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{{Center|Were you looking for the [[BR55 Battle Rifle]] or the [[BR55HB SR Battle Rifle]]?}} | |||
[[File:SSgt Avery Johnson, UNSC Marine Corps.JPG|thumb|250px|[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]], holding the XBR55 Battle Rifle. Two recruits can also be seen with the rifle in the background.]] | [[File:SSgt Avery Johnson, UNSC Marine Corps.JPG|thumb|250px|[[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]], holding the XBR55 Battle Rifle. Two recruits can also be seen with the rifle in the background.]] | ||
The '''XBR55 Battle Rifle'''<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 304''</ref> is | The '''XBR55 Battle Rifle'''<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 304''</ref> is a prototype weapon for the BR55 series; ''"a prototype long barreled [[weapon]] with an [[optical scope]].''"<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 126''</ref> | ||
==Overview== | |||
The weapon fires [[M634 Experimental High-Powered Semi-Armor-Piercing|9.5x40mm round]] from a 60-round magazine<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 132-133''</ref> It was issued to [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]] as well as their militia squads' marksmen, [[Critchley]] and [[Wallace A. Jenkins|Jenkins]] by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Jilan al-Cygni]] for use during the [[First Battle of Harvest|Harvest event]] during the year [[2525]]. This was the first weapon to be used against the [[Covenant]] and caused the first alien casualty in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The prototype resembles the BR55HB SR much more than the standard BR55 model. | *The prototype resembles the BR55HB SR much more than the standard BR55 model in the cover of ''Halo: Contact Harvest''. | ||
*When first observed by Avery Johnson, he observed that it had a 60 round magazine. However, the cover shows the ammo count as the standard 36. Johnson may have already fired off a few shots, or this could be an error on the part of the cover artist. | *When first observed by Avery Johnson, he observed that it had a 60 round magazine. However, the cover shows the ammo count as the standard 36. Johnson may have already fired off a few shots, or this could be an error on the part of the cover artist. | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
==List of | |||
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | ||
Revision as of 02:20, July 31, 2013
Were you looking for the BR55 Battle Rifle or the BR55HB SR Battle Rifle?
Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson, holding the XBR55 Battle Rifle. Two recruits can also be seen with the rifle in the background.
The XBR55 Battle Rifle[1] is a prototype weapon for the BR55 series; "a prototype long barreled weapon with an optical scope."[2]
Overview
The weapon fires 9.5x40mm round from a 60-round magazine[3] It was issued to Staff Sergeants Avery Johnson and Nolan Byrne as well as their militia squads' marksmen, Critchley and Jenkins by Lieutenant Commander Jilan al-Cygni for use during the Harvest event during the year 2525. This was the first weapon to be used against the Covenant and caused the first alien casualty in the Human-Covenant War.
Trivia
- The prototype resembles the BR55HB SR much more than the standard BR55 model in the cover of Halo: Contact Harvest.
- When first observed by Avery Johnson, he observed that it had a 60 round magazine. However, the cover shows the ammo count as the standard 36. Johnson may have already fired off a few shots, or this could be an error on the part of the cover artist.
List of appearances
Sources
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 304
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 126
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, pages 132-133
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