Assault cannon



The Assault Cannon is the powerful armament utilised by Hunters.

The weapon is increadably heavy, making it suitable for the Mgalekgolo. The only known instances of it are fused directly to the Hunter's armour, located on the right "arm" of the colony, built into the Lekgolo that make up the limb.

The ammunition it uses is similair to that of the Fuel Rod Cannon; tubes of radioactive incendiary gel. Tubes can be fired individually, which detonate on impact and have an arcing trajectory, or have the gel sprayed out of the weapon in a 'beam'. The weapon itself can switch between these two modes by the Mgalekgolo using it. However, before firing, the weapon must be charged up.

In terms of gameplay, the Assault Cannon has changed in each version of Halo, in terms of operation and aesthetics.

In Halo: Combat Evolved it was able to fire single shots, and appeared to contain its ammunition in a drum under the weapon. In Halo 2, there were minor changes to its appearance but the weapon fired a stream rather than individual bolts. In Halo 3, the assault cannon is aesthetically very different, but operates much the same as it does in Halo 2.

Trivia

 * In Halo:Combat Evolved, the Assault Cannon fires single shots, whereas in both Halo 2 and 3 it is capable of firing a continuous beam.


 * Some people believe the Scarab's main gun is just an enlarged version of the Assault Cannon due to the similarities of the charge-up and the color of the beam in its whole.


 * In Halo: Combat Evolved, Hunters will not continue to track you once the cannon has started to charge, making the Hunters inaccurate with moving targets.


 * In Halo 3, if you look closely at a Hunter's Assault Cannon when it is charging up, green electricity protrudes from the three parts jutting out of the weapon and they form together to make the beam of energy.


 * It is possible to use this in Halo: Combat Evolved via productive mods.


 * The Fuel Rods fired by this weapon resemble the ammunition of the Covenant Carbine.