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Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turret

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This article is about Covenant turret featured in Halo Wars. For other types of automated turret employed by various factions, see Automated turret.
Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turret
The small, medium, and large variants of the Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turret from Halo Wars.
Production overview

Manufacturer:

Assembly Forges[1]

Type:

Citadel turret[1]

Specifications

Length:

5.0 meters (16.4 ft)[1]

Ammunition type:

Varies

Operation:

  • Remote-link[1]
  • Sensor-governed[1]

Rate of fire:

Automatic[1]

Service history

In service:

 

The Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turret is a modular stationary weapon built and employed by the Covenant and its remnants.[1][2]

Overview[edit]

Design details[edit]

The turret is powered externally and features a large, semi-circular base, in the middle of which is an anti-gravity platform. The turret is automated and driven by sensor profiles,[3] but could be remotely link-controlled. The base model of the turret employs a heavy plasma cannon, though its modularity allows additional armaments, including a fuel rod cannon, needle cannon, or a plasma mortar, to be mounted at the discretion of the base commander.[1]

Variants[edit]

Image Name Description Changes
The small, medium, and large variants of the Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turret with anti-infantry plasma mortar upgrades from Halo Wars. Anti-infantry variant A variant of the turret with an additional anti-infantry plasma mortar mounted. Fires huge bolts of superheated plasma, which arc in a parabolic trajectory and explode violently upon impact.
The small, medium, and large variants of the Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turret with anti-vehicle fuel rod cannon upgrades from Halo Wars. Anti-vehicle variant A variant of the turret with two additional anti-vehicle fuel rod cannons mounted. Fires semi-automatic fuel rods.
The small, medium, and large variants of the Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turret with anti-air needle cannon upgrades from Halo Wars. Anti-aircraft variant A variant of the turret with two additional anti-aircraft needle cannons mounted. Fires automatic Subanese crystalline shards, which track aircrafts.

Usage[edit]

The Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turret is typically deployed at field fortifications, occupation citadels, and, in rare cases, contested zones.[1]

Operational history[edit]

The Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turret was deployed at Covenant citadels during the Harvest campaign, the Battle for Arcadia, and the Battle of Trove in 2531.[4] Following the Human-Covenant War, Merg Vol's Covenant deployed the citadel turrets on X50 during the Battle of Draetheus V in 2554.[2]

In-game information[edit]

Halo Wars[edit]

"Turrets are good at defending bases against all enemy targets."
— In-game description

In Halo Wars, the citadel turret is the main defensive building, serving as the Covenant equivalent of the UNSC M5 Talos base turret. They cost Resources 250 and become available for construction at the citadel's turret sockets when an Outpost is upgraded to a Keep. For the specialized upgrades, the player may only use one upgrade at a time. Extra weapons do not affect the plasma cannon's operation. As well as weapon upgrades, citadel turrets can be further upgraded to medium turrets, and then large turrets at the Covenant temple.

Name Type Cost Description
Population Tech Resources
Plasma Mortar Upgrade N/A Tech level 1 Resources 100 Adds bonus Anti-Infantry Attack to the Turret.
Fuel Rod Cannon Upgrade N/A Tech level 1 Resources 100 Adds bonus Anti-Vehicle Attack to the Turret.
Needler Upgrade N/A Tech level 1 Resources 100 Adds bonus Anti-Air Attack to the Turret.

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