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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design=== | ===Design=== | ||
The MA5B is a gas-operated automatic rifle chambered in the widespread [[M118 7.62x51mm Full Metal Jacket Armor-Piercing|7.62x51mm cartridge]], most often used with standard M118 FMJ-AP ammunition,<ref name="HCE"/> though also employed with shredder<ref name="TFoRPrologue"/> and hollow-point rounds.<ref name="SilentStorm24"/> MA5Bs typically feed from 60-round detachable box magazines | The MA5B is a gas-operated automatic rifle chambered in the widespread [[M118 7.62x51mm Full Metal Jacket Armor-Piercing|7.62x51mm cartridge]], most often used with standard M118 FMJ-AP ammunition,<ref name="HCE"/> though also employed with shredder<ref name="TFoRPrologue"/> and hollow-point rounds.<ref name="SilentStorm24"/> MA5Bs typically feed from 60-round detachable box magazines.<ref name="HCE"/> Hollow-point rounds are loaded into magazines marked with red paint for rapid identification.<ref name="SilentStorm24"/> The weapon's automatic rate of fire is 15 rounds per second,<ref name="TFoRPrologue"/> but it can be limited to semi-automatic<ref name="SilentStorm27"/> or 3-round burst via a fire selector to conserve ammunition and alter firing pattern.<ref name="SilentStorm24"/> | ||
One significant aspect of the MA5B's design is its capacity for modification. Its barrel can be adapted for use with suppressors to combat the conspicuous report of the weapon's firing, making it especially suitable for stealth fighting;<ref name="SoR2">''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]], Chapter 2''</ref> [[SPARTAN-IIs]] made use of this attribute during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]].<ref name="TFoR20">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 20</ref> Early in the [[Covenant War]], SPARTAN-IIs also frequently employed MA5Bs with underslung [[M301 40mm Grenade Launcher|M301 40mm launchers]] to fire HE grenades, notably during [[Operation: SILENT STORM]]<ref name="SilentStorm8">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 8</ref> and the [[Skirmish over Netherop|salvage operation on Netherop]].<ref name="Oblivion13">''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 13</ref> | One significant aspect of the MA5B's design is its capacity for modification. Its barrel can be adapted for use with suppressors to combat the conspicuous report of the weapon's firing, making it especially suitable for stealth fighting;<ref name="SoR2">''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]], Chapter 2''</ref> [[SPARTAN-IIs]] made use of this attribute during the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]].<ref name="TFoR20">''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', Chapter 20</ref> Early in the [[Covenant War]], SPARTAN-IIs also frequently employed MA5Bs with underslung [[M301 40mm Grenade Launcher|M301 40mm launchers]] to fire HE grenades, notably during [[Operation: SILENT STORM]]<ref name="SilentStorm8">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', Chapter 8</ref> and the [[Skirmish over Netherop|salvage operation on Netherop]].<ref name="Oblivion13">''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'', Chapter 13</ref> | ||