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Subject: AR or what I like to call it MA5B!!!!!!!

Why do you guys say it is an AR? IT is called MA5B duh! Oh, yes it should be brought back because it is tight, and it could be a short range weapon like the SMG but stronger. One thing though it won't be as strong as two SMGs but since you are holding one gun you can throw grenades. So the Humans will still have the SMG and the BR but they can go old school with the MA5B!!! So if you think a BR can take on a MA5B up close then you will be totally wrong. The Halo 3 should be balance so that the BR will only be good at mid-range.

  • 05.20.2006 3:25 PM PDT

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Uh... they call it the AR becuase it's the Assault Rifle maybe?

  • 05.20.2006 3:36 PM PDT
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the Halo 3 Assault Rifle is not the MA5B, too skinny. More like the MA2B from the books.

  • 05.20.2006 3:37 PM PDT

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I don't think its the MA2B either. It could be, but the MA2B is smaller. This rifle looks bigger. It says it is "cut down." This probably means the barrel is shorter, not longer.

  • 05.20.2006 3:41 PM PDT

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If you are talking to me, I'm not sounding smart, I'm using proper grammer and using facts. No, the rifle in Halo CE is not the MA2B. Want proof? Sure, I'll give you some.

1: Halo CE Manual, it says MA5B.

2: The rounds stated that our fired from an MA5B are 7.62mm rounds. Look closely at the clips you find in the game. They say "7.62". The MA2B on the other hand uses .390 caliber, which is larger than a 7.62 i believe.

3: Again, stated in the books, the MA5B is the standard issue weapon for UNSC military forces. MA2B is used for special ops. Obviously, even though the PoA is on a ops mission, its marines are still equiped with standard issue. Which means the MA5B. Not the MA2B.

  • 05.20.2006 4:00 PM PDT
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a famous quote from Red vs. Blue

Sarge: "Feast ur eyes upon the LRV12...i like to call it the warthog"

Donut: "why do u call it the warthog?"

Sarge: "Cuz LRV12 is to hard to say in common sentence boy!"

And MA5B is too hard to say in common sentence. Just like we dont call it a High Explosive Tomahawk 886D Sidewinder. We call it a cruise missile and we call the MA5B an Assault Rifle.

  • 05.20.2006 4:19 PM PDT
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Just like we dont call it a High Explosive Tomahawk 886D Sidewinder.
Then "we" doesn't include me.

  • 05.20.2006 4:21 PM PDT

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Exactly. Assault rifle is really general though... Its a common weapon term for a small arms weapon that can be shouldered, has a relatively large body, but not as big as a sqauad machine gun, has automatic fire, and fires something like a 7.62 round.

  • 05.20.2006 4:22 PM PDT

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  • 05.20.2006 4:23 PM PDT