EMP Rifle

The EMP Rifle is a support weapon seen in concept art for Halo Wars.

Design
The EMP Rifle is an infantry weapon seen in the hands of Insurrectionists that generates an Electromagnetic Pulse. To use the rifle, one must wear a charging backpack that features a large, metal dish. The dish collects and focuses static charge and transmits this to the weapon. The charge is converted into an EMP beam which is then shot out from the rifle and used to disable electrical systems. The usage of such a weapon is probably restricted to attacks on vehicles as its effectiveness against infantry would be very low.

The EMP Rifle is operated and carried much like a Support Weapon.

Operational History
The EMP Rifle was most likely a weapon developed by the UNSC based on technology that never really panned out. The Insurrectionists would have retrieved remaining units off the blackmarket to use in their operations on Harvest and Arcadia. It seems that this rifle is very similar in appearance and function to the EMP weapon used on the Gremlin Combat Support Vehicle. Both weapons feature the same forward-facing "focusing prongs" and static dishes and fulfill similar functions.

Trivia

 * The rifle's usage is not seen in-game. Instead, detailed drawings of its operation occur in Halo Wars concept art.

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