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A Deployable Lookout Tower is comprised of a circular base, in the middle of which an anti-gravity generator is placed. The circular platform is suspended in the air, given the anti-gravity power by the generator. The platform also has a gap in the middle through which the occupants are transported. The anti-gravity generator works just like a gravity lift, transporting supplies and troops freely. It also has the same color as the [[gravity lift]]. | A Deployable Lookout Tower is comprised of a circular base, in the middle of which an anti-gravity generator is placed. The circular platform is suspended in the air, given the anti-gravity power by the generator. The platform also has a gap in the middle through which the occupants are transported. The anti-gravity generator works just like a gravity lift, transporting supplies and troops freely. It also has the same color as the [[gravity lift]]. | ||
The perimeter of the base is comprised of three ramps and three pillars, probably put there for extra protection. They are all placed in a motif (one ramp to one pillar). The platform has also three protective pillars and large gaps between them. The pillars are taller and thinner compared to the ones of the base and the gap between them is bigger. The gap is used for snipers to have a clear line of sight and for [[Unggoy Heavy| Gunner Grunts]] to place their [[Type-52 Directed Energy Support Weapon|plasma cannons]]. Some towers' platforms, instead of the usual oval pillars, have three thinner, longer pillars that support a rooftop-like cover.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'' Lookout Towers</ref> | The perimeter of the base is comprised of three ramps and three pillars, probably put there for extra protection. They are all placed in a motif (one ramp to one pillar). The platform has also three protective pillars and large gaps between them. The pillars are taller and thinner compared to the ones of the base and the gap between them is bigger. The gap is used for snipers to have a clear line of sight and for [[Unggoy Heavy|Gunner Grunts]] to place their [[Type-52 Directed Energy Support Weapon|plasma cannons]]. Some towers' platforms, instead of the usual oval pillars, have three thinner, longer pillars that support a rooftop-like cover.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'' Lookout Towers</ref> | ||
The base, when placed on the ground, can not be moved again. The platform, however, is not as steady as the base and a single shot from heavy weapons, such as the [[M41 SSR|rocket launcher]], the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]] from a distance and the [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|shotgun]] from nearby, will make it lose its balance and it may fall off. Three shots from the rocket launcher are sure to make it fall. | The base, when placed on the ground, can not be moved again. The platform, however, is not as steady as the base and a single shot from heavy weapons, such as the [[M41 SSR|rocket launcher]], the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Gun]] from a distance and the [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|shotgun]] from nearby, will make it lose its balance and it may fall off. Three shots from the rocket launcher are sure to make it fall. | ||
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*In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', when garrisoned with Marines, one will take cover at each of the fins and will blindly fire at enemies. | *In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', when garrisoned with Marines, one will take cover at each of the fins and will blindly fire at enemies. | ||
*In ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST'', if you can detach a tower with plasma cannons from the base without destroying it (use a Gravity Hammer), and if the tower is tilted more than 45 degrees, a message saying "Inoperable turret" will appear when the player is near the turret, even if Grunts are still manning them. | *In ''Halo 3'' and ''Halo 3: ODST'', if you can detach a tower with plasma cannons from the base without destroying it (use a Gravity Hammer), and if the tower is tilted more than 45 degrees, a message saying "Inoperable turret" will appear when the player is near the turret, even if Grunts are still manning them. | ||
*The base of the Deployable Lookout Tower resembles the symbol for the [[Deployable Cover]] in [[Halo 3]]. | |||
==Images== | ==Images.== | ||
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File:Gravity Platform Above.jpg|Top-down view of a Deployable Lookout Tower in ''Halo 3''. | File:Gravity Platform Above.jpg|Top-down view of a Deployable Lookout Tower in ''Halo 3''. | ||