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{{Quote|I don't know how it works, but it seems the needles can only follow you if they can "see" you.|Anonymous UNSC E2-BAG/1/7 serviceman{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}}} | {{Quote|I don't know how it works, but it seems the needles can only follow you if they can "see" you.|Anonymous UNSC E2-BAG/1/7 serviceman{{Ref/Reuse|h3bnet}}}} | ||
As with all Covenant [[needle-based weaponry]], the needler's inner mechanism breaks the crystals into needle-like shards, then launch the shards at targeted enemies.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} When the trigger is pulled, the needle is fed from the top and broken into shards. The needler notably features an additional magnetic auger within the weapon that catalyzes the shards by charging their chemical mixture;{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} the shards then become capable of tracking specific heat signatures of sighted targets.{{Ref/Site|Id=h4guide|URL= | As with all Covenant [[needle-based weaponry]], the needler's inner mechanism breaks the crystals into needle-like shards, then launch the shards at targeted enemies.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p294}} When the trigger is pulled, the needle is fed from the top and broken into shards. The needler notably features an additional magnetic auger within the weapon that catalyzes the shards by charging their chemical mixture;{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} the shards then become capable of tracking specific heat signatures of sighted targets.{{Ref/Site|Id=h4guide|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/intel/inteldetail/cc0ca7e4-ef99-477b-90ef-3560e026e925/needler|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide - Covenant Weapons|D=27|M=03|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Halo 4 Interactive Guide#Covenant Weapons}} The shards are propelled through the barrel, out of the muzzle between the channel braces, and towards enemies.{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}} The user reloads by shaking the weapon once, prompting a new magazine of crystals to protrude from the chassis again. The magazine capacity of the needler varies within and across different patterns.{{Ref/Reuse|hrgameplay}}{{Ref/Reuse|h4gameplay}} | ||
While it is believed that the Covenant had likely reverse-engineered the [[Forerunner]] [[shard cannon]] to create their own needle-based weaponry,{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=237}} the needler is considered unique among Covenant weapons in that it does not require Forerunner technology to function.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} The needler was one of the most unusual weapons in the Covenant arsenal and the least understood; by 2552, how the weapon functions still remains a mystery to human military experts and scientists, despite the weapon being encountered early on during the war.{{Ref/Site|Id=hrbnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25437|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo: Reach Ordnance Page|D=07|M=02|Y=2021}} According Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], the needler lacks any kind of electronic, physical, or radiative connections between its trigger and firing mechanism.{{Ref/Game|Id=journal|HR|Dr. Halsey's personal journal}} The physics behind the weapon were apparently not well known as joint human and Sangheili teams were known to be studying the weapon some time after the war.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969311_Catalog-Interaction.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Forums - Catalog Interaction (post 2969311)|D=14|M=10|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Post #5}} | While it is believed that the Covenant had likely reverse-engineered the [[Forerunner]] [[shard cannon]] to create their own needle-based weaponry,{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=237}} the needler is considered unique among Covenant weapons in that it does not require Forerunner technology to function.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} The needler was one of the most unusual weapons in the Covenant arsenal and the least understood; by 2552, how the weapon functions still remains a mystery to human military experts and scientists, despite the weapon being encountered early on during the war.{{Ref/Site|Id=hrbnet|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=ordnance&cid=25437|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Halo: Reach Ordnance Page|D=07|M=02|Y=2021}} According Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], the needler lacks any kind of electronic, physical, or radiative connections between its trigger and firing mechanism.{{Ref/Game|Id=journal|HR|Dr. Halsey's personal journal}} The physics behind the weapon were apparently not well known as joint human and Sangheili teams were known to be studying the weapon some time after the war.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969311_Catalog-Interaction.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Forums - Catalog Interaction (post 2969311)|D=14|M=10|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Post #5}} | ||