Although there are some minor cosmetic differences such as a shorter barrel, a laser sight, and a less exaggerated magazine design, it functions in a largely identical manner. In Half-Life: Alyx, which takes place five years before the events of Half-Life 2, an earlier iteration of the OSPIR is seen being wielded by Combine Ordinals. Notably, a Rebel at White Forest informs his comrades that the weapon's secondary attack can be useful against Hunters, leading to the AR3 dispute. When a Rebel with an SMG comes over a Pulse Rifle, he or she will drop their original weapons and take it instead. Rebels often wield Pulse Rifles for their needs. In Episode Two, it is found in a doorway in the chapter Freeman Pontifex, near a small overrun Combine outpost. In Episode One, it can be found in a Combine supply room in the chapter Urban Flight. The player first acquires the weapon at the end of Half-Life 2's sixth chapter, "We Don't Go To Ravenholm.", scavenged off of a dead soldier previously fighting stray Zombies coming out of Ravenholm. On the body can be seen the alphanumerics "V952", which is also featured on other Combine devices. Only Combine Elites are allowed to fire the Energy Balls. An underslung Dark Energy ball launcher is built into it, which shoots energy orbs capable of disintegrating almost anything they touch. The separable magazine of the rifle holds multiple cells, and can be found in Supply Crates. After draining a cell, the spent casing is ejected from the right side of the weapon while a new one is chambered by an integrated automatic loading system.
When pulling the trigger, a pin in the receiver repeatedly strikes against the rear of the chambered cell, releasing the pulse within. It features a unique firing mechanism: instead of using conventional cartridges, it utilizes power cells that house enough energy to fire 30 dark energy pulses that are used as bullets. The Pulse Rifle is essentially a Combine version of modern assault rifles, commonly issued to Combine Soldiers and Combine Elites. Combine Soldiers fighting Zombies in the hospital with Pulse Rifles.
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