Editing Ra'aam-pattern burst cannon

{{Title|''Ra'aam''-pattern burst cannon}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
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|image={{Pageimage|HTMCC H4SO BurstCannonHill Screenshot.png}}[[File:H4-CovenantBurstArtillery.png|200px]]
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|type=[[Directed energy weapon]] emplacement 
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|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|affiliation=[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]
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|ammotype=[[Plasma|Superheated plasma]]
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|rate=3 rounds/volley
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|range=Long range
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The '''''Ra'aam''-pattern burst cannon''' is a weapon emplacement used by [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=305}}{{Ref/SpOps|Id=ops|Expendable|Majestic Rescue}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The ''Ra'am'' is a [[Hesduros|Hesduron]] weapon of [[Sangheili]] origins, originally used aboard [[Vestige|older warships]] of the Sangheili. Following the [[Great Schism|collapse]] of the [[Covenant]] empire, these weapons - alongside their sister-{{Pattern|Chwich|Saker}}s - were stripped from their parent vessels and repurposed by remnant warlords like [[Jul 'Mdama]] as ground-based artillery emplacements. In the case of a ''Ra'aam'', it was repurposed as effectively a [[plasma mortar]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

In its use as a ground weapon, the ''Ra'aam'' is a vertically-oriented emplacement, designed to fire directly up into the sky with the [[plasma]] projectiles then arcing down toward the ground and designated target in a fashion similar to a plasma mortar. The plasma emitter of the weapon is surrounded by four radially arranged fins which reciprocate upon firing. The cannon fires three rounds per volley, which detonate a couple of seconds after impact. Each artillery emplacement relies on two [[Forerunner energy conduit|energy conduits]] to keep the gun from overloading. If the conduits are destroyed, the artillery explodes upon its next firing. The power sources used for the guns on [[Requiem]] were seemingly of [[Forerunner]] design and construction, consisting of multiple concentric, spinning spheres with intricate patterning which disintegrated in a manner similar to most [[Promethean]] technology upon taking critical damage.{{Ref/Reuse|ops}}

==Operational history==
During the [[Requiem Campaign]] in [[2558]], the Covenant used three of these artillery guns to fire on [[Fireteam Majestic]] from "[[Cyclone]]." Fireteams [[Fireteam Crimson|Crimson]] and [[Fireteam Kodiak|Kodiak]] were [[Assault on Cyclone|sent in]] to destroy the artillery. Upon discovering they were [[Energy shielding|shielded]], Crimson destroyed the two conduits near each of them. Once the conduits were destroyed, the weapons overloaded and detonated.{{Ref/Reuse|ops}}

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:H4-Cov-BurstArtillery.jpg|In-game render of the burst artillery weapon.
File:H4-CovBurstArtillery-Screen.jpg|Closeup of the ''Ra'aam''-pattern burst cannon.
File:HTMCC-H4 BurstCannon Firing.png|A ''Ra'aam''-pattern burst cannon firing a burst of plasma rounds.
File:HTMCC H4SO BurstCannonEmitter Screenshot.png|A closeup view of the burst cannon's emitter.
File:HTMCC H4SO BurstCannonHill Screenshot.png|A burst cannon atop a rocky hill.
File:HTMCC H4SO BurstCannonConduit Screenshot 1.png|An artillery piece behind one of its energy conduits.
File:HTMCC H4SO BurstCannonConduit Screenshot 2.png|An artillery piece and an energy conduit.
File:HTMCC H4SO BurstCannonExplosion Screenshot.png|An exploding burst artillery.
File:HTMCC H4SO BurstCannonDestroyed Screenshot.png|A destroyed cannon.
File:HTMCC H4SO ForerunnerEnergyConduit Screenshot 1.png|One of the two energy conduits of a burst artillery piece.
File:HTMCC H4SO ForerunnerEnergyConduit Screenshot 2.png|One of the two energy conduits of a burst artillery piece.
File:HTMCC H4SO ForerunnerEnergyConduit Screenshot 3.png|A conduit's core exposed.
File:HTMCC H4SO ForerunnerEnergyConduit Screenshot 4.png|A conduit's [[smartmatter]] carapace ablating off under fire.
File:HTMCC H4SO ForerunnerEnergyConduit Screenshot 5.png|A conduit with most of its armour removed.
File:HTMCC H4SO ForerunnerEnergyConduit Screenshot 6.png|A nearly destroyed conduit.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}

{{Covenant heavy weapons}}
[[Category:Covenant weapons]]
[[Category:Artillery]]
[[Category:Plasma weapons]]