natedog
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First off, yes, I am a nerd (just like you are- why else would you be on a gun discussion board? ), and yes, I am overanalizing. Now..
Second off, any THR XBOX livers out there? My gamertag is NSultze, what's yours?
One thing I like about the Halo games in general are the guns. While the game is set five centuries in the future, with human kind spread across the galaxy, the firearms are still very similar to those of today (7.62x51mm is the MBR round of Halo 1). This seems to be an exception in science fiction. Which real weapons do you think most closely resemble modern firearms? Here are some pictures and descriptions:
M6D Pistol
Rate of Fire : Semi-Automatic (3.5 rounds per second)
Operation : Recoil
Fire Mode : Game : Semi-Automatic
Ammunition : 12.7mm x 40 (M225 Semi-Armor Piercing, High Explosive)
Range : Medium to long
Accuracy : High
Magazine Size : 12 rounds
Definately most like a 2x scoped, double stack Desert Eagle. Hey, I can dream, can't I?
MA5B Assault Rifle
Rate of Fire : High, fully automatic (15 rounds per second)
Operation : Gas
Fire Mode : Automatic
Ammunition : 7.62mm x 51 (M118: Armor-Peircing, Full Metal Jacket (AP-FMJ))
Range : Short to medium
Magazine Size : 60 rounds
Of all the Halo weapons, this is certainly the most unrealistic. It is woefully underpowered, inaccurate, and has a much too large magazine and no muzzle climb. It takes at least 15 rounds of 7.62x51mm at point blank range to kill a human. It is probably modeled after the FN2000.
M90 Shotgun
Rate of Fire : Low (1 round per second)
Operation : Manual Pump-Action
Fire Mode : Pump-Action
Ammunition : 8-Gauge 3.5-inch Magnum Buckshot
Range : Point-blank to Short
Magazine Size : 12 rounds
Another somewhat unrealistic weapon. 8 guage ? It is fed from a top mounted, 12 round magazine that has 2 side by side tubes. Pretty neat. Can't really think of a real life partner to it.
Rate of Fire : Semi-automatic (2 rounds per second)
Operation : Gas System
Fire Mode : Game: Semi-Automatic
Ammunition : 14.5mm x 114 (Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot)
Range : Medium to very long
Accuracy : Very high
Magazine Size : 4 rounds
I like this one. Has a 5x-10x scope, 4 round magazine, and 14.5mm round. It is most closely modeled after the Mechem NTW-20.
(http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn55-e.htm)
M7 SMG
Operation: Blowback
Fire mode: Automatic
Projectile type: 5mm x 23 Caseless
Rate of fire: High (estimated 900 RPM)
Range: Short
Accuracy: Poor
Magazine capacity: 60 bullets
Sort of like a caseless HK G11/HK MP7 PDW combo. With the stock retracted, its about the same size as the M6D pistol.
Battle Rifle BR55
Projectile type: 9.5mm x 40 (M634: Experimental High Power Semi-Armor Piercing (X-HP-SAP))
Range: Medium (With Scope: long)
Accuracy: Medium
Rate of fire: 3-round burst (estimated 1100 RPM cyclic rate)
Magazine capacity: 36 bullets
Melee attack: Medium
Scope: 2x
A very cool weapon. Sort of like an XM-8, crossed with a FAMAS.
M41 SSR MAV/AW
Projectile Type: 102mm High-Exposive, Anti-Tank (HEAT)
Damage: Very High
Range: Long
Accuracy: High (Charged: Homing)
Rate of fire: Medium
Magazine Capacity: 2 Rockets
Scope: 2x
AKA the SPANKr. A double barreled, scoped, fire-and-forget guided missile launcher. What's not to like? I have no idea what real-life weapon it is modeled after.
Second off, any THR XBOX livers out there? My gamertag is NSultze, what's yours?
One thing I like about the Halo games in general are the guns. While the game is set five centuries in the future, with human kind spread across the galaxy, the firearms are still very similar to those of today (7.62x51mm is the MBR round of Halo 1). This seems to be an exception in science fiction. Which real weapons do you think most closely resemble modern firearms? Here are some pictures and descriptions:
M6D Pistol
Rate of Fire : Semi-Automatic (3.5 rounds per second)
Operation : Recoil
Fire Mode : Game : Semi-Automatic
Ammunition : 12.7mm x 40 (M225 Semi-Armor Piercing, High Explosive)
Range : Medium to long
Accuracy : High
Magazine Size : 12 rounds
Definately most like a 2x scoped, double stack Desert Eagle. Hey, I can dream, can't I?
MA5B Assault Rifle
Rate of Fire : High, fully automatic (15 rounds per second)
Operation : Gas
Fire Mode : Automatic
Ammunition : 7.62mm x 51 (M118: Armor-Peircing, Full Metal Jacket (AP-FMJ))
Range : Short to medium
Magazine Size : 60 rounds
Of all the Halo weapons, this is certainly the most unrealistic. It is woefully underpowered, inaccurate, and has a much too large magazine and no muzzle climb. It takes at least 15 rounds of 7.62x51mm at point blank range to kill a human. It is probably modeled after the FN2000.
M90 Shotgun
Rate of Fire : Low (1 round per second)
Operation : Manual Pump-Action
Fire Mode : Pump-Action
Ammunition : 8-Gauge 3.5-inch Magnum Buckshot
Range : Point-blank to Short
Magazine Size : 12 rounds
Another somewhat unrealistic weapon. 8 guage ? It is fed from a top mounted, 12 round magazine that has 2 side by side tubes. Pretty neat. Can't really think of a real life partner to it.
Rate of Fire : Semi-automatic (2 rounds per second)
Operation : Gas System
Fire Mode : Game: Semi-Automatic
Ammunition : 14.5mm x 114 (Armor-Piercing, Fin-Stabilized, Discarding Sabot)
Range : Medium to very long
Accuracy : Very high
Magazine Size : 4 rounds
I like this one. Has a 5x-10x scope, 4 round magazine, and 14.5mm round. It is most closely modeled after the Mechem NTW-20.
(http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn55-e.htm)
M7 SMG
Operation: Blowback
Fire mode: Automatic
Projectile type: 5mm x 23 Caseless
Rate of fire: High (estimated 900 RPM)
Range: Short
Accuracy: Poor
Magazine capacity: 60 bullets
Sort of like a caseless HK G11/HK MP7 PDW combo. With the stock retracted, its about the same size as the M6D pistol.
Battle Rifle BR55
Projectile type: 9.5mm x 40 (M634: Experimental High Power Semi-Armor Piercing (X-HP-SAP))
Range: Medium (With Scope: long)
Accuracy: Medium
Rate of fire: 3-round burst (estimated 1100 RPM cyclic rate)
Magazine capacity: 36 bullets
Melee attack: Medium
Scope: 2x
A very cool weapon. Sort of like an XM-8, crossed with a FAMAS.
M41 SSR MAV/AW
Projectile Type: 102mm High-Exposive, Anti-Tank (HEAT)
Damage: Very High
Range: Long
Accuracy: High (Charged: Homing)
Rate of fire: Medium
Magazine Capacity: 2 Rockets
Scope: 2x
AKA the SPANKr. A double barreled, scoped, fire-and-forget guided missile launcher. What's not to like? I have no idea what real-life weapon it is modeled after.