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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
The M118 FMJ-AP round is the standard-issue 7. | 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. | The following weapons in UNSC usage are chambered for 7.62×51mm ammunition and typically make use of M118 FMJ-AP rounds; | ||
*[[MA5 series]] assault rifles | *[[MA5 series]] assault rifles | ||
*[[M392 DMR|M392]] and [[M395 DMR|M395 Designated Marksman Rifle]]s | *[[M392 DMR|M392]] and [[M395 DMR|M395 Designated Marksman Rifle]]s | ||
Revision as of 19:25, March 31, 2019
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;
- MA5 series assault rifles
- M392 and M395 Designated Marksman Rifles
- M739 Light Machine Gun
- M247 General Purpose Machine Gun and M247T Medium Machine Gun
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 easily 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]
Real world background
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There is more information available on this subject at 7.62×51mm NATO on the English Wikipedia. |
The 7.62×51mm NATO round 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
An M118 ammo pack in Halo: Combat Evolved.
Packet of the M118.
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.
- NATO 7 62x51.jpg
Real-life 7.62×51mm NATO rounds, with a ruler and AA battery for scale.
List of appearances
Sources
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved
- ^ a b c Halo: The Flood, Chapter 1
- ^ Halo Evolutions: The Mona Lisa
- ^ Halo: The Flood, Chapter 2
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