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+{{Rename|MA3A Assault Rifle|According to Waypoint, it is called the MA3A.}}
-<center>''Not to be confused with the [[MA5B ICWS Assault Rifle]], the Assault Rifle from [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]</center>''
+The '''MA3 Assault Rifle''' is a predecessor of the [[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]] used by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] and the [[UNSC Navy]]. The weapon became obsolete when the MA5B was introduced, as the MA5B was capable of being stripped down and reconfigured for specific situations.
-The '''MA3 Assault Rifle''' is a predecessor of the [[Assault Rifle|MA5B Assault Rifle]] used by the [[UNSC Marine Corps]]. These weapons were obsolete when the [[MA5B]] was produced, as the MA5B was capable of being stripped down or reconfigured in different ways for various missions. The [[MA5B]] could become an [[MA2B Assault Rifle]] when its excess components were removed.
+As of [[2552]], production of the MA3 had ceased, though it was common on the black market and was favored among terrorist organizations.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Assault Rifle'']</ref> The [[United Rebel Front]] guards on [[Eridanus Secundus]] were armed with MA3s, which replaced the [[Heavy Machine Gun-38]]s they had previously used.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 257''</ref>
-As of [[2552]], these weapons were in the black market. Notably, they were used by the [[Eridanus Rebels]] for security of [[Eridanus Secundus]]. When [[John-117]] returned to the base, the rebel guards were using MA3's,<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 257</ref> which replaced the [[HMG-38 Rifle]] model they were previously using.
 ==List of Appearances==
-*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
+*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''