HALO: Combat Evolved – All Weapons

In this guide, you will find all weapons that are included in the HALO: Combat Evolved game.

UNSC Weapons

	Weapon Name	Description
	Pistol	The M6D pistol is a personal defense weapon system that is handheld and single-handed. It is 22.5 cm long and 17.5 cm high. It fires the 12.7x40mm M225 Semi-Armor-Piercing High-Explosive round. It is accurate and has a high rate of fire. It is effective against shielded enemies and has a short to medium range. The Pistol is a UNSC weapon that is used in insurrection and the human-Covenant war. It is the counterpart to the Plasma Pistol.
	MA5B assault rifle	The MA5B assault rifle is a shoulder-fired weapon that is gas-operated and fires in automatic mode. It is chambered in the 7.62mm Full Metal Jacket round and has a magazine capacity of 60 rounds. It is capable of firing up to 900 rounds per minute and has a range of 300 meters.
	M90 Shotgun	The shotgun is a weapon that is handheld and two-handed. It is used for close-range combat and can do high damage. It has a magazine size of 12 shells in Halo: CE and Halo: 2. It can hold up to 72 shells in Halo: CE. The shotgun fires Soellkraft 8 Gauge Shells and has a manual pump-action. It has a muzzle velocity of 300-400 m/s and varies in accuracy with distance.
	Sniper Rifle	The Sniper Rifle System 99C-Series 2 Anti-Matériel is a shoulder-fired sniper rifle that is used to take out targets from a long distance. It is gas-operated and fires at an average rate of 2 rounds per second. It is very accurate and can hit targets from up to 2300 meters away.
	Rocket Launcher	The Rocket Launcher is a shoulder-mounted, two-handed weapon that fires 102mm High-Explosive Anti-Tank Shaped Charge rounds. It is very accurate and has a high damage output. It has a magazine size of 2 rockets and maximum ammunition of 8 or 10 rockets, depending on the game. It is semi-automatic and has a rate of fire of 1 rocket per second.
	Fragmentation Grenade	The fragmentation grenade is a type of grenade that explodes and sends shrapnel flying in all directions. It is very effective in damaging enemies. It can be thrown or dropped, and usually has a blast radius of about five meters.
	Warthog LAAG	The Warthog LAAG is a rotary-barreled machine gun that is mounted on the Warthog vehicle in the Halo video game series. It is a powerful weapon that can inflict medium damage upon its target. The magazine size is unlimited, but the weapon can overheat if fired too much. The Warthog LAAG can fire up to 450-500 rounds per minute and has a muzzle velocity of ~2,900 ft/s. It is an accurate weapon with a medium to high range.
	Flamethrower	The M7057 Flamethrower is a weapon that shoots out a stream of fire. It is very dangerous and can cause a lot of damage. It can shoot either a continuous stream for three seconds or shoot multiple bursts. The Flamethrower is most accurate close to the person shooting it, but it has a shorter range than other guns.

Covenant Weapons

	Weapon Name	Description
	Energy Sword	The Type-1 Energy Sword is a close-quarters combat (CQC) weapon used by the Covenant Empire and Jul ‘Mdama’s Covenant. It is a handheld, single-handed weapon that deals 1 and 2/3 of a shield’s worth of damage with each hit, and can kill an opponent with a lunge. It has a maximum ammunition capacity of 100 battery units, which is increased to 150 in Halo 4 with the Ammo Support Upgrade. The Energy Sword is a melee-only weapon and is most effective in close quarters.
	Plasma Rifle	This is a weapon from the Halo video game series. It is a type of rifle that fires superheated plasma. It is handheld and one-handed and can be dual-wielded. It does medium damage and has moderate accuracy. Its range is short to medium. It fires superheated plasma rounds at a rate of 450 rounds per minute.
	Plasma Pistol	The Type-25 Directed Energy Pistol is a handheld, single-handed directed energy weapon used by the Covenant in the Halo universe. It is a semi-automatic weapon that fires superheated plasma. The weapon has two fire modes: a standard mode that fires plasma bolts, and a charged mode that fires a more powerful blast that can penetrate shields. The weapon has a magazine size of none and maximum ammunition of 100 battery units. It has a rate of fire of 360 RPM and a muzzle velocity of 108 m/s. Its accuracy is medium, and it has a range of close to medium. When overcharged, it has a slight homing ability. It is most commonly used during the Human-Covenant war but is also used after the war. It is most comparable to the UNSC M6 series.
	Needler	The Needler is a weapon in the Halo series. It is a guided munitions launcher that fires spikes that stick into an enemy and explode. The damage done by the Needler depends on how many spikes hit the enemy. It fires explosive crystalline shards that home in on targets. The weapon can hold up to 100 needles in Halo: Combat Evolved, and 120 needles in Halo 2. The weapon has high accuracy and a short to medium range.
	Fuel Rod Gun	The Fuel Rod Gun is a shoulder-fired light anti-armor weapon that fires radioactive explosive ballistic projectiles. It is a semi-automatic weapon that has a magazine size of 5 rounds and maximum ammunition of 30 rounds. It is a Covenant Empire weapon that fires a burst of energy that can incinerate enemies. It has a medium accuracy, medium range, and a rate of fire of 2 rounds per second.
	Plasma Grenade	The plasma grenade is a type of grenade that is used to damage or kill enemies. It explodes three seconds after it hits a surface, and it can kill enemies within a three-meter radius. It is manufactured by the Iruiru Armory, and it is a type-1 anti-personnel grenade.  It is the counterpart of the UNSC M9 HE-DP Fragmentation grenade. The Spike grenade is a Covenant Empire weapon that is used to destroy infantry. It is the counterpart of the UNSC Incendiary grenade. The Pulse grenade is a Forerunner weapon that is used to destroy infantry. It is the counterpart of the Covenant Empire’s Incendiary grenade.
	Shade	The Shade turret is a Covenant anti-infantry stationary turret that was used during the Human-Covenant war. It is a Class-2 Energy weapon that is armed with two Energy weapons. It has a length of 1.30 meters and a mass of 30.39 kilograms. It is used by the Covenant to defend their positions from enemy infantry.