- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Rail Weaponry like the MAC guns are possible in real life: (working prototypes have been constructed, but utilise massive amounts of power) and i imagine MAC weaponry could easily be used to carry a nuclear payload: also, im assuming covenant shield are some sort of energy particles held in place via some strenous real-life scientific connection... but if they are energy, then they will be polarised, and polarities can be reserved... thus, there must be a way to disrupt or negate the shields by meddling with their polarities.
Also, weapon tech at an infantry level can only advance by a certain amount: Ballistic weaponry is also likely to become more more powerful, by using stronger propellants, (Interesting point: the weapons in Halo are supposedly caseless, yet eject shell-cases...) better cooling, lighter matierials (weapons with mainly solid-state components that detonate rounds via an electrical charge, such as the real-life HK-G11, are lighter and require much less maintenance than current standard cased-round weaponry.) increased communication between user and used (primitive HUDs are displayed on the AR, for example, replete with an objective indicator and an ammo counter) and of course, brand new tech-advancements that we cannot, as of now, predict.
Incidentally, let us all step back for a moment, and contemplate how sad we are to so enthusiastically debate the tech behind a fictional universe.