High Five
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| High Five | |
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Surface-to-surface rocket launcher[1] |
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18 centimeters (0.6 ft)[1] |
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34 centimeters (1.1 ft)[1] |
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2-rocket magazine (5 submunitions per-rocket)[1] |
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5x smart-link magnification[4] |
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| “ | BOOM! Advanced Rocket Launcher loaded with experimental submunition ammo. Each shot unleashes five Hydra mini-missiles that will lock-on to ground and air targets.[3] | ” |
High Five is a specialised variant of the M57 Pilum shoulder-fired heavy weapon used by the United Nations Space Command.
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
- Main article: M57 Pilum
High Five is an improved M57 that fires experimental submunitions packages containing 9X-G High Explosive, Air Bursting (HEAB) Gyroc rockets more commonly used by the Hydra line of multiple-rocket launchers. The launcher's detachable box magazine still loads two rockets, like the M29 rockets used by standard M57 Pilums, but each contains five 9X-G submunitions within. The fired missiles can lock onto air and ground targets.[3]
Design-wise, it retains the standard Pilum's launching tube but recolors it to a predominantly white color broken up by olive green and red stripes, along with an olive green falcon emblem in the middle part of the weapon on each side.[4]
Usage[edit]
In late 2558, Spartan-IVs serving aboard the UNSC Infinity trained with the High Five in War Games simulations.[4]
In-game information[edit]
Halo 5: Guardians[edit]
- Main article: Rocket Launcher (gameplay) § Halo 5: Guardians
The High Five is an Ultra Rare 
energy Power Weapon REQ that grants 
150 REQ Points when sold.
The M57 Pilum is featured as a usable weapon called the Rocket Launcher, in Halo 5: Guardians. It is a power weapon, which fires slow-moving rockets that deal an incredible amount of damage upon detonation, with a wide area of effect. The Rocket Launcher is one of the most powerful weapons in the game, and to compensate, it has a small magazine size, reloads slowly, and ammo for it is generally very rare.
The High Five, being an advanced variant of the Pilum, fires five mini-missiles similar to those of the Hydra Launcher, with the ability to lock-on to both terrestrial and aerial targets. In the same manner as the Echidna, the High Five comes with a strong secondary zoom level that allows it to seek out targets from as far as 600 meters away. While it does tremendous damage to vehicles, it is also very well-suited to taking out enemy infantry, with only the lower-tier Ad Victoriam being the better choice for taking out enemy vehicles and other heavily armored targets on land, such as Mgalekgolo and the Warden Eternal. When fired, the High Five's missiles create a small explosion that usually deals an extremely low amount of splash damage to the player unless the player deliberately fires it upwards and then jumps almost immediately after.
Two Easter eggs, both of them available only on Legendary difficulty, allow the player to obtain the High Five for use in the campaign. The first is the flaming plants Easter egg in the mission Reunion, which grants both the High Five and the Whiplash with bottomless clip, preventing them from running out of ammo. The second is the UNSC weapons Easter egg in the penultimate campaign mission The Breaking, where it spawns alongside the Arclight, Selene's Lance, and The Answer.
Gallery[edit]
Screenshots[edit]
High Five REQ card.
First-person view of John-117 with the High Five via the UNSC weapons Easter egg in the campaign mission The Breaking.
First-person view of the High Five on the Halo 5: Guardians multiplayer map Fathom.
First-person view of the High Five being fired, shortly before the main projectile splits into five smaller missiles.
A Centurion-clad Spartan-IV with the High Five.
The five Hydra mini-missiles fired from the High Five.
