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| range= {{Convert|4.5|km|mi}}<ref name="HGN122"/> | | range= {{Convert|4.5|km|mi}}<ref name="HGN122"/> | ||
| service=[[Insurrection]] | | service=[[Insurrection]] | ||
<br>[[Human-Covenant War]] | |||
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| affiliation=[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | | affiliation=[[UNSC Marine Corps]] | ||
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The M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle entered production in [[2491]].<ref name="HGN122" /> Production was ceased in [[2521]].<ref name="HGN122" /> Though it was used mainly for anti-matériel operations, the .21 caliber round (with a muzzle velocity of 15,000 meters per second) proved very effective against "soft" targets such as personnel.<ref name="CHP">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''Prologue''</ref> | The M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle entered production in [[2491]].<ref name="HGN122" /> Production was ceased in [[2521]].<ref name="HGN122" /> Though it was used mainly for anti-matériel operations, the .21 caliber round (with a muzzle velocity of 15,000 meters per second) proved very effective against "soft" targets such as personnel.<ref name="CHP">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''Prologue''</ref> | ||
In [[2502|March 2502]], then-[[Corporal]] [[Avery Johnson]] used an M99 Stanchion to [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE|assassinate]] [[Jerald Ander]], the leader of the [[Secessionist Union]] cell on [[Harvest]]. Johnson took the shot as the terrorist leader was driven by in an open-topped truck; Ander's head and upper torso were severed by the impact.<ref name="HGN122"/> In [[2524]] during [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], Johnson used a Stanchion to kill an [[Insurrectionist]] terrorist driving a bomb-rigged truck; his first target was torn apart by the impact force. However, Johnson's second target detonated a bomb inside a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant, killing herself, three [[UNSC Special Forces#Naval Special Warfare|Special Warfare]] Marines, and 38 civilians.<ref name="CH"/><ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 86''</ref> | In [[2502|March 2502]], then-[[Corporal]] [[Avery Johnson]] used an M99 Stanchion to [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE|assassinate]] [[Jerald Ander]], the leader of the [[Secessionist Union]] cell on [[Harvest]]. Johnson took the shot as the terrorist leader was driven by in an open-topped truck; Ander's head and upper torso were severed by the impact.<ref name="HGN122"/> In [[2524]] during [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], Johnson used a Stanchion to kill an [[Insurrectionist]] terrorist driving a bomb-rigged truck; his first target was torn apart by the impact force. However, Johnson's second target detonated a bomb inside a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant, killing herself, three [[UNSC Special Forces#Naval Special Warfare|Special Warfare]] Marines, and 38 civilians.<ref name="CH"/><ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 86''</ref> Early on during the [[Human-Covenant War]] in March [[2526]] [[Blue Team]] utilized M99 Stanchions during a [[boarding]] mission on a [[Covenant]] ship.<ref name="HSS2">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 2''</ref> | ||
Snipers assigned to the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} continued to use the Stanchion as late as April [[2559]], as the ship had been lost in space for [[2531#Febuary|the past 28 years]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> | Shortly after the [[Subjugation of Earth]] [[Spartan-IV]] [[Kojo Agu]] used a M99 Stanchion given to him by the [[United Rebel Front]] while on [[Cassidy-III]] to destroy the [[data pad]] that the [[Created]] [[Smart AI]] [[Leonidas]] was stored in.<ref name="HBB">'''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'''</ref> [[Snipers]] assigned to the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} continued to use the Stanchion as late as April [[2559]], as the ship had been lost in space for [[2531#Febuary|the past 28 years]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
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*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' | *''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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