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Subject: Possible new weapon in Halo: Reach? Possibly MA5K?

I was looking at this thread and paying careful attention to the silhouettes. After some time I realized that people were confused about what weapon the center character had. It almost looked like a cross between the Assault Rifle and Battle Rifle. Here is the picture. Credit goes to hunkyandrich for zooming in the picture like that. I remember the MA5K being seen in the books and decided to search for an image. This was quick didn't put so much time into it but this is the best image I saw: link
Here is a picture of a Br for comparison: link

The only problem is see with the MA5K idea is the muzzle size difference.

Just putting it there for discussion. Is the MA5K finally going to make its debut? Sure there are a few differences but what do you guys think?


[Edited on 06.07.2009 9:49 AM PDT]

  • 06.07.2009 9:38 AM PDT

That's 9 e's.

Posted by: Plague555
Just putting it there for discussion. Is the MA5K finally going to make its day view? Sure there are a few differences but what do you guys think?

Um... I think you mean debut.

  • 06.07.2009 9:45 AM PDT
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Looks like a sound suppressed AR to me

  • 06.07.2009 9:45 AM PDT
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It's the assualt rifle, Master Chief's signature weapon.

  • 06.07.2009 9:46 AM PDT

I think it looks too small to be the Assault Rifle. I changed the word to debut like cheeeeeeeeezits suggested.

Posted by: Scatcycle
No. Its an assault rifle. Look, flashlight and all.


What is the point of the flashlight comment? The MA5K has the flashlight in the same spot.

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I respect your opinion, I'm probably just going to disagree with it.

If it's the assault rifle, then why does it have what looks like a scope near the middle? The AR doesn't have a fixing point there. I shall post a pic if nobody gets what I mean.

  • 06.07.2009 10:27 AM PDT

Forever there shall be war, thus forever we shall fight...

Nothing says it has to be an already existing weapon, even though the last true completely new UNSC weapon we got was the BR-55. I'm not including the MA5C or the turrets.

  • 06.07.2009 10:30 AM PDT
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I respect your opinion, I'm probably just going to disagree with it.

Exactly. But having said that, as this game is set before Halo 1 (a few weeks or so) and is set on a different planet and so on, the equipment might be older, or different in other ways, rather than completely new.

Yeah yeah, I know that the equipment is gonna be madly different over a two week period >.< you get my drift.

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Brainwave!
I just remembered that the MA2B was mentioned a lot in the books as a stripped down assault rifle, often with shredder ammo and attached silencers. Effectively the cross between a BR and AR without the reduction in length, like the MA5K. That might well fit the bill.

[Edited on 06.07.2009 10:37 AM PDT]

  • 06.07.2009 10:35 AM PDT

Posted by: Diaboy
Exactly. But having said that, as this game is set before Halo 1 (a few weeks or so) and is set on a different planet and so on, the equipment might be older, or different in other ways, rather than completely new.

Yeah yeah, I know that the equipment is gonna be madly different over a two week period >.< you get my drift.

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Brainwave!
I just remembered that the MA2B was mentioned a lot in the books as a stripped down assault rifle, often with shredder ammo and attached silencers. Effectively the cross between a BR and AR without the reduction in length, like the MA5K. That might well fit the bill.


Here is a link. Apparently blue team has used this weapon before. I completely forgot about it.

  • 06.07.2009 10:56 AM PDT

The zoomed in picture clearly shows the far left person is a spartan or marine in Mjolnir 1 armor, since it has the large machine gun turret and the power cable in the back.

  • 06.07.2009 10:59 AM PDT

Posted by: Diaboy
If it's the assault rifle, then why does it have what looks like a scope near the middle? The AR doesn't have a fixing point there. I shall post a pic if nobody gets what I mean.


The scope is more towards the front middle of the gun and the scope itself is pretty big. The one in the image has a "scope" too small to be like the Br's and is more towards the back middle.

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The zoomed in picture clearly shows the far left person is a spartan or marine in Mjolnir 1 armor, since it has the large machine gun turret and the power cable in the back.


What is your point? We are talking about the center Spartan who is supposedly Master Chief with an Ar.

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I respect your opinion, I'm probably just going to disagree with it.

Posted by: Plague555
The scope is more towards the front middle of the gun and the scope itself is pretty big. The one in the image has a "scope" too small to be like the Br's and is more towards the back middle.

Yeah lol, I wasn't saying that it was the BR, I was just saying that it wasn't the AR.

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Guys look at the picture closely the long tail looking thing is just the ammunition for the turret we haven't seen before and he is a spartan not a marine or ODST.

The weapon the guy in the middle is holding looks like an AR but maybe not whatever it is it looks like it has an attachment to the barrel like a silencer or something

  • 06.07.2009 11:06 AM PDT

Why are people suddenly bringing up stuff about the turret? That was not mentioned in the OP and I personally am well aware that it is a turret. I was also aware that he is spartan possibly wearing Mark IV armor. Stop posting about the left spartan I was talking more of the weapon of the spartan in the middle.

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  • 06.07.2009 11:08 AM PDT

It's not the AR for sure, it's got a scope and long barrel - but i would like to see the MA5K. Perhaps. The barrel is also flared at the end... hmmm.

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I think it's going to be like the halo1 pistol with the scope. It could be an Assault Rifle with a scope.

  • 06.07.2009 11:49 AM PDT

Day view! Dear me.

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The spartans used the standard issue MA5B long before the battle of Reach,so the theory that different equipment was used early on in obsolete.The MA2B is a probable assumption as on reach they would want to move quickly and thus perhaps carry a cut down version of the standar weapon.The MA5K assault carbine was used later on by the Spartan III program that was meant to carry an easy to aim,mass produced assault weapon.I have a theory:the guy in the center may be a sort of commando,like an ODST,special ONI agent,or a marine who likes contraband.His weapon could be custom tailored and incorporate many traits that make it great to use.I would like to see this.It would be a nice change from everyone carrying standard issue weapons.I would also like to see a combat knife incorporated as an always on you,close range slicing weapon as in Call of Duty 4.

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Posted by: RoFL MMMMMMMMWW
I think it's going to be like the halo1 pistol with the scope. It could be an Assault Rifle with a scope.


Something cool:In Halo custom edition (on select maps) they have incorporated both an MA5B with a 10x scope that is good to a long range as well as an MA5K assault carbine that is indeed a mix of the MA5B and BR-55.It incorporates a cross like aimer,a longer range,a sleeker design,and an interesting melee function.

  • 06.07.2009 1:54 PM PDT

No its only a stun AR it shoots rubber rounds,
Cause there on Onyx train more spartans

  • 07.19.2009 10:34 PM PDT

There's probably no god. Now stop
worrying and get on with your life.

It looks a bit like an XM8 with a small scope.

  • 07.20.2009 4:40 AM PDT