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|manufacturer= | |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Assault Rifle''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314221127/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 Archive.org])</ref> | ||
|series=[[MA Series]] | |series=[[MA Series]]<ref name="waypoint"/> | ||
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|ammotype=[[.390]] caliber<ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 75''</ref> | |ammotype=[[.390]] caliber<ref name="TFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 75'' (2001); ''page 100'' (2010)</ref> | ||
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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 assault rifle]]. | |||
The '''MA2B Individual Combat Weapon System''' ('''ICSW''') 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 assault rifle]].<ref name="TFoR"/> The rifle sees sparse service among [[UNSC Special Forces]] units.<ref name="waypoint"/> | |||
==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|.390 caliber ammunition]], which is considerably larger than the [[7.62x51mm NATO|7.62mm round]] used by the [[MA5 Series]].<ref name="TFoR"/> | 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"/> | ||
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"/> | ||
The [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] used MA2Bs when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. [[Blue Team]] used MA2Bs on [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|their first combat mission]] to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] of the [[ | The [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] used MA2Bs when they were required to carry very little ordnance for a mission. [[Blue Team]] used MA2Bs on [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|their first combat mission]] to capture [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]] of the [[United Rebel Front]].<ref name="TFoR"/><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 106-109'' (2010)</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||