HR: Covenant Weapons - Focus Rifle (Type-52)

Basic description: Fully automatic, scoped, continuous fire, sniper weapon.  Appears to be the replacement for the Convenant Beam Rifle, and is the counterpart to the human sniper rifle, but functions very differently.  Unknown capacity, but can overheat if continuously fired for too long.  Trigger can be held to produce a continuous beam of destruction, most effective against infantry, similar but much more powerful than the Sentinel Beam in previous games.  Unknown if headshots are effective.  Considered a power weapon and can kill in ~1.5 seconds of continuous fire.

NEW FOR HALO REACH: Brand new for Reach.

Restrictions: Continuous beam makes tracking back to yourself extremely easy.  Targets that can find cover quickly are hard to kill because there is no "instant kill" headshot ability.  Does not appear to be affected by reticle bloom, but will unscope if shot at.

Uses: Medium to long range, but is more effective and usable at short range than human sniper rifle.  Pairs well with jet pack to reach sniper perches or gain temporary height.

Best for: Snipers or long range support with team shooting.  Good for pinning targets down behind cover while teammates flank for kills.