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The M99 Special Application Scoped Rifle, also referred to as the M99 Stanchion Gauss Rifle or simply the Stanchion, was a United Nations Space Command anti-material rifle.
The technology used in the M99 is practically the same concept used on the larger Mass Drivers and MAC, but on a much smaller scale. This system works through using a series of electromagnetic coils (an Asynch Linear-Induction Motor) rather than chemical propellants as a source of kinetic energy, and is very similar to the M68 Gauss Cannon. A weapon which utilizes this technology is, needless to say, very powerful.
The 5.4mm/.21 caliber round is very small in comparison to most standard firearms of the era, but using the Gauss technology, the small rounds have the ability to rip targets apart, even through office buildings. This is due to the high force imparted on the round. The round creates shockwaves as it passes through the target. In the case of material targets, this is a minor explosion. In the case of personnel targets, it simultaneously rips apart and pulverizes the body around the impact area. Even hits in an extremity can be deadly.
The Model 99 Special Application Scoped Rifle first entered production in 2491, and its production was ceased in 2521.
Don't you just LOVE the way "SGR" rolls off your tounge?
The weapon itself was a very powerful sniper-type weapon but was ceased in 2521. Knowing that Halo 4 will take place after the legendary ending of Halo 3, it's unknown at the moment how much time has actually passed. What if during the events of Halo 3 up to the beginning of Halo 4, the UNSC had a new type of Gauss Rifle under development? Possibly a more convinient version, one that sacrificed the range and damage for more portability, and possibly magazine count? One that deals 1-hit kills at close range, but not at medium range, and can only score one hit head headshot kills at medium range, but not long range?
It wouldn't replace the Spartan Laser either, because it's not an anti-vehicle weapon. Since it's powered by electro-magnetic pulse, it EMPs vehicles, much like the PP.
What im proposing is that after further development, the SGR would primarily become a medium range weapon. A small scope, slightly bigger magazine capacity, better portability.
In Halo 4, would you like a Gauss Rifle?
[Edited on 06.11.2011 7:17 PM PDT]