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{{Status|Gameplay}}
== ''Halo 4'' ==
== ''Halo 4'' ==
* The Lightrifle is a hybrid of the [[BR85HB battle rifle|Battle Rifle]] and [[M395 DMR|DMR]] with the unscoped mode featuring the three-round burst of the former and the scoped mode featuring the powerful single-shot fire of the latter.
* The Lightrifle is a hybrid of the [[BR85HB battle rifle|Battle Rifle]] and [[M395 DMR|DMR]] with the unscoped mode featuring the three-round burst of the former and the scoped mode featuring the powerful single-shot fire of the latter.
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* Smart scoped LightRifles fire wider beams, which allows for easier hits on moving or distant targets and reduces the required shots to kill from four to three, assuming the final round is a headshot.
* Smart scoped LightRifles fire wider beams, which allows for easier hits on moving or distant targets and reduces the required shots to kill from four to three, assuming the final round is a headshot.
** Note that just like the ''Halo 4'' rendition of the weapon, firing the weapon when scoped in results in a lower rate of fire, but much more so when compared to ''Halo 4'', making the final round more difficult to land than expected.
** Note that just like the ''Halo 4'' rendition of the weapon, firing the weapon when scoped in results in a lower rate of fire, but much more so when compared to ''Halo 4'', making the final round more difficult to land than expected.
* Unlike in ''Halo 4'', ammunition for the LightRifle is significantly rarer, as Knights are now almost always seen with either [[Z-180 Scattershot|Scattershots]] or [[Z-390 incineration cannon|Incineration Cannons]] and [[Promethean Soldier|Soldiers]] tend to use the [[Z-130 Suppressor|Suppressor]] as well.
* In comparison to ''Halo 4'', ammunition for the LightRifle is rarer, as Knights are now almost always seen with either [[Z-180 Scattershot|Scattershots]] or [[Z-390 incineration cannon|Incineration Cannons]] and [[Armiger Soldier|Soldiers]] tend to use the [[Z-130 Suppressor|Suppressor]] as well.
* Warzone features two additional variants:
* Warzone features two additional variants:
** '''''Barbed Lance''''': an improved LightRifle with 16-round magazines and a faster rate of fire, making the weapon more useful for offensive engagements.
** '''''Barbed Lance''''': an improved LightRifle with 16-round magazines and a faster rate of fire, making the weapon more useful for offensive engagements.