User talk:MerchantofDeath/MA1 Assault Rifle

Seven hundred fifty rounds is physically impossible with the mag shown in the image. Even with an unwieldy, impractical (especially for an assault rifle), magazine, that is extremely unrealistic. John-117, a SPARTAN, was able to carry only 660 rounds of 7.62mm ammo. Any normal human would not be able to match John-117, never mind beat him by 90 rounds, assuming there are no reload mags. The closest modern analog to the Halo M118 Full Metal Jacket Armor Piercing round is the M61 Armor Piercing round, weighs 393 grains, or 0.0561428571 pounds. Thats 42.1071429 pounds of ammunition per mag alone, not counting the mag itself, plus the springs and so on. but since we don't know the weight of the mags, i'll do the remainder of my math with ammo alone. Add 42.1071429 to the 8.378 pounds that the weapon itself adds and we wind up with an assault rifle that weighs 50.4851429 pounds, impractical in it's own right. Assuming no reloads are carried, that is 50.4851429 pounds for just your primary weapon. Rather much for a normal human, considering that a SPARTAN will carry just 42.7357143 pounds for his or her own primary weapon. Even if the photo does not show the actual mag, the article is still Unrealistic if not Physically Impossible.--Supercavitation 05:40, August 2, 2011 (UTC)