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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Like the other models of the MA series, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It has electric targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can fire 900 rounds per minute (fifteen rounds per second) and uses .390 caliber ammunition.<ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 75''</ref> | Like the other models of the MA series, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It has electric targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can fire 900 rounds per minute (fifteen rounds per second) and uses [[.390|.390 caliber ammunition]], which is considerably larger than the [[7.62x51mm NATO|7.62mm round]] used by the [[MA5 Series]].<ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 75''</ref> | ||
In addition to the standard armor-piercing rounds found in most [[human]] firearms, the MA2B can utilize [[shredder round]]s: an anti-personnel ammunition type made from depleted uranium.<ref name="TFoR"/> | In addition to the standard armor-piercing rounds found in most [[human]] firearms, the MA2B can utilize [[shredder round]]s: an anti-personnel ammunition type made from depleted uranium.<ref name="TFoR"/> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
In Issue 3 of ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'', Blue Team's MA2Bs resemble the weapon pictured on the cover of Issue 4. However, in Issue 4, their MA2Bs resemble the [[MA5K Carbine]] due to their straighter carrying handles and larger barrels. In some panels in Issue 4, [[John-117]]'s MA2B appears to be much longer than in other panels, making it look almost identical to the [[BR55 Battle Rifle]]. | |||
==List of | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]'' | ||
Revision as of 16:40, April 21, 2011
Template:Ratings Template:Weapon The MA2B Individual Combat Weapon System is a firearm used by the United Nations Space Command that is part of Misriah Armory's MA Series. In function, it is essentially a cut-down version of UNSC's standard-issue MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System. It sees sparse service among UNSC Special Forces units.[1]
Background
Like the other models of the MA series, the MA2B is tough and reliable. It has electric targeting, an ammo supply indicator, and a recoil-reduction system. The MA2B can fire 900 rounds per minute (fifteen rounds per second) and uses .390 caliber ammunition, which is considerably larger than the 7.62mm round used by the MA5 Series.[2]
In addition to the standard armor-piercing rounds found in most human firearms, the MA2B can utilize shredder rounds: an anti-personnel ammunition type made from depleted uranium.[2]
The SPARTAN-IIs used MA2Bs when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. Blue Team used MA2Bs on their first combat mission to capture Colonel Robert Watts of the United Rebel Front.[2]
Trivia
In Issue 3 of Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp, Blue Team's MA2Bs resemble the weapon pictured on the cover of Issue 4. However, in Issue 4, their MA2Bs resemble the MA5K Carbine due to their straighter carrying handles and larger barrels. In some panels in Issue 4, John-117's MA2B appears to be much longer than in other panels, making it look almost identical to the BR55 Battle Rifle.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp
Sources
- ^ Halo Waypoint: Assault Rifle
- ^ a b c Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 75
