers.<ref name= "Flood1"/> [[UNSC Marine Corps Battle Dress Uniform|UNSC infantry combat armor]] is capable of preventing lethal penetration at close range from a limited burst,<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', '''[[The Mona Lisa]]'''</ref> though infantry and even light vehicles or aircraft such as un-shielded Covenant [[Banshees]] are susceptible to fatal damage under sustained, accurate fire.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''Chapter 2''</ref> [[Energy shielding|Energy shields]] drastically reduce the ammunition's stopping power, as a great deal of concentrated fire from multiple weapons - or an extended period of continuous automatic fire from a single weapon - is needed to overwhelm them.<ref name= "Flood1"/>
 
== Real world background ==
{{Wikipedia|7.62×51mm NATO|7.62×51mm NATO}}
The 7.62×51mm NATO round was originally developed by [[wikipedia:NATO|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==
==Gallery==

Revision as of 19:57, April 23, 2019

An overview of the M118 round.

The M118 Full Metal Jacket Armor-Piercing[1] is a 7.62×51mm rifle cartridge commonly used in the United Nations Space Command's MA5 series of assault rifles.

Overview

The M118 FMJ-AP round is the standard-issue 7.62×51mm ammunition utilised by the the UNSC Armed Forces, with other options including 7.62×51mm shredder rounds. Its armor-piercing properties stem from its specially hardened construction.[2] It can be regularly found in 120-round packs wherever UNSC forces utilizing MA5 series rifles are engaged.

The following weapons in UNSC usage are chambered for 7.62×51mm ammunition and typically make use of M118 FMJ-AP rounds;

Performance

Weapons chambered for 7.62×51mm ammunition such as the MA5B assault rifle are considered to be powerful by UNSC soldiers.[2] UNSC infantry combat armor is capable of preventing lethal penetration at close range from a limited burst,[3] though infantry and even light vehicles or aircraft such as un-shielded Covenant Banshees are susceptible to fatal damage under sustained, accurate fire.[4] Energy shields drastically reduce the ammunition's stopping power, as a great deal of concentrated fire from multiple weapons - or an extended period of continuous automatic fire from a single weapon - is needed to overwhelm them.[2]

Gallery

  • An M118 ammo pack in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    An M118 ammo pack in Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • Packet of the M118.

    Packet of the M118.

  • An M118 bullet pulled out of Zhao Heng Lopez's shoulder in The Mona Lisa.

    An M118 bullet pulled out of Zhao Heng Lopez's shoulder in The Mona Lisa.

  • Closeup of an M118 FMJ-AP cartridge in an MA5D's magazine in Halo 4.

    Closeup of an M118 FMJ-AP cartridge in an MA5D's magazine in Halo 4.

  • NATO 7 62x51.jpg

    Real-life 7.62×51mm NATO rounds, with a ruler and AA battery for scale.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved
  2. ^ a b c Halo: The Flood, Chapter 1
  3. ^ Halo: Evolutions, The Mona Lisa
  4. ^ Halo: The Flood, Chapter 2

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