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[[File:H4-Concept-Mantle-MegaCannon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Concept art of a Forerunner particle weapon in ''Halo 4''.]]
[[File:H4-Concept-Mantle-MegaCannon.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Concept art of a Forerunner antipersonnel particle weapon in ''Halo 4''.]]
'''Particle cannons''' are weapons used by the [[Forerunner]] [[Promethean]]s during the [[Human-Promethean War]].
'''Particle cannons''' are weapons used by the [[Forerunner]] [[Promethean]]s during the [[Human-Promethean War]].


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The particle cannon's overall design bears a great deal of resemblance to that of the [[Onyx Sentinel]].
The particle cannon's overall design bears a great deal of resemblance to that of the [[Onyx Sentinel]].
==Gallery==
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File:H4-Concept-ParticleCannon.jpg|Concept art of a Forerunner anti-ship particle cannons in ''Halo 4''.
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

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Concept art for the Z-8060 particle cannon.
Concept art of a Forerunner antipersonnel particle weapon in Halo 4.

Particle cannons are weapons used by the Forerunner Prometheans during the Human-Promethean War.

Description

Forerunner particle cannons are enormous floating weapons platforms used by the Forerunners as anti-air defences. They are spherical in shape, surrounded by three curving "arms" spaced at equidistant points around the main gun assembly. Particle Cannons project a beam of energy similar to a Sentinel Beam to disintegrate any target in range. They are slow to turn, however, and are vulnerable to ground-based attacks. A well-placed hit from a small MAC cannon in the central beam port will destroy the device.

A number of these weapons were encountered on Requiem in use by the Prometheans as anti-air defences; one of the cannons obliterated a squad of Pelicans in a single hit. Two cannons were destroyed by a Mammoth siegework platform deployed to the surface by the UNSC Infinity, with the Master Chief providing targeting for the Mammoth. These cannons were controlled from a central core via an AI, before it was deactivated by Cortana causing the remaining two to fire on each other.[1]

Trivia

The particle cannon's overall design bears a great deal of resemblance to that of the Onyx Sentinel.

Gallery

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo 4 level Reclaimer