Fuel rod cannon
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An Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith firing its rapid-fire fuel rod cannon | |
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Manufacturer: |
Varies; presumably depends on vehicle
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Type: |
Anti-personnel, anti-armor, anti-vehicle, anti-aircraft[9] |
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Length: |
130.2 centimetres (51.26 in)[9] |
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Weight: |
23 kilograms (51 lb)[9] |
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Effective range: |
168 metres (550 ft)[9] |
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The fuel rod cannon, sometimes known as plasma flak cannon,[11] is a vehicle-mounted projectile weapon typically used by the Covenant and its remnants on a variety of their vehicles, notably including Skyhunter Wraiths,[7] Banshees,[1][8] and Seraphs.[2] As its name suggests, the fuel rod cannon fires Class-3 fuel rods, which have a greater range and a capability to track heat signatures when compared to their Class-2 counterparts, which are typically loaded in the infantry-portable fuel rod gun.[10]
The United Nations Space Command's Office of Naval Intelligence has typically type-classified the Banshee's fuel rod cannon under the designations of Heavy Anti-Armor Weapon/Mounted, Heavy Fuel Rod (Class-3) or Type-26 Heavy Anti-Armor Weapon/Mounted (T-26 HAAW/M).[12][13][14] Nicknames for the fuel rod cannon include Big Green Death and Green Death.[9]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
Fuel rod cannons, though sharing many properties with the Mgalekgolo's assault cannon,[15] fire Class-3 fuel rod caseless projectiles, which contain radioactive, highly explosive material encased in a transparent shell.[16] The Class-3 fuel rods fired by the cannon are larger and more destructive than their Class-2 counterparts, which are intended for armor and infantry on short ranges. For long range or anti-air combat, however, the Class-3 fuel rods are more powerful, have a greater range, and are capable of tracking the heat signatures of vehicles.[10] They are marginally weaker than a plasma mortar, but travel at a higher velocity with a higher accuracy.[9] Variants exist within the fuel rod cannon classification: for example, whereas the Banshee employs a forward-firing, semi-automatic single cannon, the Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith employs triple-rack rapid-fire fuel rod cannons that fire a barrage of fuel rods.[2][17]
Usage[edit]
- Fuel rod cannons
- 'Ahtulai Workshop Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[6]
- Drailaac-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[8]
- D'nomlhe-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[8]
- Elsedda-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[1]
- Irdnekt-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[1]
- Is'belox-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[1]
- Kaelum Workshop Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[5]
- Oghal-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[8]
- Te'ved-pattern Banshee - 1x fuel rod cannon[1]
- Kewu Umppi'pa'-pattern citadel turret - 2x fuel rod cannons, as part of an optional modular anti-vehicle upgrade package[3]
- Preksheda-pattern Shade - 1x fuel rod cannon, on fuel rod variant[3]
- Spike turret - 1x fuel rod cannon, as part of an optional modular anti-vehicle upgrade package[18][19]
- Rapid-fire/heavy fuel rod cannons[10]
- Ogab'd-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith - 6x rapid-fire fuel rod cannons[7]
- Muv'te-pattern anti-aircraft Wraith - 2x rapid-fire fuel rod cannons[7]
- Novox-pattern fuel rod cannons
- Kai-pattern Seraph - 2x Novox-pattern fuel rod cannons[2]
- Morsam-pattern Seraph - 4x Novox-pattern fuel rod cannons[2]
Production notes[edit]
- In Halo 2, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, Halo 4, Halo 2: Anniversary multiplayer, and Halo 5: Guardians, fuel rod guns are erroneously called fuel rod cannons. Similarly, the Phoenix Log entry for Heavy Grunt in Halo Wars 2 also mistakes the Korva-pattern fuel rod gun for a fuel rod cannon. Furthermore, the Halo Waypoint article for the fuel rod gun incorrectly named the weapon as the fuel rod cannon,[20], though the article on Wraiths correctly stated that the anti-air Wraith employs fuel rod cannons.