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Subject: Its NOT the AR in the trailer!!
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Ok, i was reading the halo books again and now i know what the gun is in the trailer.

John also chose an MA2B, a cut down version of the standard MA5B Assault Rifle. It was tough and reliable, with electronic targeting and an ammo supply indicator. It also had a recoil reduction system, and could deliver an impressive 15 rounds per second."

Pg. 80

Now we know why it is smaller, lol.

I dunno if anyone else has found this, but i think it is rather interesting.

[Edited on 5/17/2006]

  • 05.17.2006 2:57 AM PDT
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Nice
It looks rather the same though

  • 05.17.2006 3:00 AM PDT
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Well, it does, but the MA2B rifle is an alternate version, so who is to say it doesnt look the same but smaller?

  • 05.17.2006 3:03 AM PDT
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it along the same class..mayb its silenced?

  • 05.17.2006 3:04 AM PDT
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so is the MA2B better than the MA5B?

  • 05.17.2006 3:05 AM PDT
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I dunno, but this is really inITs interesting, it fires around the same spead, but is most likely more accurate from the longer barrel and slightly slower rate of fire. It is also lighter making it a tad bit easier to aim, etc. This is interesting it just caught my eye when i was reading.

  • 05.17.2006 3:06 AM PDT

I'd guess it would be just like the MA5B but with less range.

  • 05.17.2006 3:07 AM PDT
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The MA2B is a stripped down version of the Assault Rifle that we know as MA5B. The MA2B is made for easy maneuvering in small areas and you can attach a silencer to it. This weapon should not look like the MA5B at all. It should be missing pieces and I don't think it should have a longer barrel than the MA5B, considering the purpose of MA2B.

  • 05.17.2006 3:10 AM PDT
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Old topic. Old theory.
Looks like you lucked out...
But cheer up! Hey, hows about a limerick?
Ther once was a man named Enis,
He was born with a rather large...Hmmm...Maybe not...
Oh well, want some McDonalds? Maybe a hot apple pie?
....
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Well, looks like someone won't be getting their hot apple pie!

  • 05.17.2006 3:11 AM PDT
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Just so you guys know, cut down doesn't mean that it's smaller... it's less technical (less bells and whistles). I will agree that the gun from the trailer definitely seems smaller than the assault rifle from Halo 1, although that may be a matter of graphics.

Here is a quote from the library: "The MA5B Rifle is the latest model of the MA series. The MA3, and MA2Bs were the standard rifles in 2525, but the newest model, the MA5B, is the current standard Marine rifle, and is one of the most versitile weapons in the Marine's arsenal."

The MA2B is NOT an upgrade. It is an older gun, by several decades. That doesn't mean that it's not a good gun, but it shouldn't be said to be better.

  • 05.17.2006 3:13 AM PDT
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The books really make it look like the MA2B is just another version of the MA5B.

  • 05.17.2006 3:20 AM PDT
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Which it is. And older, cut down version.

  • 05.17.2006 3:21 AM PDT
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yeah, the only thing that doesn't make sense is...
didn't the books take place before halo 2? how would the chief get an MA2B from before the events of Halo 2? it boggles the mind!

  • 05.17.2006 3:28 AM PDT
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Why does that boggle your mind?

  • 05.17.2006 3:29 AM PDT

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yeah, the only thing that doesn't make sense is...
didn't the books take place before halo 2? how would the chief get an MA2B from before the events of Halo 2? it boggles the mind!


Uhh no, you must be thinking of after, what with time going forwards and everything. It hardly boggles the mind to get your hands on something which has already been created.

  • 05.17.2006 3:30 AM PDT
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The MA2B can't be a version of the MA5B if it came before the MA5B, can it? The MA5B, however, could be a version of the MA2B. In the books they make it look like the MA2B is a newer version of the MA5B.

[Edit: I think he means that it could be hard for the Chief to get a weapon that isn't used anymore.]

[Edited on 5/17/2006]

  • 05.17.2006 3:32 AM PDT
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They are both versions of the same basic design. How do they make it seem newer in the books?

  • 05.17.2006 3:34 AM PDT
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They are both versions of the same basic design. How do they make it seem newer in the books?


Maybe it's just me, but I think this sounds like the MA5B is the standard Assault Rifle and that the MA2B has came out of the MA5B:

"John also chose an MA2B, a cut down version of the standard MA5B Assault Rifle. It was tough and reliable, with electronic targeting and an ammo supply indicator. It also had a recoil reduction system, and could deliver an impressive 15 rounds per second."

  • 05.17.2006 4:31 AM PDT
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Makes enough sense. Although it could be a whole new rifle entirely; the MA1337B :p

  • 05.17.2006 4:34 AM PDT
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I would just like to state that I do not think it is the MA2B in the trailer of Halo 3. Read my other posts in the thread.

  • 05.17.2006 4:37 AM PDT