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{{Weapon infobox
{{Weapon infobox
|image=[[File:Marathon2ManualRifle.png|200px]]
|image=[[File:Marathon2ManualRifle.png|200px]]
|type=Fully-automatic Assault Rifle
|type=Fully Automatic Assault Rifle
|variant=[[M75 Assault Rifle]]
|variant=[[M75 Assault Rifle]]
|ammotype=.75 caliber Rounds
|ammotype=.75 caliber rounds
|capacity=52 rounds
|capacity=52 rounds
|feed=Magazine
|feed=Magazine
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|firstappearance=''[[Marathon 2: Durandal]]''
|firstappearance=''[[Marathon 2: Durandal]]''
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The MA-75 was developed by [[Durandal]] and his [[S'pht]] allies for use in the Battle of Lh'owon. Manufactured aboard [[Boomer]], this weapon was known for its incredibly high rate of fire and grenade launcher.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/lhowon.html#M2.02.2.1 ''Marathon 2: Durandal'', '''The Slings & Arrows of Outrageous Fortune''', Terminal 2]</ref>
{{Weapon infobox
|type=Grenade Launcher
|ammotype=40mm grenades
|capacity=7 grenades
}}
The '''MA-75B Battle Rifle''' was developed by [[Durandal]] and his [[S'pht]] allies for use in the Battle of Lh'owon. Manufactured aboard ''[[Boomer]]'', this weapon was known for its incredibly high rate of fire and grenade launcher.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/lhowon.html#M2.02.2.1 ''Marathon 2: Durandal'', '''The Slings & Arrows of Outrageous Fortune''', Terminal 2]</ref>


== Design details ==
== Design details ==
For the retaking of the [[S'pht]] homeworld, [[Lh'owon]], [[Durandal]] provided his human proxies with improved weaponry. Unlike its predecessor, which was "a ridiculous toy designed to impress aging pompous generals".<ref>[http://archives2.bungie.org/manuals/Marathon_2_Manual.pdf ''Marathon 2: Durandal'' Manual, page 16]</ref> It sported a longer barrel and more manageable recoil, while still retaining its higher rate of fire and grenade launcher.  
For the retaking of the [[S'pht]] homeworld, [[Lh'owon]], [[Durandal]] provided his human proxies with improved weaponry. Unlike its predecessor, which was "a ridiculous toy designed to impress aging pompous generals",<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/_files/Marathon_2_Manual.pdf ''Marathon 2: Durandal'', Marathon 2 Manual, page 16]</ref> it sported a longer barrel and more manageable recoil, while still retaining its higher rate of fire and grenade launcher.


== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
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