Type-52 Special Applications Rifle

The Type-52 Special Applications Rifle (or T52 SAR), more commonly known as the Focus Rifle is a Directed Energy Weapon used by the Covenant Empire during the Battle of Reach in August 2552.

Description
The Focus Rifle is a Covenant sniper-style weapon, that, despite its visual similarities to the Type-50 Sniper Rifle System, functions quite differently. It fires a continuous purple-tinted beam, similar in operation to a Sentinel Beam. The weapon is believed to be battery-powered, though the exact mechanism by which it functions is currently under investigation by the UNSC.

The laser will take approximately 1.5 seconds to kill a fully shielded Spartan, and is designed to emphasize more of a "tracking" skill set than other weapons because this weapon, being a sniper variant, does not feature any aim assist to compensate for its power. It is designed for ranged suppression rather than instant death, and is considered a power weapon. Its appearance and reticule is very similar to the Beam Rifle, with a 5-10x magnification scope.

Trivia

 * This weapon appears to be effecitve in both planetary and space combat.
 * It appears to be the signature weapon of the Sangheili Rangers in Halo: Reach, likely for its efficiency in space situations.
 * The beam-like nature of the weapon suggests that this weapon could have been reverse-engineered from a Sentinel Beam.
 * It was replaced by the Beam Rifle after the Fall of Reach, probably because of the Beam Rifle's superior lethality.

Appearances

 * Halo: Reach (1st)