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These article lists the weapons used by the United Nations Space Command Defence Force after the Terran-Covenant War and during the Doisac War.

Standard Weaponry
M6N

The M6N is the newest line of M6 pistols to grace the Marine Corps – it is a semi-automatic, recoil-operated, magazine-fed handgun. It fires either the M250 12.8mmx50mm AP-HP or HH7-X Plasma Round in a 12-round magazine.

BR66HB-SR

Like all UNSC weapons, the Battle Rifle has been updated and improved. The BR66 is the latest version of the famous Selective Rifle, although it hasn’t changed much in the last fifty years. The magazine for the new BR66 has been expanded to forty eight 9.5x50mm tungsten rounds or the experimental plasma rounds that are just arriving upon the mention scene. The new BR66 is exactly four centimetres longer than its ancestor and only slightly heavier and even able to take a suppressor for more covert operations, a higher magnification scope and even a grenade launcher built specifically for the BR66.

MA5AR-G

As the new Battle rifle took the place of Standard Infantry Rifle (or SIR) the creators of the MA5 series, Misriah Armoury, decided they needed to review and improve upon the MA5C that was currently in service. The outcome was the MA5AR-G, the first UNSC Assault rifle. Many things were improved or changed – the overall length of the rifle was increased by six centimetres; the ammo count was been radically changed, the standard magazine is once again sixty rounds but there are also larger one hundred eighty round magazines; the flashlight has been replaced with a grenade launcher, a weapon that hasn’t been used for two hundred years in the UNSC. Initial results with the 70mm proved effective against Covenant light armour and with a sustained barrage against heavy armour with an effective range of 250 meters while able to reach 550 meters with various degrees of accuracies. Although all rounds are 70mm, there are several variants but the MA5AR-G wielders mainly use the High Explosive grenades. Like all of the updated munitions for nearly all UNSC ballistic weaponry the MA5AR-G uses either plasma based or standard tungsten 7.62x51mm FMJ rounds.

K660 Multiple Grenades Launcher

Building upon the success of the MA5AR-G’s grenade launcher, the Kobolt Arms Industries produced the K660, a lightweight semi-automatic six shot Multiple Grenade Launcher. Chambering the same 70mm grenades as the built in grenade launcher on the MA5AR-G, the K660 was meant to bridge the gap between standard infantry and heavy weapon specialists. Often Marines found themselves fighting Covenant without the neccessary weapons to actually take on enemy armour. The K660 is used to pummel entrenched enemies, blast away Kig-Yar shield formations and deal a great amount of damage to Covenant armour. While it accepts 70mm grenade rounds there are a variety of rounds available. Effective range for the K660 is 575 meters but can reach up to 950 meters.

70mm Grenade Round – there are several variants depending on the different types all with different purposes. There is the standard High-Explosive, Shrapnel and Tungsten, Flares and smoke with different colours, infrared flares and EMP rounds.

M118 Combat Shotgun

Although the M95D, the predecessor of the M90A is still in service, the future-looking M118 is the latest in close-quarters fighting. The M118 is magazine fed, bull-pup shotgun. Once the magazine is properly placed, the M118 is racked to load the first shot then the recoil will load the next slug.

Advanced Weaponry
Although the UNSCDF weaponry has rarely changed over 50 years, due to the tried-and-tested method of human weaponry, the scientists working in the UNSC Research and Development have only finally made a firearm that runs off Plasma or Type-Six Energy. Used almost exclusively by Spartan and Myrmidon forces, as these weapons are too bulky and heavy for regular soldiers.

MK2 ‘Panther’ EMJ

The Panther, as it is codenamed, is a powerful long ranged, gauss accelerated rifle that fires an electro-magnetically jacket plasma that has a harmonically tuned frequency that binds the energy together.

It can be fired accurately full auto at long range without the round "dipping" thanks to its gauss propulsion system but rounds begin to splinter at long ranges when the trigger is held down too long. Using the MK2's built in smartlink scope can significantly improve the weapon's accuracy, as well as firing in short bursts or single shots, kneeling. The Panther uses small, cyclical shaped plasma batteries which are filled with tuned plasma which has enough power to fire 80 energy rounds.

Unfortunately, however the Panther is still experimental and extremely heavy, making it unsuitable for the common rank and file. The batteries are quite thick and can’t fit in the standard Battle Armour worn by Marines. But the Panther is an excellent weapon in its own right and proves that humanity is learning and adapting. The MK2 also has superior accuracy, range and power than any other energy weapon currently in used.

MPRL-4 ‘Maple’

Although the M41 SSR infantry-carried heavy ordnance is still top of its class and favoured by many Rocket ‘Jockeys’, the Maple was constructed in hopes of challenging its dominance. Although hugely different, the Maple copied the disposable rocket system like the M41. It can fire six 90mm shaped-charge HET6-Energy explosives and can lock onto any vehicle or ‘dumb fired’. The shaped-charge HET6-Energy round that upon impact creates an explosion that creates a directional jet of superheated Type-6 Energy that destroys all known armour. Because the round is directional, the explosion generated by the round is minimized against shielded and armoured targets on foot, but the impact explosion is devastating and has proven highly effective against Remnant infantry, armoured ground, and air vehicles.

Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 9 Myrmidon Nonlinear Rifle

The Myrmidon is the latest weapon from the ‘Laser’ armoury. The Myrmidon uses the technology that made the Galilean and technology that made the Panther and combined to make a better superior laser weapon than ever before. The Myrmidon is still bulky like the Galilean and expands from a contracted form in order to keep the emitting lens clear before charging up for three seconds. It delivers the same punch and power as the Galilean but its most obvious advantage is the power core. Its internal batteries can power the Myrmidon for ten shots, double the amount of the Galilean but it can also run off the Type-6 Energy batteries used on the Panther which at full power allow for two shots. This allows the Myrmidon to stay in action for longer periods of time but only if used correctly.

R-K6T ‘Anvil’

While the development of the Panther was known to throughout the scientific community that were working on the Development of Type-6 Energy, the Anvil was created. Riding on the waves of this breakthrough with the Panther, the scientists made Anvil a heavy duty, kinetic machine gun fitted with a MK2 Electro-magnetic jacketing system. With its large magazine and high rate of fire, the R-K6T excels in multiple-threat engagements at close to medium ranges. It is not as suited for long range combat as the Panther, but its massive 18mm Type-6 Energy round and larger battery makes it a formidable weapon against heavy infantry and light vehicles. The battery is larger than the one used in the Panther allowing for 160 T6 Energy rounds but the weapon is a third heavier than the Panther making it once again useless to standard infantry despite the medication given to improve their strength.