is the BR55 still in use when the DMR is in use or did they stop using it. Also, how is the army used in this war?
Considering Reach takes place mere months before Halo 2, I’d imagine the two co-exist.
If I’m not mistaken the DMR is the preferred rifle of the army while the marines go with the battle rifle. I’m pretty sure both weapons had both been in service for a while by the events of Reach and the Halo trilogy.
The BR was most likely on Reach. Bungie just decided not to use it in the game.
The BR was there, as it was in prototype around Harvest and was mentioned in First Strike. Plus, I think it, canonically, is a Navy weapon, while the DMR is an Army one. And we’re serving with Army on Reach, so we’d be using their weapons.
In reality, Bungie said they hated the BR, so they made this.