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[[File:Fuel Rod Gun Ammo.jpg|thumb|250px|A non-activated fuel rod.]]
[[File:1211317365 Fuel Rod.jpg|thumb|250px|A fuel rod in mid-flight.]]
'''Fuel rods''' are a form of explosive munitions used in several [[Covenant Empire]] weapon systems.  
'''Fuel rod''' is a colloquial name for a form of explosive munitions used in several [[Covenant]] weapon systems.<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 77''</ref> Fuel rods are caseless, transparent projectiles,<ref name="vis"/> containing green, radioactive material.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fuelrod '''Bungie.net''' - ''Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon'']</ref> Once they strike the target, the radioactive materials contained in the projectile detonate.


Essentially radioactive<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fuelrod '''Bungie.net''' - ''Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon'']</ref> material encased in a magnetic field, fuel rods are used in [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon|Fuel Rod Guns]], [[Type-51 Carbine|Covenant Carbines]], and the weapons mounted on the [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery]] Wraith and the [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]]. These projectiles are guided to the target by their magnetic fields, with larger weapons capable of guiding their munitions to the target, while the Carbine's projectiles are faster and more accurate, but unguided. Once they strike the target, the magnetic field dissipates, and the radioactive materials detonate.
Fuel rods come in several types, including Class-2 and Class-3. The Class-2 fuel rods are unguided, 38mm in diameter, and are used in the [[Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon]].<ref name="vis"/> The [[fuel rod cannon]]s mounted on the [[Type-52 Anti-Aircraft Artillery|Anti-air Wraith]] and the [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]] use the heavier Class-3 fuel rods, which have a greater range and a capability to track heat signatures.<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 9''</ref> The rounds fired by the [[Type-51 Carbine]] are similar to fuel rods, on a smaller scale and without their explosive effects.


These ammunition types are most often used in an anti-armor or anti-air role. They are also used as anti-personal weapons. They are essentially the Covenant equivalent to the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|M41 SSR MAV/AW]] rocket launcher. Though the fuel rods are slower than the UNSC rockets, as well as dealing slightly less damage upon impact, they are better able to track their targets, and can fire rapidly, not to mention being able to store more of them.
Fuel rods are most often used in an anti-armor or anti-air role, but are also devastatingly effective against infantry.<ref name="vis"/> They are essentially the Covenant equivalent to the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]'s [[M19 surface-to-surface missile]]s.


Rumors surround Fuel Rods, with many UNSC Marines under the apparent belief that even carrying a weapon that uses them for ammunition can cause [[Boren's Syndrome|Boren's Syndrome]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3carbine '''Bungie.net''' - ''Type-51 Carbine'']</ref>
Rumors surround fuel rods, with many UNSC Marines under the apparent belief that even carrying a weapon that uses them for ammunition can cause [[Boren's Syndrome]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3carbine '''Bungie.net''' - ''Type-51 Carbine'']</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Anti-air Wraith.jpg|A Covenant Anti-Air Wraith, with triple-barreled fuel rod cannons mounted.
File:Anti-air Wraith.jpg|A Covenant Anti-air Wraith, with triple-barreled fuel rod cannons mounted.
File:1211317365 Fuel Rod.jpg|A fuel rod in mid-flight.
File:Fuel Rod Gun Ammo.jpg|A non-activated fuel rod.
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 02:37, October 3, 2011

A fuel rod in mid-flight.

Fuel rod is a colloquial name for a form of explosive munitions used in several Covenant weapon systems.[1] Fuel rods are caseless, transparent projectiles,[1] containing green, radioactive material.[2] Once they strike the target, the radioactive materials contained in the projectile detonate.

Fuel rods come in several types, including Class-2 and Class-3. The Class-2 fuel rods are unguided, 38mm in diameter, and are used in the Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon.[1] The fuel rod cannons mounted on the Anti-air Wraith and the Banshee use the heavier Class-3 fuel rods, which have a greater range and a capability to track heat signatures.[3] The rounds fired by the Type-51 Carbine are similar to fuel rods, on a smaller scale and without their explosive effects.

Fuel rods are most often used in an anti-armor or anti-air role, but are also devastatingly effective against infantry.[1] They are essentially the Covenant equivalent to the UNSC's M19 surface-to-surface missiles.

Rumors surround fuel rods, with many UNSC Marines under the apparent belief that even carrying a weapon that uses them for ammunition can cause Boren's Syndrome.[4]

Gallery

  • A Covenant Anti-air Wraith, with triple-barreled fuel rod cannons mounted.

    A Covenant Anti-air Wraith, with triple-barreled fuel rod cannons mounted.

  • A non-activated fuel rod.

    A non-activated fuel rod.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 77
  2. ^ Bungie.net - Type-33 Light Anti-Armor Weapon
  3. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 9
  4. ^ Bungie.net - Type-51 Carbine
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