Gespu-pattern fuel rod gun

''This article is about the model introduced in Halo 5: Guardians. For the model introduced in Halo: Combat Evolved, see Type-33 fuel rod gun.''

The Type-58 Light Anti-Armor Weapon (T-58 LAAW), also known as the fuel rod cannon, is a shoulder-fired mortar used by Covenant remnants.

Design details
Created by multi-species workshops on Venezia, the T-58 fuel rod cannon is cheaper, more accurate, and more reliable than the older Type-33 fuel rod gun. The T-58 launcher uses a compact and refined class of fuel rod ammunition that is far safer to manufacture, store, and field.

Variants

 * Light of Urs: During the Blooding Years, many advances were made in fuel rod technology; the Light of Urs is one of those advances. It features a higher rate of fire and faster-moving fuel rods at the expense of slightly reduced damage, contrary to its in-game description mentioning higher damage. It can also lock onto ground and air vehicles. This particular weapon also appears as the first hidden weapon in the mission Genesis.
 * Pool of Radiance: Both the Swords of Sanghelios and Jul 'Mdama's Covenant use once-forbidden, unstable weapons. The Pool of Radiance, one of these weapons, is an advanced fuel rod cannon with a slower rate of fire but its projectiles are deadlier as they leave dangerous residue upon impact and feature a proximity airbust fuse. It can also be found as the second hidden weapon in the campaign mission Reunion.

Changes from Type-33 fuel rod gun in Halo 2: Anniversary

 * Extensive structural changes; reload now involves a speed-loader style cylinder of ammunition rather than a vertically loaded rack.
 * Structure is much more sleek in design.
 * The ammo is now loaded from the back rather than from the top. The ammo mag is also changed from a single line to a circular line.
 * Weapon now can be charged, similar to a Mgalekgolo's assault weapon.
 * Projectile now has longer range before being affected by gravity.
 * Weapon trajectory travels slightly faster than its predecessor.

List of appearances

 * Halo 5: Guardians