MA5B Assault Rifle

M6D Assault Pistol

M9 Grenade

M19 SSM Rocket Launcer

M90 Shotgun

S2 AM Sniper Rifle

Halo 2 Weapons:

M7/Caseless Sub Machina Gun

M6C Pistol
BR55 Battle Rifle

M90 Shotgun

S2 AM Sniper Rifle

M19 SSM Rocket Launcer

M9 HE-DP Grenade

Halo 3 Weapons:

MA5C ICWS Assault Rifle

BR55 Battle Rifle

M6G Pistol

M7/Caseless Sub Machina Gun

M41 Rocket Launcer

M90 Shotgun

SRS99D Sniper Rifle

WAV M6 GGNR Spartan Laser

M9-HE DP Grenade

Machine Gun Turret AIE-486H HMG

Missile Pod

Flame Thorower

Halo Wars Weapons

M9 He-DP Gernade
The M9 hight-explosive, dule-purpose gernade is a thrown fragmentaion device. Use it to surppress or disable vehicles, exept tank. It can be thrown, rolled, bounched, ro ricoheted into places direct fire weapons can’t reach. Increase the angle of the throw to toss ot further, or to get it over obstacles. Be careful not to throw it too close to your own location.

M6D Pistol
This pistol is a recoil-operated magazien-fed handgun. It is issued with a smart-linked scope capable fo a 2x magnification. It fires 12.7 mm semi-armor piercing. High explosive round. It can shoot either semi-automated of automatic fire.

MA5B Assault Rifle
This rifle is a gas-operated and magazien-fed. It fires 7.62 armor-piercing rounds.Rate of fire is limitedby a soilder’s ability to aim, fire and chane magazines, shoot, controlled burts are more accurate than a fully automated fire.

The MA5B’s intergrated computer display rounds left in the magazine and the relative direction of the gas giant. Treshold for the point of reference, this feature is a particualarly usefu for orienting you in areas where it’s easy to get turned around and lose your sense of directionl.

BR55 Rifle
Battle Rifle fires 9.5mm rounds from 36-round magazine. Mounted with a 2X optical scope for targeting. Fires in short, automatic bursts of three rounds. Very accurate, relatively high rate of fire makes it a useful all-around infantry weapon.

M7/Caseless Sub Machine Gun (SMG) (dual wield)
“Bullet hose” fires sustained burst of 5mm fire from 60-round magazine. SMGs, while not accurate over long distances, can provide withering fire at close quarters. Tends to “walk” upwards as compounding momentum from recoil takes hold. Therefore, careful moderation of aim required to maintain accuracy.

M90 Shotgun
The shotgun is a pump-action, magazine-fed (dual tubular non-detachable type) weapon. It fires 8 gauge magnum (305″) rounds. This weapon is very effective against targets at close range and many be used tp engage several targets simultaneouslyat medium and long range

S2 AM Sniper Rifle
This rifle is a gas-operated magazine-fed weapon. It is issued with a smart-link scope with two levels of magnification, it can socpe in on 2x or 10x. Also while still in zoom you can engage in nightvision. It fires 14.5mm armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding-sabot rounds.

M19 SSM Rocket Launcher
The M19 SSM Rocket Launcher is a man-portable and shoulder-fire rocket launcher. It has two major components, the launcher and the magazine. The magazine contains two 102mm sharped-charged, high explosive rockets. It is designed for fast, easy detachment from the launcher. The launcher contains the sighting and a zoom of 2x and fire control systems.

MA9A Assault Rifle
the MA9A, an assualt rifle that with a press of a button and a simple extention of the barrel, it is either a Battle rifle or a sniper rifle. Now the scopes would be carried as grenades are, so you elimenate two grenade spots by carrying this weapon but HEY you have a nice every range weapon with a cost effective body.

Q: What is “Halo Wars�??

A: Halo Wars is the next real-time strategy game from Ensemble Studios, creators of the Age of Empires franchise. Designed exclusively for the Xbox 360, Halo Wars allows you to take charge of the human UNSC armies and see the Halo universe from a totally new perspective.

Q: Where does “Halo Wars�? take place in the Halo timeline?

A: “Halo Wars�? takes place before the first Halo FPS game, during the UNSC’s initial deadly encounters with the Covenant.

Q: Can you reveal anything about “Halo Wars�? storyline?

A: Players will lead the crew of the UNSC’s “Spirit of Fire�? from initial skirmishes to an all out war against the Covenant.

Q: Will I be able to play as the Covenant?

A: Stay tuned.

Q: Why is “Halo�? being made into an RTS game?

A: Warthogs are cool. Scorpions are cool. Controlling lots of Warthogs and Scorpions and sending them into battle is really, really cool.

We’ve been big fans of Halo for years at Ensemble Studios, and when we sat down to discuss our next project we thought Halo would be absolutely perfect as an RTS on the Xbox 360.

As we develop the game we hope to share a number of renders here on our website. Below are a few renders from the 2006 cinematic that was released when we announced the game. We have also added a render of the UNSC Spirit of Fire model that will be used in various cinematics for the game. The Spirit of Fire and her crew are featured prominently in the campaign for Halo Wars.

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Early Conflicts:

This period in human history was marked by a series of brutal conflicts between various governments and factions in our Solar System. Conflicts of particular historical importance included the Jovian Moons Campaign, The Rain Forest Wars, and a series of clashes on Mars.As overpopulation and political unrest on Earth increased, a number of new political movements formed. The most noteworthy dissident movements of the period were the “Koslovics” and the “Frieden” movement. The Koslovics—supporters of neo-Communist hardliner Vladimir Koslov—sought a return to the glory days of Communism and the elimination of corporate and capitalist influence, particularly in orbital facilities and offworld colonies.The Frieden movement was a resurgence of fascism, springing from anti-Koslovic sentiment that had taken root in the Jovian colonies (largely backed by Unified German Republic corporations, frequent targets of Koslovic “workers’ crusades”). “Frieden” literally means “peace”—in this case, they believed that peace could be achieved only once the “oppressors on Terra Firma” were eliminated.

2164

Interplanetary War:

UN-sponsored military forces began a pattern of massive buildups, culminating in the first real interplanetary war. After the successful Marine deployment on Mars, recruitment drives and propaganda tactics strongly bolstered UNSC (United Nations Space Command) forces. UN forces defeated Koslovic and Frieden forces on Earth, then began a systematic and dedicated drive to crush their remnants on the various planets they held throughout the system. At the conclusion of these brushfire conflicts, Frieden and Koslovic forces were defeated in the face of a massive, unified and very powerful UN military.

2170

Expansion:

A unified Earth government was formed in the wake of these conflicts. Now, the victors were forced to deal with a less obvious but equally serious threat: overpopulation and a massive military that had no enemy to fight.In the postwar period there were massive population surges and the overpopulation, coupled with the destruction and famine bred by the Rain Forest Wars, threatened to destabilize the economy.

2291

Faster Than Light:

A team of researchers, physicists, and mathematicians working in secret developed the Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine, a practical means of propelling spacecraft across vast interstellar distances. This new engine allowed ships to tunnel into “the Slipstream” (also called “Slipspace”). Slipspace is a domain with alternate physical laws, allowing faster-than-light travel without relativistic side-effects. Faster-than-light travel is not instantaneous; “short” jumps routinely take up to two months, and “long” jumps can last six months or more.The SFTE generated a resonance field, which when coupled with the unusual physics of the Slipstream, allowed for dramatically shorter transit times between stars; however, scientists noted an odd “flexibility” to temporal flow while inside the Slipstream. Though no human scientist is sure why travel time between stars is not constant, many theorize that there are “eddies” or “currents” within the Slipstream—there is generally a five to ten percent variance in travel times between stars. This temporal inconsistency has given military tacticians and strategists fits—hampering many coordinated attacks.

2310

First Wave:

The Earth government unveiled the first in a line of colony ships—and volunteers were in great supply. Conditions on Earth had deteriorated in the face of overpopulation, so hitching a ride out to a colony became an attractive option.Each colony ship was assigned military personnel and escort ships to help better utilize the massive (and expensive) standing fleets that, in the collapse of armed dissent, were soaking up a great deal of funding and resources.Because FTL travel in this period was still fairly new and expensive, colonists and military personnel faced a stringent regimen of physical and mental testing. In theory, only the best-qualified citizens and soldiers were allowed to colonize “nearby” worlds. This was the birth of the Inner Colonies.

2362

The Odyssey:

The Odyssey launched on January 1, 2362. The lead ship in a fleet of colony vessels, the Odyssey—laden with troops and terraforming gear—spearheaded the colonization of a new world. This sparked the first wave of human expansion beyond the confines of the Solar System.

2390

Inner Colonies:

By 2390, the colonization of the Inner Colonies was fully underway. There were 210 human-occupied worlds in various stages of terraforming, and the population burden across human-controlled space was largely stabilized.

2468

Harvest:

The colony of Harvest is established in this year by the UNSC Skidbladnir. The ship is eventually used for materials to build the colony, its power plant is used to power the capital city of Utgard.

2473

UNSC Spirit of Fire:

The UNSC Spirit of Fire CFV-88 is constructed. It is a Phoenix class colony ship that is later refitted into a warship.

2490

The Birth of the Outer Colonies:

Expansion continued at a rapid pace, and by 2490 human space encompassed more than 800 worlds throughout the Orion Arm of the Milky Way (ranging from fairly well-tamed planetary strongholds to tiny hinterland settlements). Outward expansion continued, and the Inner Colonies become a political and economic stronghold, though they relied heavily on raw materials supplied by the Outer Colonies.During this period, the planet Reach (orbiting Epsilon Eridani, right on Earth’s metaphorical doorstep) became the UNSC’s primary Naval yard and training academy. Reach was a major producer of warships and colony vessels, as well as a training ground for covert operatives and Special Forces.

2520

Spirit of Fire Refit:

The UNSC Spirit of Fire undergoes a series of refits in this year that transform it from a colony ship into a warship. Refits include the addition of a Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to the ship.

2525

February 3, Harvest:

The Harvest orbital platform made long range radar contact with an object. It was made of an unknown material. Contact with Harvest was lost shortly thereafter.

2525

April 20, The Argo:

Sent by the Colonial Military Administration to investigate the loss of contact with Harvest, the scout ship Argo arrived in-system on 20 April. Other than a brief transmission to confirm their exit Slipstream position no further reports were made.

2525

October 7, Contact:

Fleet Command assembled a battlegroup to investigate and they enter the Harvest system on 7 October. The battlegroup consisted of the destroyer Heracles, commanded by Captain Veredi, as well as the frigates Arabia and Vostok.They discovered drastic changes to the planet Harvest’s surface and no sign of the three million colonists. An alien ship was detected in orbit. The ship did not attack until Captain Veredi tried to initiate communications. They responded by broadcasting the following message in the clear, in our own language: “Your destruction is the will of the Gods…and we are their instrument.�?The Vostok and Arabia were lost with all hands while the Heracles jumped out of the system, but took several weeks to return to Reach due to damage sustained in the battle.

2525

November 1, War:

The UNSC is placed on full alert. Vice Admiral Preston Cole is mobilizing the largest fleet action in human history to retake the Harvest System and confront this new threat.The Spartan II program is accelerated to help deal with the new Covenant threat.

2531

The Battle of Harvest:

Admiral Cole’s war fleet engages the alien warship responsible for the decimation of the colony, scoring a victory (though the battle cost Cole two-thirds of his battle group). Only a last minute tactical inspiration turned the tide of battle. After returning to Earth, Cole-promoted to Admiral-learns that a number of outlying colonies have been destroyed, leaving behind no survivors. Cole begins to move his fleet around, trying to intercept the invaders. Ground and ship-to-ship battles begin in earnest, raging throughout the Outer Colonies. During one ground engagement, Human forces capture one of the aliens. Before succumbing to his wounds, interrogators learn that the aliens refer to themselves as “the Covenant” (roughly translated).

2535

The Outer Colony Massacres:

Over the next four years, Cole’s forces were hammered, despite his excellent leadership and tactical brilliance. It was simply a matter of being outgunned; Covenant kill ratios tend to top four to one in ship-to-ship combat.By November of 2535, virtually all of the Outer Colony worlds had been destroyed by the Covenant. The “Cole Protocol” was established by military order: All human vessels must ensure that Covenant forces do not find Earth. Human ships—when forced to withdraw—must not travel on an Earth-bound vector, even if that requires jumping into Slipspace without proper navigational calculations.If blind jumps are not possible, the ship’s captain must order self-destruction if capture is imminent. In addition, it is also imperative that the powerful ship AI data cores not fall into Covenant hands, so part of this protocol involved either the removal or destruction of the ship’s AI in extreme situations.

2536-2552

The Siege of the Inner Colonies:

Covenant forces swarmed into the Inner Colonies. For several years the war fell into a pattern: humans emerged victorious from isolated battles—typically during ground operations—but at a horrible cost. In space combat, the humans lost at a precipitous rate, and one by one, the colonies fell.

2552

Halo:

Covenant forces arrived at Reach and obliterated Earth’s last major military stronghold. The battered cruiser, the Pillar of Autumn, fled the devastation, carrying with it the sole surviving SPARTAN. The SPARTANs—an elite unit of supercommandoes, equipped with the fearsome MJOLNIR assault armor—were created as the ultimate soldiers.Now, only one SPARTAN remains to carry the fight to the enemy. In accordance with the Cole Protocol, Captain Jacob Keyes—the Autumn’s commanding officer—plotted a random, long-distance jump, hoping to lure the Covenant fleet away from Earth.After deactivating the drive, the Autumn dropped into a distant, uncharted system. There was a Covenant fleet in the system as well, near a planet-sized ring-shaped construct, “Halo.”

Exitus Acta Probat

CFV-88

Constructed: 2473
Class: Phoenix
Captain: Cutter
A.I.: On board - “Serina”

The Spirit of Fire was originally a colony ship, transporting equipment and colonists in the UNSC’s expansion efforts. In 2520 the ship was refit with a Magnetic Accelerator Cannon and other armaments to serve as a warship. Huge storage bays that used to house machine parts now carry everything from Warthogs and Scorpion Tanks to construction supplies for fire bases in hot spots in front line engagements or in rearguard actions.
The campaign in Halo Wars follows the Spirit of Fire and her crew as the UNSC deals with the first deadly encounters with the Covenant.

Whether its close air support, infantry, or heavy armor, the UNSC can field the units to get the job done.

-”If they want war, we’ll give ‘em war.”

The Game

Halo Wars is a real-time action strategy game for the Xbox 360 that allows the player to control large armies and to shrewdly direct them in realistic warfare. Set early in the iconic war between the Covenant and UNSC - made famous by the Halo FPS games - Halo Wars provides a new angle on the war while bringing new heroes to the battle.

In Halo Wars fans will be able to control armies of units that are familiar to them from the FPS games, such as UNSC Marines, Scorpion Tanks, and the iconic Warthog. Our E3 demo video gives a narrated first look at the game, and you can download it from our movies page.

The Controls

We’ve spent a great deal of time simply on getting the controls right. Halo Wars was created for the Xbox 360 from the ground up, which meant we didn’t have to make compromises or shoe-horn in artifacts from a Windows PC game. We were able to take all the best aspects of RTS games, make them work perfectly on the Xbox 360, and exclude the rest.

The Developer

Halo Wars is currently under development at Ensemble Studios in Dallas, Texas. We are the developers behind the award winning Age of Empires series of real-time strategy games, and we’re very excited to be able to work in the universe that our friends at Bungie have created.

A release date has not been announced for the game. Please visit our FAQ page for answers to common questions.

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