7 Things You Might Not Know About Halo's Assault Rifle

The Assault Rifle from Halo could be one of the most iconic weapons in all of Halo, behind the Pistol, of course. It’s effective at close to medium range thanks to it’s low recoil and fast fire rate. Due to it being in almost every Halo game, many fans might claim to know everything there is to know about the Assault Rifle. But there are things that even they don’t know. That’s why i’m here. This is… 7 Things You Might Not Know About Halo's Assault Rifle. Check out some of my other videos if you enjoyed this one: 2014 MacBook Air Gaming Test: http://bit.ly/2014MBAGT 10 Things You Might Not Know About Fallout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEtqXOoSm98 10 Things You Might Not Know About Fallout 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k35OXhZt9Xg 10 Things You Might Not Know About Fallout 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDwdSsxOzkk 10 Things You Might Not Know About Fallout New Vegas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNJI01OA9AY 10 More Things You Might Not Know About Fallout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qu5Ix_b30w 10 Things You Might Not Know About Master Chief: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiRByh0Fjls 10 Things You Might Not Know About Grand Theft Auto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nr5CKLq8VA 10 Things You Might Not Know About Yoshi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQaVjnO_y7s 10 Things You Might Not Know About Mario: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zof8KONlMPA SUBSCRIBE! http://bit.ly/MittenSquad Twitter: http://bit.ly/MittenSquadTwitter More Videos: http://bit.ly/MoreMittenSquad Click Here To Help Save A Beagle: bit.ly/SaveSomeBeagles 7 Things You Might Not Know About Halo's Assault Rifle (in text form) 7. Though it is always called the Assault Rifle in game, the assault rifle has had many variations. The MA5B Individual Combat Weapon System is the Assault Rifle from Halo 1, there is no Assault Rifle in Halo 2, the MA5C Individual Combat Weapon System is the Assault Rifle from Halo 3 and Halo ODST, the MA37 Individual Combat Weapon System is the Assault Rifle in Halo Reach, the MA5D Individual Combat Weapon System is the Assault Rifle in Halo 4 and Halo 5. This list excludes the REQ pack variants in Halo 5. 6. Although the numbers vary by the model of the Assault Rifle, the Assault Rifle is generally around 38 inches long, 10 inches tall, 3.1 inches thick, and weighs anywhere from 9-16 pounds, with Halo 4 and 5 Assault Rifle being the heaviest. 5. Although Reach’s Assault Rifle, the MA37 is the predecessor of the MA5B from Halo 1, on the right side of the rifle, just above the trigger mechanism, it reads "MA5C Mk. 4." 4. Speaking of Reach’s Assault Rifle, the MA37 is by far weakest in-game Assault rifle. The MA5B kills a SPARTAN in 15 rounds, the MA5C kills with 16 rounds, but the MA37 kills with 19 rounds total. 3. In Fable 2, Halo 3’s Assault Rifle, the MA5C, can be obtained in the Knothole Island Expansion pack. It is called "Hal's Rifle.” 2. In the Halo Graphic Novel, many Special Operations Grunts and Elites are seen wielding Assault rifles, although the Covenant generally hate the use of human weapons. The only other known instance of Covenant troops using human weapons was during the Battle of Installation 05, when several Brutes were seen using Shotguns, although an Elite is known to have used an M6D pistol to execute the bridge crew of the UNSC Pillar of Autumn, albeit with much distaste. 1. Robert McLees, one of the designers of the weapons in Halo, has gone on record comparing the basic design of the MA5B to that of the Fabrique-Nationale, FN F2000. According to The Art of Halo, McLees didn't know of the F2000 until after the game was even finished; "I don't know when the images of the FN F2000 appeared, but I didn't see them until three or four months after the game shipped, and I thought 'Oh great. Now everyone's going to think I swiped the design from Fabrique National.' It was surreal to see how close the Halo Assault rifle was to its real-life counterpart... and it was all totally by accident."