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Posted by: raganok99
Posted by: MisterBraz
Posted by: raganok99
Posted by: otterboyz
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The rounds used by the scorpion are not just only HE but more a a mixture between a Armor piercing round and High Explosive. possibly a explosives tipped armor piercing round, which would shred the Abrams.
the main automatic rifle the UNSC use employes sniper rifle ammo and has an effective range of over 300 meters and the BR which has a effective range over 900 meters.
much better than any common infantry weapon
That is called AP/HE.
Uh... main automatic rifle doesn't use sniper rifle ammunition, it uses full metal jacket 7.62mm x 51mm ammunition, same as modern weapons. BR uses 9.5 x 40mm semi armor piercing rounds.
Snipe rifles in the UNSC uses 14.5 x 114mm ammunition.
I think he means that the rounds pack a major punch by being able to penetrate well, and have lots of high explosive, similar to a HEAT (high explosive anti-tank) warhead.
And yes, technically, the AR and machine guns don't fire sniper rounds, but the 7.62mm can come in the form of a sniper bullet, and is used frequently among US and NATO forces, it's called a boat tail, and it is slightly heavier in the rear part of the bullet, making it heavier overall (175 grains vs 150 grains) so that it maintains momentum better for longer range capability. So yes, the 7.62x51mm is sniper-capable in the real world, and for it to be in an assault rifle with manageable recoil like an M16 or M4 is pretty badass. And the round you mentioned that's used for the sniper in Halo was actually a Russian anti-tank bullet, except in Halo it's also a sabot (APFSDS) round.
Well yes. I know that 7.62 mm is usable for sniper rifles but I think he was referring that automatic weapons use high powered ammunition. Perhaps that he may made grammar error that possibly confused me.
However, about sniper rifles...
It is confirmed that sniper rifles actually use 14.5 x 114 mm APFSDS rounds as Encyclopedia stated.
Source: Halo: Encyclopedia, Second Edition, page number of 311.
What I should of said was that it use modern day sniper ammunition in an automatic form but at a much higher muzzle velocity witch results in a massive increase of power along with the DMR which can also be automatic.
your right about the UNSC sniper but the SRS99(halo: reach) also uses 14.5x114mm High Velocity Armor Piercing rounds