Covenant weaponry

The Covenant and its splinter factions use a wide variety of weapons. Like most Covenant technology, their weapons are highly exotic in both operation and design, especially in comparison to the human arsenal. Many are directed-energy weapons, typically utilizing either plasma or particle beams, and run off a battery charge. However, some Covenant weapons also use physical projectiles, such as the Type-51 carbine or the Type-33 fuel rod gun; additionally, most weapons of native Jiralhanae design fire projectiles rather than energy.