User blog comment:STRiiK3R115/United Nations Space Command vs. Galactic Empire/@comment-70.192.205.188-20141104153626

Uh, the last time I checked, Stormtrooper armor could easily take slug throwers. Even though UNSC small arms have amor piercing capabilities, they would likely do little damage (if at all); while the Empire uses blasters, weapons that fire a far more concentrated form of energy than the Covenant's plasma weapons. Sure, the spartan might do some melee damage, but even he would be gunned down rather quickly.