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==Universe and lore== | ==Universe and lore== | ||
{{Main|VK78 Commando}} | {{Main|VK78 Commando}} | ||
Manufactured by [[Vakara GesmbH]], the [[VK78 Commando]] is an automatic [[rifle]] that has been in service since at least the late 25<sup>th</sup> century. It fires 6.5mm rounds and is fed by a detachable box magazine that typically holds 20 rounds. Along its top, it features a mounting rail for optics, with one common configuration including a sight akin to a [[recon sight]]. The model employed by forces attached to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in the aftermath of the [[Created conflict|emergence of the Created]] had an olive | Manufactured by [[Vakara GesmbH]], the [[VK78 Commando]] is an automatic [[rifle]] that has been in service since at least the late 25<sup>th</sup> century. It fires 6.5mm rounds and is fed by a detachable box magazine that typically holds 20 rounds. Along its top, it features a mounting rail for optics, with one common configuration including a sight akin to a [[recon sight]]. The model employed by forces attached to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} in the aftermath of the [[Created conflict|emergence of the Created]] had an olive drab and matte black finish, with a vertical white stripe running across its front end, from the foregrip up to the rail.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShowcase|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/showcase-sensitive|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Showcase Sensitive|D=3|M=8|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Game|Id=HIVK78|HI|weapon: VK78 Commando}} | ||
The VK78 had entered production as early as the late 25<sup>th</sup> century, when it was in service with the [[Colonial Military Administration]] (CMA). In [[2495]], it was chosen as a replacement for the older [[HMG-38]] rifle among CMA frontier forces.{{Ref/Reuse|CFShowcase}} It remained in service for at least a further six decades, seeing use within the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] at the [[Battle for Installation 07]] in [[2559|December, 2559]], and in ensuing conflicts [[2560|the following year]].{{Ref/Game|HI|[[campaign]]}} | The VK78 had entered production as early as the late 25<sup>th</sup> century, when it was in service with the [[Colonial Military Administration]] (CMA). In [[2495]], it was chosen as a replacement for the older [[HMG-38]] rifle among CMA frontier forces.{{Ref/Reuse|CFShowcase}} It remained in service for at least a further six decades, seeing use within the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] at the [[Battle for Installation 07]] in [[2559|December, 2559]], and in ensuing conflicts [[2560|the following year]].{{Ref/Game|HI|[[campaign]]}} | ||