Plasma lance
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![]() The Ventrax-pattern plasma lance (highlighted) location on an Varric-pattern heavy cruiser. A plasma lance is a kind of energy projector employed by Covenant starships as an ultra-heavy anti-ship weapon. Plasma lances fire tightly-focused streams of plasma at their enemies, dealing a great deal of kinetic and thermal damage.[1] At close range, plasma lances are capable of cutting un-shielded warships in half.[2] Scaled-down forms of plasma lances known as plasma emitters may also be present on larger warships, intended for use as general-purpose anti-ship weaponry. Plasma emitters emit continous bveams of plasma capable of being used to bore into a planetary surface to excavate Forerunner artifacts.[1] ContentsModels[edit]![]() A Muesh-pattern flensing lance firing upon UNSC Pillar of Autumn. Unique and individual designs[edit]
The flensing lance turret entered service during the Ninth Age of Reclamation.[3]
Worthy Fire relic lances are built upon weapon-cores of Forerunner origin. In Covenant usage, they were in service by the Twenty-Third Age of Doubt.[3]
Heavy and superheavy plasma lances[edit]![]() An Urpeon-pattern plasma lance aboard the Day of Jubilation firing upon a UNSC ship.
The Lances of the Faithful were an array of 32 superheavy plasma lances serving as the primary defenses of High Charity, alongside 1,900 plasma beam emitters.[4][5]
The Urpeon-pattern superheavy plasma lance was introduced into Covenant service as early as the Third Age of Discovery and Fourth Age of Conversion.[6]
The N'nap-pattern plasma lance was in service as early as the Twentieth Age of Discovery.[3]
The Razu-pattern heavy plasma lance was employed by Sangheili forces during the Former Age prior to the War of Wills and formation of the Covenant.[8]
Light and regular plasma lances[edit]
The Baen Ka-pattern plasma lance was in service during the Third Age of Discovery.[3]
The Ignis-pattern plasma lance was in service as earlier as the Eighteenth Age of Doubt and Seventh Age of Reconciliation.[6][9]
The Emri Ka-pattern plasma lance was in service by the Sixth Age of Conflict.[10]
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