M363 sticky detonator
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4.9 inches (12 cm)[1] |
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9.9 inches (25 cm)[1] |
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6.8 kilograms (15 lb)[4] |
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12.5cm M9030 HEI/RD[1][2][3] |
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The M363 Remote Projectile Detonator (M363 RPD), colloquially known as the "Sticky Detonator", is a single-shot handheld, remotely detonated, adhesive/explosive weapon manufactured by Acheron Security. It is used by the military forces of the United Nations Space Command.[1][2][3]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
The M363 RPD is a low-profile single-shot weapon that launches a semi-ferric, magnetically latched explosive, which the operator can remotely detonate when at a safe distance. Although previously manufactured in low quantities, this weapon’s size and ease-of-transportability has made it ubiquitous in the years which followed the Human-Covenant War.[1][2][3] The weapon has a fold-out screen on the left side which shows a motion tracker display from the view of the fired projectile. The top of the weapon features an iron sight. Once fired, the projectile activates a strobe light indicating its status.[5]
It is unclear if the weapon has any relation to the similarly-named M356 detonator.
Operational history[edit]
Remote projectile detonators were sporadically used during the Insurrection, manufactured in low quantities.[1] They were designed by the parents of Saskia Nazari, weapons designers for Chalybs Defense Solutions. In 2548, the Nazaris stored a sticky detonator prototype in a locked room of their house on Meridian along with prototypes of their other weapons. Due to her parents' ties to Insurrectionists who they often sold their weapons to, Saskia believed that the prototype weapons might not be totally legal. During the Battle of Meridian, Saskia eventually led Spartan-III Owen-B096, Victor Gallardo, Evelyn Rousseau and Dorian Nguyen to the room holding the prototype weapons which they began practicing with for their operation to rescue the survivors of Brume-sur-Mer. When the group set out, Evie chose to arm herself with the sticky detonator alongside a Covenant plasma pistol.[6][7] Later, while rescuing Victor, Dorian and Owen on Brume Beach, Evie used the sticky detonator to take out part of a squad of Sangheili, firing the weapon one-handed out the window while driving Victor's car. As Victor and Dorian struggled to get Owen into the car, Evie reloaded and fired another shot into the heart of the advancing Covenant soldiers, blowing many of them up and allowing the four time to escape.[8]
Following the loss of Chalybs, rival Acheron Security made a claim to many of their materiel lines including that of the sticky detonator. These weapons soon became a major area of development for the company, and as such they have created a number of explosive launchers with the M353 as one of the most prominent.[1]
In July 2557, the Master Chief used a sticky detonator to help kill two Hunters during the Raid on Ivanoff Station.[9]
In-game information[edit]
Halo 4[edit]
The Sticky Detonator was introduced in Halo 4, and can be used as a highly effective tactical weapon. While it is n