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{{Weapon Infobox

|image=[[File:H4-StormRifle.png|400px]]

|manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]<ref name="H4VG"/>

|type=Directed energy weapon

|affiliation=Independent Sangheili keeps<br>[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction]]<br>[[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]]

|length={{Convert|47.1|in|cm}}<ref name="H4VG">'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 86''</ref>

|width={{Convert|6|in|cm}}<ref name="H4VG"/>

|height={{Convert|12.2|in|cm}}<ref name="H4VG"/>

|ammotype=Superheated plasma

|feed=100 battery units/200 shots

|rate=~600 RPM

|range=Close-medium

|service=[[Sangheili civil war]]<br>

The '''Type-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced''' ('''T55 DER/A'''), commonly known as the '''Storm Rifle''', is a [[Sangheili]] [[directed energy weapon]].<ref name="O+A">[http://halo.xbox.com/halo4#!an-epic-universe/ordnance-armor/cbbca9b3-5108-41aa-aa21-9b523de68266 '''Halo Official Site''': ''ORDNANCE + ARMOR'']</ref>

Designed by [[Lodam Armory]] in the wake of the [[Great Schism]], the T55 was in use by [[2553]]<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', page ''???''</ref> and saw use during [[Sangheili]] civil conflicts following the [[Human-Covenant War]]'s conclusion. The T55 DER/A is considered to be a successor to and direct evolution of the widely used [[Type-25 plasma rifle]];<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''Storm rifle armory description''</ref> however, it is more similar to the [[Type-51 plasma repeater]], itself an upgrade of the T25, in both form and function. The weapon features such modifications as a rotating modular coil set, a high-mounted cooling shroud, and an extended barrel, which improve upon the features of the standard plasma rifle it replaced the role of.<ref name="O+A"/>

Despite their typical use of matériel dating back to the war with humanity, Sangheili in the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|reformed Covenant]] use the Type-55 as their standard-issue weapon. The [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]]s deployed aboard the UNSC Infinity also use the Storm Rifle as part of their on-mission loadouts, despite it being of non-UNSC origin.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Infinity (mode)|Infinity]]''</ref><!--The briefing packet included with the Halo 4 Limited Edition confirms that certain gameplay mechanics from Infinity, such as loadouts and Spartan Rating, are also used in-universe.-->

==Changes from ''Halo 4'' to ''Halo 5: Guardians''==

==Trivia==

*"Storm Rifle" is a literal translation of the German "Sturmgewehr", which is generally rendered as "assault rifle" in English, and is in fact the origin of that title. The [[Wikipedia:StG-44|StG-44]] (roughly: ''Model 1944 assault rifle'') was the first assault rifle to see widespread deployment during the latter part of World War II.

*The [[Sangheili Ranger]] [[McFarlane Toys/Halo 4 Series 2#Elite Ranger|action figure]] included a code that will unlock the "''Chill''" skin for the storm rifle.

*Strangely, the Storm Rifle does not count toward automatic loadout weapon commendations in ''[[War Games]]'', despite its predecessors all being considered automatic and its firing system being so.

*The weapon's reticule is similar in both appearance and bloom behavior to the [[Type-51 plasma repeater]] from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. The weapons' firing styles are also similar, though the Storm Rifle lacks the "fire through overheat" feature that the Plasma Repeater has.

*It is possible to use equipment while the Storm Rifle is venting, which has lead to a tactic combining it with the Thruster Pack, whereupon the user fires till it overheats, jets to the side or in reverse to avoid incoming fire, then re-engages their target with the now-cooled weapon.

==Gallery==

===Normal Gallery===

File:H4-T55StormRifle-RightSide.png|In-game right side view of a Type-55 Storm Rifle in ''[[Halo 4]]''.

File:2821575-gallery.jpg|[[John-117]] using a storm rifle aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}.

File:Spops Zealot.jpg|A Spartan-IV using a storm rifle against a [[Sangheili Zealot]] during the [[Requiem Campaign]].

File:H4-StormRifle-HUDView.jpg|The storm rifle as seen in a Spartan-IV's HUD on [[Haven]].

File:Covenantweaponry 1920x1080.jpg|Detail of the storm rifle's coil set.

File:H4-Reference-StormRifle.jpg|Reference model sheet for the storm rifle.

File:H5G-StormRiflezoom.png|[[Smart scope]] with the Storm rifle in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.

===''Halo 4'' skins===

File:Storm Rifle Chill skin.jpg|CHL(Chill) Skin

File:H4-T55StormRifle-SteelSkin.png|CMP(Compression) Skin

==List of appearances==

*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'' {{1st}}

*''[[Halo 4]]''

**''[[Spartan Ops]]''

*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''

*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''

==Sources==

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{{Covenant Weapons}}