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|image= [[File:H4-Z8060ParticleCannon-ScanRender.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:H4-Z8060ParticleCannon-ScanRender.png|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer=[[Forerunner]] | |manufacturer=[[Forerunner]]<ref name="Reclaimer">'''[[Halo 4]]''', campaign level ''[[Reclaimer]]''</ref> | ||
|series= | |series= | ||
|type=Particle | |type=[[Particle cannon]]<ref name="Reclaimer" /> | ||
|cost= | |cost= | ||
|variant= | |variant= | ||
|service=[[Human-Forerunner War]] < | |service=*[[Human-Forerunner War]]<ref name="Silentium">'''[[Halo: Silentium]]''', ''pages 278-279''</ref> | ||
|affiliation= | *[[Forerunner-Flood War]]<ref name="Silentium" /> | ||
*[[Promethean]]s | *[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]<ref name="Reclaimer" /> | ||
|affiliation=Forerunners<ref name="Reclaimer" /> | |||
*[[Promethean]]s<ref name="Reclaimer" /> | |||
|weight= | |weight= | ||
|length={{Convert|489.7|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/> | |length={{Convert|489.7|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 105''</ref> | ||
|width={{Convert|320.5|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/> | |width={{Convert|320.5|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/> | ||
|height={{Convert|277.5|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/> | |height={{Convert|277.5|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="VIS"/> | ||
|ammotype=Ionized particles | |ammotype=Ionized particles<ref name="VIS" /> | ||
|feed=Unlimited | |feed=Unlimited<ref name="VIS"/> | ||
|operation= | |operation= | ||
|rate=Single | |rate=Single beam<ref name="Reclaimer" /> | ||
|velocity= | |velocity= | ||
|range=Long | |range=Long<ref name="Reclaimer" /> | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Z-8060 High-Impact Particle Weapon''', alternately known as the '''Particle Cannon''',<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 105''</ref> is a heavy [[Forerunner]] [[directed energy weapon]] used for anti-air defense.<ref name=" | The '''Z-8060 High-Impact Particle Weapon''', alternately known as the '''Particle Cannon''',<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 105''</ref> is a heavy [[Forerunner]] [[directed energy weapon|directed energy]] [[particle cannon]] used for anti-air defense.<ref name="Reclaimer" /> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Z-8060 particle cannons are enormous floating weapons platforms. They are spherical in shape, surrounded by three curving "arms" spaced at equidistant points around the main gun assembly. The cannons project a hyper-dense beam of negatively charged ions to disintegrate any target in range.<ref name="VIS"/> They are slow to turn, however, and are vulnerable to ground-based attacks. A well-placed hit from a small [[MAC]] in the central beam port will destroy the device.<ref name="Reclaimer"/> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
A number of these weapons were encountered on [[Requiem]] in use by the [[Promethean]]s as anti-air defenses; 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 {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, with [[John-117|Master Chief John-117]] 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.<ref name=" | A number of these weapons were encountered on [[Requiem]] in use by the [[Promethean]]s as anti-air defenses; 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 {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, with [[John-117|Master Chief John-117]] 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.<ref name="Reclaimer"/> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 4]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{Forerunner}} | |||
[[Category:Directed-energy weapons]] | |||
[[Category:Forerunner weapons]] | [[Category:Forerunner weapons]] | ||
Revision as of 02:35, March 13, 2017
The Z-8060 High-Impact Particle Weapon, alternately known as the Particle Cannon,[1] is a heavy Forerunner directed energy particle cannon used for anti-air defense.[2]
Description
Z-8060 particle cannons are enormous floating weapons platforms. They are spherical in shape, surrounded by three curving "arms" spaced at equidistant points around the main gun assembly. The cannons project a hyper-dense beam of negatively charged ions to disintegrate any target in range.[1] They are slow to turn, however, and are vulnerable to ground-based attacks. A well-placed hit from a small MAC in the central beam port will destroy the device.[2]
History
A number of these weapons were encountered on Requiem in use by the Prometheans as anti-air defenses; 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 Master Chief John-117 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.[2]
Trivia
The particle cannon's overall design bears a great deal of resemblance to the description of an Onyx Sentinel.
Gallery
Concept art of a Forerunner anti-air particle cannon in Halo 4.
Concept art of the Mantle's Approach's point-defense particle cannons in Halo 4.
A particle cannon on Requiem.
A view of a particle cannon on Requiem.
Another view of a particle cannon.
An M510 Mammoth encountering a Particle Cannon.
A Particle cannon firing on a Pelican.
List of appearances
- Halo 4 (First appearance)
Sources
