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Subject: The Covenant Carbine is NOT a sniper rifle.

Here, click this link

http://www.bungie.net/News/TopStory.aspx?story=humpdaystory

Scroll down to the picture fo the Carbine. Next to the picture, it says a brief bio about it. In that it says that it is the Covenant's version of the Battle Rifle.

THEREFORE it is not a sniper rifle.

SO STOP SAYING IT IS A SR AND FLAMING PPL WHO SAY ITS NOT A SR

[Edited on 7/20/2004 8:19:09 PM]

  • 07.20.2004 8:14 PM PDT
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we know this...its the equivelent to the human battle rifle

  • 07.20.2004 8:15 PM PDT
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THANK YOU, for clearing that up... I will be incredibly frustrated if I see someone say it is a sniper rifle again...

  • 07.20.2004 8:16 PM PDT
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its also says there a differences.......

  • 07.20.2004 8:16 PM PDT
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yeah there is the carbine and then there is another covie sniper rifle

  • 07.20.2004 8:17 PM PDT

the carbine is more of a sniper than the battle rifle.

i read somewhere that it is a sniper weapon.

in fact, i read it in the FAQ here on the bungie.net site.

it is an energy based sniper weapon.

[Edited on 7/21/2004 10:47:45 AM]

  • 07.20.2004 8:23 PM PDT
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im not saying its a sinper rifle becaus ethe battle rifle is not a sinper. it is the equivlent TO the battle rifle...does not mean it is excatly the same...

  • 07.20.2004 8:25 PM PDT
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OK, the covies didn't need a sniper in Halo, they probably won't in H2. I don't see why everyone thinks the covies should have an answer to everything. Besides, plasma is more for taking out sheilds and burning stuff, not one-shot-kills. The carbine is their long-range gun.

[Edited on 7/20/2004 8:28:25 PM]

  • 07.20.2004 8:27 PM PDT
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Posted by: meshnaster
the carbine is more of a sniper than the battle rifle.

i read somewhere that it is a sniper weapon.

in fact, i red it in the FAQ here on the bungie.net site.

it is an energy based sniper weapon.


They call it a "sniper weapon" because it has zoom, and may be a popular weapon of snipers... you could also classify the M6D as a sniper weapon for the same reasons.

  • 07.20.2004 8:29 PM PDT
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my God, just read the freaking post
"It's powerful when zoomed and very annoying and dangerous unzoomed. Think of it as the Covenant answer to the Battle Rifle, but with a few subtle differences"

  • 07.20.2004 8:32 PM PDT
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so shut up

  • 07.20.2004 8:33 PM PDT

Its not a sniper! Read the mothafukin article!

  • 07.20.2004 8:36 PM PDT
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Shall we just leave it as a "multi-functional rifle?"

  • 07.20.2004 8:39 PM PDT

Posted by: DruG
Shall we just leave it as a "multi-functional rifle?"


how about the COVENANT BATTLE RIFLE... i like that one.

  • 07.20.2004 8:40 PM PDT
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How bout we just leave it as the COVENANT EQUIVELANT TO THE BATTLE RIFLE. NO they are not exactly the same, but YES they serve the same purpose and functionality. NOW CALM DOWN AND QUIT ARGUING...

  • 07.20.2004 8:42 PM PDT

oh yeah! well... FART IN YOU FACE! haha tushè

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  • 07.20.2004 8:44 PM PDT
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Posted by: sgt ubergrunt
OK, the covies didn't need a sniper in Halo, they probably won't in H2. I don't see why everyone thinks the covies should have an answer to everything. Besides, plasma is more for taking out sheilds and burning stuff, not one-shot-kills. The carbine is their long-range gun.

The Covies may have a Sniper Rifle. Read the end of page 2 and the beginning of page 3 in the Xbox Spring Guide. They hint there will be one that fires a lighting fast energy burst to deal damage. They also had one designed for Halo 1.

  • 07.20.2004 9:27 PM PDT
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My only question is what will the differences between all these guns be... whether it be BR/ Carbine, or SR/ Covie SR.

  • 07.20.2004 9:42 PM PDT

i think the carbine will be more effective at long range than the battle rifle will be, but they also may put in that covenant sniper. looking over the pre-xbox screens, i think it would be cool to have all those weapons that they cut out of halo, like the gatling gun and the machete and covenant sniper.

  • 07.21.2004 10:50 AM PDT

"Help Help I'm being repressed! Come and see the Violence inherent in the system!"
"Bloody peasant!"
"Oh did you see that? you saw him repress me?"

When i said that the CC was the Cov SR <dont start> someone said that it was the Cov BR <seen the error of my ways> and that they had seen a Cov SR in an OXM. Now being a poor student, i dont get it often, so is that true or was he talking complete bull-blam!-?

  • 07.21.2004 10:53 AM PDT

in the pre-xbox pics, there is a picture of an old covenent sniper rifle. oxm mentions a covenant sniper, but doesn't show a pic (unless someone is talking about and old edition of oxm).

  • 07.21.2004 10:56 AM PDT
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A carbine is a light weapon with a small barrel. A sniper rifle is an advanced rifle that fires high velocity bullets through an extended, and usually very long barrel.

  • 07.21.2004 10:57 AM PDT