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 The MA5 entered service with the UNSC Armed Forces in [[2437]] and has remained the primary service rifle ever since.<ref name="katprofile">[http://gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/01/27/feature-Noble-Team-Profile-3.aspx '''GameInformer''': ''Noble Team Profile #3'']</ref><ref name="MA37">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=24580 '''Bungie.net''': ''MA37 ICWS'']</ref><ref name="Waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Assault Rifle''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20111004174237/http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/related/gallery/assault-rifle/7b27101b-fec7-41d9-9fe3-c4dcc04f01b1 Archive.org])</ref>
-The MA5 series was preceded in service by the [[MA3A Individual Combat Weapon System]],<ref>'''Halo: First Strike'''</ref> which itself was preceded by the [[MA2B Individual Combat Weapon System|MA2B]] and the [[MA1 Individual Combat Weapon System|MA1]].<ref name="Waypoint"/>
+The MA5 series was preceded in service by the [[MA3A assault rifle|MA3A Individual Combat Weapon System]],<ref>'''Halo: First Strike'''</ref> which itself was preceded by the [[MA2B assault rifle|MA2B]] and the [[MA1 assault rifle|MA1]].<ref name="Waypoint"/>
 == Known models ==
-*[[MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]] - The MA37, the [[UNSC Army]]'s designation of the MA5, was introduced in 2437 and is still favored heavily by the Army despite newer iterations of the series due to its ruggedness and simplicity. The MA37 has a more skeletal cowling than other MA5 variants.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
+*[[MA37 assault rifle|MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System]] - The MA37, the [[UNSC Army]]'s designation of the MA5, was introduced in 2437 and is still favored heavily by the Army despite newer iterations of the series due to its ruggedness and simplicity. The MA37 has a more skeletal cowling than other MA5 variants.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
-*[[MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]] - Much less accurate in comparison to the MA5C and MA5D, it is often relegated to use in short-range combat. The MA5B receives a sixty-round magazine.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
+*[[MA5B assault rifle|MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System]] - Much less accurate in comparison to the MA5C and MA5D, it is often relegated to use in short-range combat. The MA5B receives a sixty-round magazine.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
-*[[MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System]] - An improvement upon the MA5B, featuring a heavier barrel with a one-in-seven twist, a stronger magazine spring mechanism, a lower-profile electronics housing, and a sturdier, more ergonomically designed trigger guard. It receives a shortened thirty-two round magazine; the reduced magazine capacity in relation to the MA5B is part of an effort to prevent wearing of the magazine spring.<ref name="McLees"/> It is used by the Marine Corps and the Navy in short-to-mid range combat.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
+*[[MA5C assault rifle|MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System]] - An improvement upon the MA5B, featuring a heavier barrel with a one-in-seven twist, a stronger magazine spring mechanism, a lower-profile electronics housing, and a sturdier, more ergonomically designed trigger guard. It receives a shortened thirty-two round magazine; the reduced magazine capacity in relation to the MA5B is part of an effort to prevent wearing of the magazine spring.<ref name="McLees"/> It is used by the Marine Corps and the Navy in short-to-mid range combat.<ref name="Waypoint"/>
-*[[MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System]] - The MA5D receives a thirty-two round magazine like the MA5C, and also an increased capacity thirty-six round magazine.<ref name="GI 522012">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/02/the-arsenal-of-halo-4.aspx '''Game Informer:''' ''The Arsenal of Halo 4'']</ref> At some point before 2557, it became the standard-issue fully-automatic rifle of all UNSC branches.<ref name="Halo 4">'''Halo 4''' ''In-game description''</ref>
+*[[MA5D assault rifle|MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System]] - The MA5D receives a thirty-two round magazine like the MA5C, and also an increased capacity thirty-six round magazine.<ref name="GI 522012">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/02/the-arsenal-of-halo-4.aspx '''Game Informer:''' ''The Arsenal of Halo 4'']</ref> At some point before 2557, it became the standard-issue fully-automatic rifle of all UNSC branches.<ref name="Halo 4">'''Halo 4''' ''In-game description''</ref>
-*[[MA5K Carbine]] - The MA5K is a carbine variant of the MA5 that used almost exclusively by [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Forces]] units. It receives a thirty-round magazine<ref name="Waypoint"/> and is fairly modular, capable of being assembled in various configurations.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''' cover art</ref>
+*[[MA5K carbine|MA5K Carbine]] - The MA5K is a carbine variant of the MA5 that used almost exclusively by [[UNSC Special Forces|Special Forces]] units. It receives a thirty-round magazine<ref name="Waypoint"/> and is fairly modular, capable of being assembled in various configurations.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''' cover art</ref>
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