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[[File:MDT.png|thumb| | [[File:MDT.png|thumb|250px|A conceptual image of an [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]]'s two main sections.]] | ||
'''Modular Dispersal Technology''' | '''Modular Dispersal Technology''' or "'''MDT'''" is the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]-given name for the [[Forerunner]]-derived [[Covenant]] technology relating to the detachment of modular starship sections while in a vacuum.<ref name="waypoint">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/theuniverse/tech/gallery/modular-dispersal-technology/e10ac7c3-932c-4b3a-91e5-3bf79c179b68?page=2 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Modular Dispersal Technology'']</ref> | ||
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The technology was first used by the [[Forerunner]]s during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] against the [[Flood]] to break off infected sections of ships while allowing the rest of the ship to continue operating.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint | The technology was first used by the [[Forerunner]]s during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] against the [[Flood]] to break off infected sections of ships while allowing the rest of the ship to continue operating.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | ||
Modular Dispersal Technology is equipped on | The Modular Dispersal Technology is equipped on certain Covenant warships. It is used by them to detach damaged, non-critical sections of a ship rather than return to a repair center, or to disperse a part of the ship which could leave any hostiles stranded in space. To do this the ship must detonate charges that would break off that part of the ship. Due to the modular design of Covenant ships, a ship would be able to function even with a large amount of its major sections detached. Afterward, a ship could be easily reassembled at a repair facility. | ||
The technology is also consistent with the Covenant's overall design philosophy, which usually involves many modular and redundant components instead of a centralized design.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | The technology is also consistent with the Covenant's overall design philosophy, which usually involves many modular and redundant components instead of a centralized design.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:1771439-gallery.png|Shipmaster Luro 'Taralumee gives the order to scuttle the | File:1771439-gallery.png|Shipmaster [[Luro 'Taralumee]] gives the order to scuttle the ship. | ||
File:1771440-gallery.png|''Resplendent Fervor'' separates from the aft section. Note the hull plates being hurled in space. | File:1771440-gallery.png|The ''[[Resplendent Fervor]]'' separates from the aft section. Note the hull plates being hurled in space. | ||
File:1771441-gallery.png|The front end of ''Resplendent Fervor'' separates from the aft section just prior to making a slipspace jump. | File:1771441-gallery.png|The front end of the ''Resplendent Fervor'' separates from the aft section just prior to making a [[slipstream space|slipspace]] jump. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Covenant technology]] | [[Category:Covenant technology]] | ||
[[Category:Forerunner technology]] | [[Category:Forerunner technology]] | ||
