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Subject: The MA5B Resurrected in Halo:Reach!

Oh, Death was never enemy of ours!
We laughed, knowing better men would come,
And greater wars: when each proud fighter brags
He wars on Death, for lives: not men, for flags.
"The Next War"

I believe we will wield the glorious MA5B from Halo:CE once again.
What led me to believe this? Well, in the Reach banner, we see the Spartan in the middle holding some version of the Assault Rifle. This couldn't be the MA5C because it was introduced to the UNSC between Halo 2 and 3. (As far as my knowledge goes.)

So, woohoo... We get another AR... It sucks anyways, right? In Halo 3's case, it does. IMO. But do you remember busting into a room in CE and spraying aliens with 60 rounds of chest-rattling, automatic fire? The loud noise, the ferocity... the MA5B was a beast. The MA5C seemed a little flaccid in comparison.

I am excited that I'll be able to have a real AR in my virtual hands once more. Feel free to share your opinions on the subject.

  • 10.25.2009 12:51 AM PDT
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yaeh I want my MA5 "Automatic Awesome Machine" back
i just want it to be awesome at more then 10 yards

and the 60 round mag I was not a fan of

I should mention this now
the MA5B shoots a 7.62x51mm round which is accurate at 600yards
in both Halos the MA5 is more accurate when fired in burst, but it really should be dead center accurate fired in short controlled burst.



[Edited on 10.25.2009 12:57 AM PDT]

  • 10.25.2009 12:53 AM PDT
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do we get C.E's magnum(mouth drools)?
that gun took out banshee's with half a clip of ammo!

  • 10.25.2009 12:54 AM PDT

Oh, Death was never enemy of ours!
We laughed, knowing better men would come,
And greater wars: when each proud fighter brags
He wars on Death, for lives: not men, for flags.
"The Next War"

Posted by: AuSam
do we get C.E's magnum(mouth drools)?
that gun took out banshee's with half a clip of ammo!

I hope so. I miss it. I just miss the Halo feel, I guess. Halo 3 doesn't really feel too Halo-ish.

  • 10.25.2009 12:57 AM PDT
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A TRUE ODST KNOWS NO FEAR, BECAUSE HE DOES NOT RUN FROM BATTLE, INSTEAD HE RUNS STRAIGHT INTO IT, BECAUSE IN THE END WHEN THE CARDS ARE DOWN, THE COVENANT WILL KNOW FEAR, AND THEY WILL COWER AT OUR MIGHT! WE ARE ODST-ODST MAXWELL DEERING

Is it just me, or is the MA5B, stronger than the MA5C? When I look at the comparrisons, it feels as if the MA5B is 10xs as strong as the MA5C.

  • 10.25.2009 4:10 AM PDT

Reality check!

The H1 MA5B is
-Comparable to the SMG in range, firepower and accuracy
-Slightly more powerful than the MA5C in multiplayer (15 vs 16 shots)
-Noticeably weaker than the MA5C against shields in campaign.

The book MA5B is something completely different.

  • 10.25.2009 5:03 AM PDT