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Were you looking for the BR55 Service Rifle, used in Halo 2, or the BR55 Heavy Barrel Service Rifle, used in Halo 3?


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The XBR55 Service Rifle, more commonly known as the XBR55 Battle Rifle,[1] is the first model of the BR55 line; it is described as "a prototype long barreled weapon with an Telescopic Sight."[2] The weapon fires 9.5MMx40 FMJ SAP ammunition[3] from a 60 round magazine [4] and has a range of at least 900 meters.[5] It was issued to Staff Sergeants Avery Johnson and Nolan Byrne as well as their militia squads' marksmen, Critchley and Jenkins by Lieutenant Commander Jilan al-Cygni for use during the Harvest event during the year 2525.

Trivia[]

  • This was the first weapon to be used against the Covenant and caused the first alien casualty in the Human-Covenant war.
  • The XBR55 resembles the BR55HB SR much more than the standard BR55 model.
  • When first used by Avery Johnson, he observed that it had a 60 round magazine. However, the cover shows the ammo count as 36. Johnson may have already fired off a few shots, or this could be an error on the part of the cover artist.
  • This weapon has a switch which can alternate the firing mode from three-round burst to single-shot, which apparently did not make it into the final version.

Appearances[]

Sources[]

  1. Halo Encyclopedia, page 304
  2. Halo: Contact Harvest, page 126
  3. BR55 Service Rifle
  4. Halo: Contact Harvest, pages 132-133
  5. Halo: Contact Harvest, page 205



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