MA5K carbine: Difference between revisions

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|image=[[Image:MA5K.JPG|250px]]

|ammotype=[[M118 Full Metal Jacket Armor-Piercing|M118 7.62x51mm Full Metal Jacket Armor-Piercing]]

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The '''MA5K carbine''' is a firearm used almost exclusively by [[United Nations Space Command]] [[UNSC Special Forces|special operations forces]], notably the [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-III supersoldiers]]. It is part of [[Misriah Armory]]'s [[MA5 series]].<ref name="Waypoint"/>

The MA5K is a shortened variant of the standard MA5 Individual Combat Weapon System. It is fully automatic and receives a thirty-round magazine of [[M118 7.62x51mm Full Metal Jacket Armor-Piercing|7.62x51mm FMJ-AP ammunition]].<ref name="Waypoint"/> The most conspicuous difference between the MA5K and other MA5 models is the replacement of the distinctive electronics housing with a carrying handle similar to that of the [[BR55 battle rifle]]. The handle probably integrates a digital ammunition counter like the BR55 and other MA5 models.

*The 'K' in this weapon's designation follows the tradition of 20th and 21st German weapons including the letter in their designations. 'K' stands for ''kurz'', German for short.

*The MA5K's design and production may have been inspired by the MA2B's due to its success and reliability.  

*Though both different models, the MA5K and MA2B appear similar as both are shortened or cut down versions of the MA series, but are completely different, as the MA2B has a scope, and the MA5K does not as well as different carrying handles and barrel sizes.

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