Z-520 splinter turret

The Z-520 Encounter-Mitigation System, known simply as the Splinter turret is a Forerunner turret that was used by Promethean Soldiers following the Requiem Campaign. It fires a wide projectile that upon impact releases multiple small explosives that will explode shortly after.

Overview
Used by Forerunner forces serving in Builder Security during the Forerunner's war with the Flood, the Z-520 Splinter Cannon fires unstable light mass projectiles that break apart on impact, releasing reactive fragments that devastate massed 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 Soldier constructs or instantly called in to reinforce a position by use of a translocation beacon. UNSC forces have only encountered the weapon paired with a generator pedestal, but it is possible there are vehicle-mounted configurations.

Absent from use during the conflict on Requiem for unknown reasons, the Splinter Cannon is one of many long-lost weapons that Cortana has reclaimed from the Forerunner archives on Genesis.

List of appearances

 * Halo 5: Guardians