Magnetic Accelerator Rifle-16 (MAR-16)

"Built for the future of defense, security, and procurement in armed conflict." -Product vision statement

The Magnetic Accelerated Rifle-16 (MAR-16) or known commonly on the battlefield as the MAR is a compact-channel linear accelerator weapon used by the United Nations Space Command and manufactured collaboratively between Acheron Security and Misriah Armory respectively.

Overview
Introduced following the end of the Human-Covenant War the MAR-16 was developed during the end of the war in theory to produce a weapon capable of rapidly bypassing enemy shield and nano-laminate armoring of enemy targets. Reaching production following the successes of the ARC-920 Railgun the MAR utilized all of the modern scientific breakthroughs in compact magnetic accelerator technology. Succeeding the ARC-920 allowed the MAR-16 to learn from its predecessors and improve upon the basic principals of compactness, mobility, and battlefield practicality.

Design Specifications
The MAR-16 uses a pair of parallel conducting rails to accelerate its ammunition. A large electric current flows from one rail into the ammunition and then to the other rail; the electromagnetic effects of this interaction accelerate the round to incredible speeds. Improvements to the rail-gun technology allows for the MAR-16 to fire semi-automatically however increasing the likelihood of a forced cool down period of five seconds if the rifle is not given the chance to cool naturally between consecutive firing.

In addition to offering semi-automatic shield penetrating magnetic accelerated rounds, the MAR-16 features an optional laser point scope, a retractable buttstock, and multiple optic-sensors within the scope to read shield strength, armor integrity, ammo count, and internal temperature of the rifle all readily available to the user.

Collaborative Ambitions
Collaborative production of the rifle through Acheron Security and Misriah Armory the MAR-16 is generally accepted as the next step in terms of compact magnetic accelerator weaponry. A mission statement from the liason for the partnership campaign have hinted at future variants to the MAR-16 along with potentially SMG, Assault Rifle, and even pistols featuring magnetic accelerator technology.

Trivia

 * The MAR-16 was built in collaboration by both Acheron Security, manufacturers of the ARC-920 Railgun, and Misriah Armory, manufacturer of the M395 DMR, to which the weapon gets its likeness.
 * While employable by standard infantry units of the United Nations Space Command Marines the MAR-16 is idealized to be wielded by members of the Spartan Branch.
 * Spartan Commander Chandler has adopted the MAR-16 as his standard Semi-automatic rifle of choice.