10 FLAWS with the UNSC MARINES (HALO) | BEST SPACE MARINE SERIES

We continue our Best Space Marines Series by looking at the Halo franchise's UNSC Marines.
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[@theoriginalchefboyardee1740]

The prophets declare the youtube AI heretics

[@GenerationFilms]

Death to the machines!

[@HolyknightVader999]

The Prophets' navy has AI.

[@PeliKarhu600]

CLEANSE THE HERETICS!!

[@randycheow4268]

Where is the Arbiter

[@EPICHUD]

THIS IS HERESY!

[@Agent3004]

Screw Censorship.

[@trinalgalaxy5943]

the only "Good Censor" is one that is shot, burnt, torn apart, blasted into atoms, and shoved down a black hole ate FTL speeds. Anyone that says differently is a true fascist (see the political prisons the nazi's set up well before any concentration camp or death camp).

[@thismansgame.2329]

What was censored?

[@slactweak]

@@trinalgalaxy5943 You really don't see how what you suggest is just as bad, IF NOT WORSE, than what you call censorship, do you.

[@leroypodunk8571]

Amen youtube is starting to really suck more than the company did before greedy is all they are

[@GenerationFilms]

Sorry for the Re-upload guys. Occasionally youtube's AI flags one of our videos (usually ones that have to do real life warfare or firearms) and labels it unsuitable for advertisers. We usually don't fight it but this time around their system really got it wrong. On top of that a manual reviewer who probably already was checked out for the holidays sealed the deal. We decided to take out a few shots we thought might have offended their AI and reviewers so hopefully this time around it won't get flagged. Any way sorry for the inconvenience, don't worry about the poll we have all that information collected. Merry Xmas -Allen

[@pyeitme508]

OK........ So when will u make a video that u guys' opinion about the Ghost Recon: Alpha video?

[@liamrichardson98]

Gotta love KZbin......

[@jamesjamka2055]

Generation Films love the video

[@2Potates]

How does generation tech feel about AI augmented humans?

[@danukil7703]

Just to let you know, you still listed all the flaws as "advantages" 0:50 etc. Still a great video though! :)

[@willjohnson3299]

Stupid KZbin sorry you fellas had to re-upload!

[@deanrichard1770]

The KZbin algorithm has the logic plauge

[@trinalgalaxy5943]

Google execs are under the influence of the gravemind known today as the mainstream and left that act more like 1930's fascists than those they point their shit stained fingers at

[@philltimothy4600]

@@trinalgalaxy5943 ummmm... Thats a lot of zeros

[@jooot_6850]

In the MA5B's defense, it is almost completely made of a very advanced and light titanium alloy. It'd still be bulky, but it would probably be as light as a carbine from our day, and the extra 30 rounds would help in a firefight. We can assume that everything like the round's propellant and the bullet shape and material would be more advanced and higher quality, providing that little extra punch

[@ah64dbeast37]

The ma5 rifle if you take the in game performance it's the best weapon for the defense of the space craft witch is the marines job that they spend most time on...... but in game performance to me is not an accurate depiction to what the gun can do like lore wise in my opinion it's a select fire weapon with a 300-500 yard accurate range the 60rds was for In game performance the halo 3 ma5 32rds mags is more lore friendly....... also the halo reach ma37 for lore reasons to me should have had a scope instead of the round counter...

[@computerpwn]

then the MA5C comes out with half the capacity of the original

[@llamazing4326]

Why does it need to be made of titanium? So that the gun can deflect bullets? :/

[@tristanbackup2536]

@@llamazing4326 So it can last longer, survive in the harshest range of colonial environments & the vacuum of space.

[@WeirdTale]

And they do actually actually have a Semi-Auto Mode (The Games don't have it for Gameplay Reason but it is mentioned in the Books), and the UNSC Marines have a Digital Hud Targeting system in their Helmets.

[@victorbruant389]

Flood theme intensifies

[@kaelanirevyruun1676]

There has been much talk, and I have listened, through rrrrock and metal and time... Now I shall talk, and you shall listen...

[@troywadsworth1688]

The game book for the first Halo game (when they actually used to in Ludwig more than a disk in the case) said that ONI had been trying to reverse engineer the plasma rifle but just couldn't figure out the power source or how to even recharge it

[@velraven8944]

Right, I feel like this video was a little under-researched. I mean he called Doctor Halsey "Hasly". Covenant weaponry was itself reverse engineered from the second most advanced civilization to ever exist in our galaxy, there's nothing "easy" about that.

[@PMW3]

All flaws are countered by Sargent Johnson Dear Humanity, We Regret being alien bastards, we regret coming to Earth. And we most definitely regret the core just blew up our raggedy ass fleet!

[@socail2]

Oohrah!

[@HolyknightVader999]

The UNSC does have energy weapons, but their research has been slow. It's usually just Spartan Lasers and whatnot. No small-scale energy weapons for mass infantry use. Plus, it's also probably the budget. Cheaper to make and maintain guns rather than make energy weapons for them. Although, the SDF back in Call of Duty made energy weapons alongside gunpowder weapons, so I can't fathom why the UNSC doesn't have them en masse. Probably to make them look more primitive and less advanced. Also, the Spartan Armor's shields are reverse-engineered from Jackal shields, not Elite shields. Hence why the shield glows yellow like that of a Jackal Major's when it's hit-the shields of Elites and Brutes glow blue when hit. And Elite shields are more advanced than Jackal shields, so again, it shows how far more advanced the Covenant are when compared to the UNSC and ONI. It's not that ONI didn't give a shit, it's just that the UNSC didn't have the technological capacity or resources to mass-produce energy weapons or reverse-engineer more advanced shields; not until the end of the war, that is, when half the Covenant joined them.

[@jooot_6850]

its totally possible that some assault rifles have some small yet potent electromagnetic rails housed in that big bulky frame that provide a little extra punch to each round. I mean, it's never stated, but nothing is stopping it, especially in the hands of a Spartan which has access to a fusion generator

[@DarthNicky]

The SDF and the UNSC don't even share the same universe. That's not an apt comparison.

[@HolyknightVader999]

@@DarthNicky But the UNSC and the SDF do share many similar characteristics, ie. only a few centuries old, recently discovered space travel, etc..

[@DarthNicky]

@@HolyknightVader999 "this faction from this universe has laser guns and is kinda sort of similar to this other faction from this other universe so why don't they have laser guns??????" that's a false equivalence also, you are aware that the SDF is the insurrectionist group in IW, right?

[@HolyknightVader999]

@@DarthNicky The SDF is basically the Innies in CoD. And yet they're more advanced than the UNSC, with its many worlds under its belt. And yet the SDF got to making energy weapons first, because they're not lazy about it. It's more a matter of the UNSC being cheap; it's not that they can't develop energy weapons. We see them making things like the Spartan Laser, and since it was available all the way back in 2531 (during Halo Wars 1) then 20 years should have led them to developing at least smaller handheld energy weapons, especially since they've been fighting an enemy that uses mostly energy weapons, which means there's plenty of Covenant energy weapons for ONI to swipe and reverse-engineer. Halo Wars 1 is in 2531 AD. Halo 1 is in 2552 AD. That was more than 20 years' time. I suppose things like the UNSC Infinity and the Spartan-2 Program really broke the piggy bank for the UNSC.

[@rookie4582]

I feel like the kinetic energy weapons are the beauty of Halo. It’s still makes Halo believable.

[@Namelesswhirl]

That AI will be destroyed eventually.

[@HolyknightVader999]

The Assault Rifle does have shield-penetration capability, at least in Halos 3 and Reach. It compensates for the bulk by being effective at stripping Elites and Brutes of their shields. That's probably why it's so big. Plus, many UNSC soldiers prefer either the SMG, the Battle Rifle, or the DMR, the latter two are far more accurate than the MA5B, and they are less bulkier as well. Also, Covenant Plasma Weapons are basically handguns for the Covenant species that wielded them. To an Elite, the Covenant Plasma Rifle is more like a rapid-firing plasma hand gun rather than an actual rifle. Perhaps that's the reason why they designed the Storm Rifle after the Human-Covenant War.

[@jooot_6850]

the storm rifle was an upgrade, or, or as that one grunt said, maybe everything's just starting to look different. didn't we used to be more purple? stuff seems to have changed, even the Arbiter!

[@LunaS043]

Halo 3's assault rifle was the MA5C. Where as reaches was the MA37 the army standard version of the MA5 series of Assault rifles. It quite pisses me of they only use the MA5B from Halo combat evolved. When in the books the MA5B was just as good as any rifle. Even better

[@dr.boring7022]

@@LunaS043 Why are you making the books more credible than the games themselves? They're the center of the Halo universe.

[@LunaS043]

@@dr.boring7022 because they give the best explanation of everything.

[@dr.boring7022]

@@LunaS043 But they also contradict the games, and vice versa. An example is TFOR, and Halo Reach.

[@tedcruzxxxquill6975]

Sucks that youtube took down your video because if their ignorance. Good video

[@PackHunter117]

3:28 Actually there were many different versions of the Assault Rifle. The Marines the MA5B wasn’t used as much during the war as the other lighter and smaller versions like the MA5C. The MA5B was bulky because it’s the only AR version that carries 60 rounds. And actually all the AR models have select fire modes but for the sake of gameplay they aren’t included.

[@GamerBob123]

Alan: The UNSC is an interesting __Fictional__ military faction High charity AI: *looks at space ships* Is this real?

[@fuckologic1202]

In the name of The Emperor, and The Primarch, and The Force Commander, I hereby declare Exterminatus upon the heretics that flagged Thy video. Keep fighting the evil machine! Humanity first! Terra Firma!!!

[@WarriorNoldor]

For the God Emperor!!!

[@magnusthered4973]

@@WarriorNoldor for the corpse

[@kaidon39]

As far as I know the UNSC never faced any real military threat until the Covenant showed up, and the insurrection itself was more like a huge thorn in their side. That explains the lack of technological advancement in their small arms development, their focus went elsewhere, like the Spartan projects. At least that's what I think.

[@ShellbackTJC]

No Censorship, especially AI Censorship. #humanityfirst

[@houselightkell]

8:33 they didn't even know the Covenant existed! Besides, after the war, they made more heat proof armour to defend against plasma. That's why you see more padding and less metal in all Halo 4 armour.

[@2Potates]

Why does generation tech hate on gunpowder weapons so much? There's a lot of things you could do to make them as effective if not more then an energy weapon, wich realy aren't that good as games and movies make them out to be. You don't even need to give guns bigger rounds to make them more effective against aliens, you just need creativity.

[@michaelmccabe3079]

Plasma/energy weapons probably do more damage at close range, but gunpowder weapons are far superior at mid- to long-range. It's simple physics: energy dissipates with distance.

[@2Potates]

@@michaelmccabe3079 Yup!

[@venomous7554]

When it comes to star wars gunpowder weapons are actually their weapons of choice because all armor in star wars is designed more for plasma style weapons. Not to mention a bullet will travel much faster

[@barrybend7189]

An example of creativity is mixing a standard cartridge mixed with a railgun barrel.

[@AlternetRedSkys]

Yeah your right. Also The UNSC has Magnetically accelerated cannon's (Basically railguns). It's not hard to believe they didn't incorporate it somewhat into their other guns most likely the reason for the bulk given the additional electronics in them. Also funny how they didn't bring up the DMR and the Battle rifle which is more like an actual rifle given it's burst fire and clip size. Also most covenant weapons like the energy pistol suck at actually securing the kill. Also the MAC Cannon is much more versitile than Covenant ship to ship weapons. Also he missed the Longsword bombers which two of them took out a Covenant cruiser. Also they did have fighters like the Saber (Reach) and Broadsword (Halo 4) fighters. That and Falcon's (Reach) where pretty effective at dealing with Phantoms and landing in tighter area's (Main issue they had with the Pelican). Main reason I believe Noble team used it more often and it was great at fire support with a autocannon and some varients had homing missle launchers which handle banshees great. And they had Mammoths which came equipped with small MAC's and were an upgrade to the Elephant which is like a mobile fortress and they have the speed of a tank but are heavily armored. Hope this all helps. Shows the covenant wasn't too far ahead. they mostly had greater numbers and brute force not tactics.

[@NewGuy2534]

Let’s not congratulate Halsey too much. Remember to make the Spartan-II she had to kidnap children (around the age of five or six), replace them with flash clones that only lasted five years (if they were lucky), preform horrible experiments on them, and turn them into child soldiers.

[@1975steelersfan]

Boss Umbra the needs of the many out weigh the needs of the few.

[@Derekthetau]

It's difficult to argue the ends didn't justify the means though. Without John 117 the whole of sentient life in the galaxy would had been eradicated. So.

[@nathanleschke4719]

@@Derekthetau But without the Spartan II Program, John 117 wouldn’t have existed.

[@Derekthetau]

@@nathanleschke4719 Exactly. While it's awful that the Spartan II program abducted children, without it, Master Chief, saviour of the galaxy never would have there to well... SAVE THE GALAXY. Therefore, the ends do justify the means.

[@RavingNutter]

@@Derekthetau As the Interrogator put it "...you're bending history in your favor and you know it. You developed the Spartans to crush human rebellion, not to fight the Covenant." Had the Spartans been developed as a response to the Covenant invasion then you could try to make that argument. Instead, the only ends that were considered in their creation was Earth's continued dominance over her colonies.

[@armorfrogentertainment]

Lore-wise, the MA5B has an effective range of around 300 meters. It only has an effective range of 40 meters in-game.

[@markmulder9845]

Ma5b has full auto and semi auto fire modes. Although large and front heavy, it was a tough and reliable weapon. Its accuracy was somewhat lacking at a distance, but could be made up for it by firing in short controlled bursts. Overall the ma5b was, although the most iconic, was really a mk1 or prototype phase for the ma5 series of rifles making it probably the most crude of the series.

[@FloodKiller2012]

Main argument against most of this is Halo Contact Harvest and most of the books its stated that UNSC troops out preformed Covent troops. The reason why the war was a loosing war was because of the covenants space superiority. Yea just off of the games sure I can see some of this but that is with discounting so so many books that were written before this video was made.

[@sunbakedspace9421]

Humans! Creatures! Fish! Yesterday we stood divided! But today we found a common enemy.... KZbin. So today I ask you! ARE! YOU! WITH ME

[@the13thnumber]

We Raxacoracophalipitori of the planet of Cephas-4 stand with you to destroy our common foe, and I maybe won't not refrain from destroying you all when we're done...

[@sunbakedspace9421]

History - in 15 minutes it’s a risk I’m willing to take

[@Mike-ul1xn]

In the game, the human firearms are largely way more effective than their covenant counterparts

[@inventor121]

Well the Plasma weapons may have been too expensive to implement effectively, or more likely, the power supplies required for the weapon were far beyond anything ONI could do cost effectively.

[@tba113]

8:48 "...You may as well go into combat wearing shorts and a t-shirt." Imperial Guardsman: Hold my amasec.

[@xerthetvaoanwarlordpirate6991]

The UNSC did reverse engineer covenant technology. You see a little of it during the war but after the war (halo 5) you see tons of reverse engineered tech that the UNSC is using

[@GALAXIE67]

Again Excellent video/review!! 👍☯️👍

[@mechaxenozamasu9311]

*the biggest flaw is that when you play Halo in legendary or a higher level, all your platoon of Marines are dead in a matter of minutes*

[@brycenlanager1216]

Another point I’d add to what a lot of people are saying due to firearms is that bullets can have a lot more variety. You can have hollow points, tracers, and expanding rounds (which would turn your insides into outsides) Additionally, they have more penetration power than most lasers and plasma. Both of these can probably make a hole in a wall but also diffuse quickly. A lot of guns can punch through a lot of different barriers.

[@hyperx72]

"Plasma weapons are more effective than gunpowder ones" Another video: Why firearms are better than blasters"

[@joenateprince]

"Dr Hasly" i'm sorry who? don't you mean Dr Halsey?

[@DarthNicky]

...maybe they flagged it for the false information?

[@LunaS043]

The UNSC does not take kindly to the slander of thier Marines.

[@DarthNicky]

@@LunaS043 >"the MA5B is a bad weapon with poor range" >MA5B is stated in Contact Harvest to have an effective range of 500 metres even when being used by militia recruits yes, I'd say that constitutes slander

[@LunaS043]

@@DarthNicky exactly. If we went with how weappns worked in games then no weapons would get over the 50 meter mark. The MA5 series was more than sufficiant to take down any and all covenant. Since Elites were well Elites and were used as squad commanders concentrated fire on them easily takes them down. I remember reading that the UNSC could win every ground engagment ever, but lost where it mattered most in space.

[@DarthNicky]

@@LunaS043 yeah. they also neglect to bring up any of the other primary weapons used by the UNSC. a lot of their "criticisms" of the MA5B could be addressed by looking at the BR55. Hell, even the MA5C would as well

[@LunaS043]

@@DarthNicky ugh. Honestly lets just wait till the advantages. If they had to dig this deep for flaws by picking apart the weapon mechanics in Halo combat evolved and the driving skills of the AI. Then i wonder what advantages they will say now. But they also were super unfair to the warthog. That thing is a LRV. Its ment to be lightly armored and easy to get in and out of

[@DaxOrlom]

Standard issue of was a mix of the BR85 and the MA5. The BR85 provides fast accurate fire and the MA5 provides the volume of fire, together in a fire team is how they are ment to be used to both suppress and pick off enemies. You move up and keep the pressure flowing.

[@Gaarafan007]

The point about self-driving cars is in fact true. In Contact Harvest we see Johnson heading to his assignment in a self-driving car, but he switches it into manual in order to focus his mind and keep the other occupant from relaxing too much. Admittedly, earlier in the book there was a truck driver, so self-driving vehicles may not be ubiquitous or maybe Innies like some redundancy in their terrorist bombings.

[@screamingfang]

The UNSC Marines didn't just use the MA5B Assault Rifle, the BR55 and the BR55 HBSR were used by the UNSC Marines as a standard issue and marksmans rifle. For heavy engagements the UNSC Marines uses the M808 Main Battle Tank. The UNSC Marines Air units are usually intended to support ground forces or drop off vital supplies for Marines, either in a close-air-support or air interdiction roles. The M12 FAV rolls over due to its high speed. Also Since late 2552 the UNSC Marine Corps uses the MA5C Assault Rifle, which has a magazine size of 32 rounds and a rate of fire of 650 rounds per minute.

[@andresarmento7227]

"Projectiles. Very crude." Sangheili Commander after executing Ensign Ellen Dowski with her own M6D in Halo: The Flood.

[@yoshikiharo1020]

The UNSC develop the Kinetic Bolts Attachments to improve their own firearms. Take a look at the blaze of Glory shotgun

[@mega-bustershepard5537]

I can actually explain why Halo's military seems to be lagging behind. That was a purposeful design on Bungies part. Humanity is futuristic but analogues to our time. It made the UNSC relatable and heightened the alien field of the Covenant. That's why the Warthog is essentially a Jeep. Why we still use firearms and why on Earth the buildings are all either post modern or brutalist architecture.

[@immortalwarrior2695]

Actually his analysis on weapons is completely and horribly wrong He uses game mechanics and forget about books and other lore

[@lazydragon2551]

The Marines have one thing over all these other factions. Spirit and Humor.

[@jamesjamka2055]

Love the video

[@Dammitimmad]

2:20 "Dr. Hasley"

[@optimusprime1178]

Hell yeah! UNSC Marines

[@kelvink9999]

Reminds me of the time some new media used the logo of UNSC in their photo...shows how real halo is

[@nanachimakenshi2512]

Meanwhile there are a ton of other videos that deserve to get taken down but are overlooked. I think the KZbin person reviewed it was a real hardcore Halo fan and got salty.

[@nikothehusky2384]

I guess keeping everyone happy and having both versions up would require effort

[@oriont6944]

UNSC: Our Equipment is outdated and with many flaws Halsey: Ahem... ONI: *Totally outdated*

[@lachlanrobertson4825]

The UNSC's base body armour did improve as the war waged on. The alloys were slowly replaced with ceramics that could better withstand plasma weaponry, going from melting in a single shot to withstanding 3 or 4 and giving the soldier a chance to recover. In regards to the standard issue weapon, the MA5 only had a 60-round magezine and low damage in the first Halo game, in later ones the size was reduced to 32 rounds and had a higher damage output. Another extremely common weapon amongst the UNSC corps, so common its basically another standard-issue weapon, is the select fire 9.5x40mm BR55HB. The cartridge is much larger than the 7.62 of the MA5 and served quite well against the Covenant forces, being very accurate and capable of downing Elites with several bursts of coordinated fire, and the weapon itself is only a pound heavier than the current M4 rifle used by the US armed forces.

[@jooot_6850]

yeah. Allen doesn't mention how the assault rifle and most weapons are made of titanium alloys, making them lighter than our earth made steel guns. The UNSC must have figured out how to turn normal metals into titanium or something; considering how they made fusion portable, it's not impossible that they could turn iron into titanium just by removing some protons

[@decagamin5901]

This video relied on gameplay and game mechanics and did insufficient research and poor reasoning.

[@noejacklou]

despite the flaws of the UNSC marines a marine still has a much much better chance of surviving an encounter with the covenant on the ground than the sailors of the UNSC navy in space

[@simonwillis1529]

Glad you got to come back guys I’ve watched all the marines the starship troopers the books and animie seem the best that’s my view but maybe wrong

[@Babbington]

Realistically, firearms are more practical than most blasters in movies.

[@rompryan7867]

This clip really drives gone the point that the entire Halo franchise is built around the idea of being a genetically enhanced super-soldier.

[@WeirdTale]

The problem with the Covie Weapons was that the power source for the Plasma Pistol and Plasma Rifles where the most difficult to reverse engineer. One can argue that Humanity already has power sources capable of charging them, but a good chunk of the massive price tag behind shielded Spartan Armor's is the Power source for the Shield Projectors themselves. So it was more of convincing UNSC Command that they needed less Ships in their Navy and more shielded soldier on the front lines. Which again is ridiculous since the main problem of the UNSC was in fact the inferiority of Human Spacecraft compared to Covenant Space Craft in both FTL Navigation, and Speed, as well as Shielding.

[@discontinuedaccount4254]

Humanity>AI Dolphins>Humans

[@Boringspy]

God Of Onions traitor!

[@Naramsit]

So long and thanks for all the fish

[@grex951]

HERETIC *initiates Exterminatus*

[@jooot_6850]

What you speak is _heresy!_

[@Caboose_1337]

Okay Aquaman, I’ll just nuke your fucking kingdom outta the water. Have a nice life!

[@akujiazure2607]

... In lore and story the unsc kicked ass there armor and weapons were advance and the ships and tactics were amazing.

[@Durr0694]

Merry Christmas, you're doing great with the vids, and the solution to YT's AI: NOVA Bomb

[@blackfire3744]

The reason the UNSC probably still used gunpowder firearms was because it was probably cheaper to manufacture than complicated laser weapons. On the battlefield, which would be easier to repair? the standard firearm where you could reasonably swap out a part? Or an energy weapon that would most likely require a specialised tech to repair? Personally, I'd pick the weapon that's easier to use rather than the fancy gun that requires you have the added job of keeping someone alive so you can keep fighting. Over-specialising, while nice sometimes, can breed in weakness. A slow death I've heard.

[@cirbam2747]

Told you! Treason!

[@SkySky-dk7si]

Glad I watched the original one

[@metayerman]

Is it possible? A sci-fi channel with a basic knowledge of firearms?

[@naven2802]

“I need a weapon”- Master Chief

[@suzumiyaharuhi3438]

The Human-Covenant war only went on for about 27 years, and the war was mainly determined by space combat. Sure replacing all the conventional weapons with energy weapons would help to mitigate infantry casuality, but what the human lacked was capital ships, not cannon folder foot soliders. Besides, new weapon means new trainings, tactics and logistics, none of which human could afford during war time when all its resources were dedicated to produce reliable models of capital ships to replenish the loss.

[@skullking2247]

I feel like most ppl voted for Johnson mainly cause he was such a badass

[@WolfeSaber9933]

The warthog has the back weapons turn with the front ones, something humans did not evolve to handle.

[@thunderbladen8692]

I mean, Humanity in the Halo universe largely stopped fighting wars for like, three centuries. The last war i can think of was the interplanetary wars, and with colonization to distract humanity, really, they had no need for advanced plasma weaponry. The Insurrection was only just beginning to surface, and the current MA5 models and other equipment was sufficient to fight other humans. In Contact Harvest, one of the characters mentions that a single Archer missile can take out a civilian ship, without breaking a sweat. I'm also assuming that the the MA5 and other gun models are using a more advanced liquid propellant, which is why it has enough power to take out Covenant energy shields. Also, ONI did try and equip a marine with power armor, and the dude shattered his arm under his own reflexes.

[@simonwillis1529]

Ok the censor thing is pissin me off Know it’s not your fault guys at gen tech just frustrating

[@John2r1]

Look up the M99 Satchion rifle . its a coilgun sniper rifle in halo.

[@GUMMRUCHK]

How dare you critize my beloved corps but to guide you back to the true path I've brought this motivational device *insert photo of big fucking tank*

[@PhotonWarlord]

I have done internal research and found that the KZbin A.I is in an alliance with the dolphins to take down the great Generation Tech Fleet

[@IsaacPaul-PTS]

You guys should consider patron

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

Figured out the weapons and tech issue. The UN at least for 30 years prior was fighting a war against human colonial rebels people who used roughly the same equipment. I would think that Earth would have insisted on having far flung colonies and a couple influential ones to have access to basic weaponry that would be capable of defending themselves with but if it was used against Earth and her primary colonies proper it wouldn't be a direct threat. Your space marines who would be from these colonies policing or fighting in them would use the same weapons, so to insure that if they rebelled or went rouge they wouldn't have anything that would be a direct threat. Hence why the Spartan 2 program was essentially pretty much going to wipe the floor of the rebels had the covenant not begun its crusade, it was going to use advanced weapons, armor and tech. This is also why on Reach the equipment was actually somewhat better suited for war as it was refined and designed for a military world that was loyal to Earth proper and one its its most defended.

[@Nonamearisto]

200 years ago, horses had been bred far beyond mark 1, I promise you.

[@CAP198462]

Eh The UNSC Marines have three more flaws. 1. No indigenous heavy vehicle support, those lovely wolverines, Grizzlies, and Scorpions are UNSC Army, loaned to the Marines for specific missions and returned at the end (Halo: CE). 2. Poor money management. The reason the UNSC Marines don’t have more of this nice armour, laser designators, Spartan lasers, or they don’t reverse engineer Covenant weapons? The funding apparently isn’t there. 3. They’re misused. The UNSC Marines are equipped for hit and run missions, not take and hold. It’s why they have Warthogs, Hornets, and Pelicans. It also goes a little way to explaining their MA5 rifle, high rof wth a big round keeps heads down. So why are they being used to take whole Halo rings?

[@John2r1]

First thing at the beginning of the human Covenant war the UNSC has another sniper rifle called the M99 Stanchion rifle . A 5.4x99mm mini MAC that could effectively kill the Covenant and any thing else. The cost of manufacturing however is the reason they when back to the 14.5x114mm caliber and basically slightly more advanced gunpowder rifles. ONI also developed the hard sound rifle. kinda obvious a sonic weapon that could kill at 915m . They to my knowledge never mass produced it. But some have found their way to the black market and into civilian hands. The warthogs max speed is around 90mph fully loaded . So its basically a humvee. It also came with doors and a armor kit but the marines took them off for ease of entry. And they did/do have other vehicles that can do the same job. Even an APC that reappeard post war. so maybe it falls under we are getting our asses kicked so lets give our military basic weapons because they are cheap and easy to mass produce. Besides we already have stockpiles of the ammo available. Oh and the armor did actually improve as the war drug on with heat resistance gel reducing plasma's effect from flash vaporize to 3rd degree burns. Armor improved, weapons got cheaper .

[@cmdr_kai2492]

The small arms of the UNSC actually have better ballistics and stopping power across the board. Their body armor is also much better.

[@houselightkell]

9:07 how is this any worse than present day military jeeps?

[@barrybend7189]

Best mechanized forces next please. My suggestion is the Earth Sphere Federation from Gundam 00.

[@LunaS043]

They already have said which ones they are doinf.

[@345635356]

Wonder what the analisis of the StarCraft marine would be?

[@rubinortiz2311]

Jackals and drones are week standard human guns could easily take them on even in lore and gameplay marines took them on with relative ease

[@Ar-kx4hp]

7.62 on auto is not used because of weight, it’s because the recoil from a 7.62 on full auto will pull the weapon up to the point the weapon misses its target in a hand held light weapon.

[@immortalwarrior2695]

Well for your surprise, Halo Fandom has calculated the energy released from Assault rifle and it releases 4643.87 joules. That's a lot of energy. To be fact that Assault Rifle releases that kind of power is impressive

[@TheStrayHALOMAN]

The AR does have select fire.. so does the BR and DMR making them redundant.

[@damienspiers2140]

Another thing that you want to see how the longsword exothermic and atmospheric fighter so you cannot say that they had a lack of air support I have more of those and they did have corvets and I mean the tiny ones that can act as a Dropship

[@noah.w1697]

obligatory comment to help the channel, also who agrees the marines from star craft should be add to the list

[@ranger3576]

One Overcharged shoot if you hit a vital area like the head, chest, neck, or gut. Anywhere else and the Spartan would kill you. It would take 2 shots on a shielded Spartan ( again, depending on where the second shot landed.)

[@harbofdoom]

Just one minor gripe the objects holding the ammo is called a magazines

[@gritz1701]

One good thing about the Re-upload, I can give you guys two thumbs up, lol

[@jimmygray5352]

One more reason I hate KZbin! Love Generation Tech and Generation Films!

[@TrayCaddyyy]

Last night I watched half the last video then I woke up and it was reuploaded

[@ojisanhoward8940]

Rewatched the whole thing, still surprised so many gave them a 4 out of 5. Really?

[@prussianblue3144]

Actually, the armour should be an advantage. Not only was it bulletproof for human rounds, it also had a thermic gel layer, which allowed a marine to survive a plasma shot to the chest and be able to be evacuated without life threatening injuries. It is much better than the shirt and shorts you recommended.

[@thiendo1260]

One thing you have to understand that there no point in investing in the marines when the Covenant Navy can just wipe theme out through glassing

[@drunklebodhi9938]

It should be noted that nearly all human weapons in halo use armor piercing rounds.

[@EastlakeRasta7]

Where can i get the uncensored video. Just asking for a friend.

[@edvard8449]

Talking about weaponry: meh, I mean, the DMR was a pretty solid weapon, just one well placed shot could take out most of the covenant infantry, and an Elite could be easily taken out with combined fire. BR has similar quality. The M6D pistol was also a beast and an extremely reliable weapon, you could take 120 bullets with you, which are potentially 120 dead grunts, also it has a 2x scope, which means that on occasion, it can turn to a marksman weapon.

[@Sgt_Long_Dong]

Theres one problem... IT’S F*CKEN AWESOME!

[@rwleif]

Time for all of us to start looking for another platform.