- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: skseifer
I'm all for the battle rifle. I dunno why the hell the Marine Corp in Halo would have the assault rifle in it's arsenal, it's accuracy is poor and the Marines don't usually go fully auto on something when we got the M4 nowadays which does burst shots and single shots for accuracy.
We do have the M4, but it's just a cut-down version of the M16, and is mostly carried by special forces and HRT because its easier to wield in CQB. Being part of a combat squad is not always about making accurate shots. A lot of times, its about covering your buddies, and in order to do that easily, a full-auto weapon is required. If you get a chance, try out Full Spectrum Warrior, and you'll see what I mean. It does a lot to teach you about the way the regular military (average Army grunt squads) uses their weapons. A lot of automatic fire is only intended to make the enemy keep their heads down while friendlies move into position for the kill.
The battle rifle looks like it will serve the dual purpose of being a good ranged weapon while still being able to lay down a good rate of fire for those situations when you (undoubtedly) will face an all-out Covenant assault.