292
edits
NOVA bomb: Difference between revisions
→History
(→Theory) |
|||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
It was intended for the NOVA Bomb be used in space against the Covenant fleet during the [[Battle of Reach]]. In the novel, they were left on [[Reach]] and "repurposed" by [[Admiral Whitcomb]]. His reasoning was that "Either the [[Covenant]] pack those bombs up and take them home for study, a possibility that I hope to God happens. A bomb like that could crack their homeworld in two. Or, the bombs stay here, and they'll stop the Covenant on Reach..."<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 180</ref> | It was intended for the NOVA Bomb be used in space against the Covenant fleet during the [[Battle of Reach]]. In the novel, they were left on [[Reach]] and "repurposed" by [[Admiral Whitcomb]]. His reasoning was that "Either the [[Covenant]] pack those bombs up and take them home for study, a possibility that I hope to God happens. A bomb like that could crack their homeworld in two. Or, the bombs stay here, and they'll stop the Covenant on Reach..."<ref>[[Halo: First Strike]], page 180</ref> | ||
The NOVA Bomb | The only documented triggering of a NOVA Bomb occured when it was accidentally detonated by a group of [[Huragok]]. The engineers who, through thier curiosity and obsession, fixed the circuitry despite [[Kwassass|a grunt's]] attempts to stop them. This resulted in its detonation. The resulting explosion detonated between a Covenant outpost planet [[Joyous Exultation]] and its moon, [[Malhiem]], scorching a quarter of the planet and shattering the moon, and the resulting winds on Joyous Exultation flattened cities and spawned tidal waves. Every ship within the NOVA Bomb's range boiled and vaporized in an instant.<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 244</ref> This was actually extremely unfortunate as the [[Elites]], lead by Imperial Admiral [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] could have shattered the [[Brute]] fleet, thus effectively destroying the Covenant. This could have turned the tide of the war for both the [[UNSC]] and the [[Covenant Separatists]]. It severely damaged three-quarters of the fleets that were there, which was over 300 ships. Only eighteen Destroyers, two Cruisers and one Carrier and the Flagship ''[[Incorruptible]]'' escaped the NOVA bomb explosion due to [[Slipspace]] jumps just prior to the explosion. | ||
== Delta Halo == | == Delta Halo == | ||