SD-AR

The SD-AR, or the Solace Defense Assault Rifle, was a magazine-fed, short-stroke gas-piston system, designed by Solace Defense Systems, and was designed to have automatic and burst-fire capabilities. It was released in in 2557 and was used the most during the post-war era and the Created Conflict, where it was utilized mostly by Marines and ODSTs, but was used heavily by the Insurrection. It was released soon after the Mark-I SD Rifle became successful
It also was given the capability to fire in semi-automatic mode.
It was considered an upgrade to the original Solace Defense Rifle, having an ammo counter integrated into the weapon. However, after multiple malfunctions in the ammo counters, later weapons from Solace Defense Systems did not have this feature.
The SD-AR was also somewhat praised for it's automatic fire mode, but was considered fairly troublesome with burst-fire and semi-automatic firing modes. 
It was also later adopted by the terrorist group known as The Hand Of Shadow.
==Remarks==
=== UNSC Remarks ===
===Insurrectionist Remarks===
== Known Users ==
=== The UNSC ===
The initial users of the SD AR, the UNSC used it. It was considered a favorite among ODSTs, but after shipments of the weapon kept being stolen, not many knew about the weapon's existence.
=== The Hand Of Shadow ===
The Hand Of Shadow utilizes the SD AR heavily, and it has become mainstream in the rebel faction due to it being able to intercept enough shipments for it to become the Hand Of Shadow's most popular weapon.
==Advantages==
The SD AR was considered exceptional at automatic-fire, and mediocre at best when it came to burst-fire. While semi-automatic was often hated by many, it still had it's advantages.
==Disadvantages==
The SD AR had multiple problems with it's ammo counter, often not changing when rounds were fired, or, worse, showing that the rifle had no ammo at all. While it could still fire, it was considered bothersome by many. Worse, the semi-automatic firing mode, while still having advantages, increased it's chances of jamming. Thus, rarely any of it's users used semi-automatic firing modes.
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