Type-27 Special Application Sniper Rifle

The Type-27 Special Application Sniper Rifle, also referred to as the Beam Rifle, is a version of the Covenant beam rifle used during the post-war era.
==Gameplay==
===Advantages===
*As a sniper rifle, it can be used at very long ranges.
*It has more aim assist than any other sniper in the entire Halo series, making it easy to get snapshot medals.
===Disadvantages===
*If two to three shots are fired in rapid succession, it will overheat, rendering it temporarily useless.
==Changes==
===Changes from Halo 4 to Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer===
*Weapon is given a purplish hue instead of bluish.
*A front panel of the Beam Rifle now flips up when overheating.
===Changes from Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer to Halo 5: Guardians===
*Different first-person scope view, with battery indicator at the bottom.
*Scope has a targeting indicator in the form of Covenant symbols at the top.
*The front panel no longer flips up when overheating; it lifts instead.
*More powerful firing sound.
*Scope glimmers a bright purplish-blue color when scoped in, giving away the user's position.
==Variants==
===Sword of the Faithful===
Sword of the Faithful is a modified Type-27 Beam Rifle which is more accurate, fires faster and dissipates heat more effectively.
===Krith's Left Hand===
Krith's Left Hand is a Type-27 Beam Rifle which features a burst-fire mechanism instead of the usual semi-automatic.
==Gallery==
H4 beamrifle trans.png|Render of the Beam Rifle in Halo 4.
H2A Render BeamRifleMultiplayer.png|A render of the Beam Rifle in Halo 2: Anniversarys multiplayer.
H5G Render BeamRifle.png|Render of the Beam Rifle in Halo 5: Guardians.
Beam Rifle.png|Through the scope of the Beam Rifle.
rotf90.png|A Kig-Yar firing a Beam Rifle in Halo 4.
Dg beamrifle.png|Holding the Beam Rifle in Halo 4.
Dg beamriflescope2.png|Getting a "Beam Rifle Kill"
Waypoint t-27beamrifle.jpg|Covenant weapons trailer
H5G_Campaign_BeamRifle-FirstPerson.png|The Beam Rifle in a pre-release Halo 5 Guardians.
H5G_Campaign_BeamRifle-Scope.png|Looking through the scope of the Beam Rifle in pre-release Halo 5 Guardians.
H5G Multiplayer T27.png|The Beam Rifle in Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer
H5G Multiplayer T27SS.png|Looking through the scope of the Beam Rifle in Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer.
H5G Multiplayer T27Overheat.png|The Beam Rifle overheating in Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer.
H5G Comparison BeamRifles.png|A comparison of all six Beam Rifles in Halo 5: Guardians.
==Appearances==
*Halo 4 
**Spartan Ops
*Halo 2: Anniversary 
*Halo 5: Guardians
==Sources==
Category:Sniper Rifles
Category:Covenant Weapons