Nornfang: Difference between revisions

|name=Nornfang

|image=[[File:H5G Nornfang.png|300px]]

|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref name="Waypoint"/>

|type=[[SRS99-S5 AM sniper rifle|SRS99-S5 AM]]

|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]  

|length={{Convert|63.5|in|cm}}

|width={{Convert|53.8|cm|in}}

|height={{Convert|235.7|cm|in}}

|weight={{Convert|15.6|kg|lb}}

|ammotype=[[14.5×114mm]] HEAP

|feed= 4-round box magazine

|operation=Gas-operated, magazine-fed

Nornfang was manufactured by [[Misriah Armory]] for their internal competitive sharpshooting team. The weapon went missing at some point, eventually coming into the possession of Spartan Linda-058.<ref name="Waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-5-guardians-req-system-introduction '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo 5: Guardians REQ System Introduction'']</ref> Linda loads Nornfang with [[14.5×114mm]] High-Explosive Armor-Piercing (HEAP) rounds. She has modified the rifle to ensure her HUD's [[motion tracker]] is visible even while using its optics.<ref name="LAL">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-locke-load '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Cannon Fodder: Locke & Load'']</ref>

Nornfang is a [[Mythic weapon|mythic]] weapon in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> [[Warzone]] mode. Nornfang does more damage than standard sniper rifles, being capable of an instant kill on an opponent with normal shielding regardless of where the shot lands. Due to the bullets having a proximity explosion effect, this means that even a missed shot can still kill the target as long as they are within range of the bullet's detonation. However, as the increased damage is due to a Damage Boost effect applied to the user while the weapon is active, a wielder of this weapon will appear more visible due to the red particle effects. Just like with the [[Type-1 energy sword#Vorpal Talon|Vorpal Talon]], the motion sensor is still visible even when using [[smart scope]].  

In the campaign, Nornfang can be found during the mission "[[Unconfirmed]]" aboard Blue Team's [[ONI Acrisius|prowler]], or if Linda is selected by a player when in [[Cooperative play|cooperative play]]. The campaign version lacks the Warzone version's inherent Damage Boost, extra magazine, and built-in radar, making it functionally a normal sniper rifle. It cannot pick up ammo from other sniper rifles.

* Nornfang's ability to maintain the player's motion tracker while scoped is mechanically identical to the Awareness [[support upgrade]] from ''[[Halo 4]]''.