Editing Z-520 splinter turret

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
|name=Z-520 Encounter-Mitigation System
|image=[[File:H5G-Splinter Turret.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Ferrarius Assembler Vats]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=394}}
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|type=[[Hard light]] turret{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/splinter-cannon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Splinter Cannon|D=25|M=01|Y=2016}}
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*[[Forerunner-Flood war]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
**[[Created uprising]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|length={{Convert|70.8|in|cm|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|ammotype=[[Hardlight|Light mass]]
|capacity=
*Unlimited {{C|mounted}}
*30 bolts {{C|dismounted}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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|operation=Fully-automatic{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
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The '''Splinter Cannon''', or '''Splinter turret''', {{ZClass|520|Encounter-Mitigation System|EMS}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} is a [[Forerunner]] weapon produced by the [[Ferrarius Assembler Vats]] and employed by the various military forces of the [[Ecumene]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The splinter turret is a [[hard light]] heavy weapon, designed for use in quick-reaction and expeditionary military strikes. It fires unstable hard light mass projectiles that can ricochet off surfaces and break apart on impact, releasing reactive fragments.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The hard light fragments deal both kinetic and thermal damage upon impact, and are considered ideal for use against massed swarms of enemies such as [[Flood]] hordes.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

It can be wielded mounted on a mechanical mounting arm attached to a circular base, or as an independent weapon carried by an individual soldier. When mounted, the weapon has an effectively unlimited ammunition capacity, though when detached from the base it only has an ammunition pool of 30 bolts.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Examples encountered by [[humanity]] have resulted in the weapon's [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]]-given [[Z classification system|Z-designation]] of Z-250 Encounter-Mitigation System, with all encountered examples consisting of those paired with a generator pedestal. Despite this, it is speculated that vehicle-mounted configurations are possible.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

===Usage===
The splinter turret was one of the many hard light innovations pioneered by the [[Promethean]] warriors of the [[Warrior-Servant]]s during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} It was utilised by [[Builder Security]] military forces during the conflict to particular effect against Flood [[Pod infector|infection forms]]. Seemingly designed for use in quick-reaction and expeditionary military strikes, the Splinter Cannon can either be physically moved to a site by [[Armiger]] constructsor instantly called in to reinforce a position by use of a [[Slipspace translocation|translocation]] beacon. [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces have only encountered the weapon paired with a generator pedestal, but it is possible there are vehicle-mounted configurations.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

Absent from use during the conflict on [[Requiem]] for unknown reasons, the Splinter Cannon is one of many long-lost weapons that [[Cortana]] reclaimed for the [[Created]] from the Forerunner archives on [[Genesis]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} In Created usage, the splinter turret is generally wielded by [[Armiger Soldier]]s and [[Armiger Officer]]s.{{Ref/Game|H5G|Gameplay}}

==In-game information==
===''Halo 5: Guardians''===
The Splinter Turret was first introduced in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' as a Forerunner counterpart to the {{Pattern|Shea'p|plasma cannon}} and [[M49 Vulcan]] turrets used by the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] and [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]], respectively. It acts as a [[support weapon]] in a similar capacity to the aforementioned designs. In [[Warzone]], the Splinter Turret [[List of REQ cards|REQ card]] is a Rare {{Energy|2}} Power Weapon REQ worth {{RP|100}} when sold.

== Gallery ==
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===Concept art===
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File:H5G-forerunnersplinterturret-concept.jpg
File:H5G-forerunnersplinterturret-sketches.jpg
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File:H5G-forerunnersplinterturret-sketches4.jpg
File:H5G-forerunnersplinterturret-concept2.jpg
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===Screenshots===
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File:H5G-Z520.png|A render of the turret in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-Z520HUD-Campaign.png|Third-person view of [[Edward Buck]] using a stationary Splinter turret in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
FIle:H5G-Z520HUD1-Campaign.png|Third-person view of [[Frederic-104]] using a detached Splinter turret in the ''Halo 5: Guardians'' campaign.
File:H5G-John&Z520.png|[[John-117]] firing a splinter turret at [[Promethean]] forces on [[Genesis]].
File:H5G-Fred&Z520.png|Fred-104 with a splinter turret.
File:H5G-Z520HUD.png|The HUD of a stationary splinter turret in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-Z520HUD1.png|The HUD of a detached splinter turret in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5G-Deadeye&Z520.jpg|A [[DEADEYE-class Mjolnir|Deadeye]]/[[RANGER-class Mjolnir|Ranger]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the splinter turret.
File:H5G-WarzoneCaptain&Soldier.png|A Armiger Armiger Officer using a Splinter turret on [[Escape from ARC]].
File:Splinter Turret 2.PNG|A Soldier Enforcer with a Splinter turret on Escape from ARC.
File:Splinterturret.png|REQ card of the Splinter Turret.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''

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

{{Forerunner|weapons}}
[[Category:Forerunner weapons]]