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|name= | |name=M6 G/GNR "Spartan Laser" | ||
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|manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 183''</ref> | |manufacturer=[[Misriah Armory]]<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 183''</ref> | ||
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The '''Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle''' ('''M6 G/GNR'''), colloquially known as the '''Spartan Laser''', is a man-portable and vehicle-mounted solid-state<ref name="universe"/> [[directed-energy weapon|directed-energy]] anti-vehicle weapon used by the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name=Bungie/><ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 315''</ref> It is one of the | The '''Weapon/Anti-Vehicle Model 6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle''' ('''M6 G/GNR'''), colloquially known as the '''Spartan Laser''', is a man-portable and vehicle-mounted solid-state<ref name="universe"/> [[directed-energy weapon|directed-energy]] anti-vehicle weapon used by the [[United Nations Space Command]].<ref name=Bungie/><ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 315''</ref> It is one of the few directed energy weapons fielded by UNSC forces, aside from the [[XEV9-Matos Nonlinear Pulse Cannon|pulse laser]]s used by [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[UNSC prowler|prowler]]s and the [[X23 NNEMP Cannon]] used by [[Gremlin Combat Support Vehicle]]s. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
[[File:Spartanlaser.png|thumb|left|The Spartan Laser's blueprint from ''Halo Reach'']] | [[File:Spartanlaser.png|thumb|left|The Spartan Laser's blueprint from ''Halo Reach'']] | ||
The M6 G/GNR was originally created in concert with the [[GUNGNIR]] [[Mjolnir]] armor variant as part of [[Project GUNGNIR]], a program designed to provide supplementary matériel for the [[SPARTAN-II program]], hence the "Spartan Laser" moniker.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us#/intel/featured/video/the-mjolnir-project-2/46e89c1a-f619-41e2-ad7f-ab65c61ca2df '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''MJOLNIR 2'']</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', GUNGNIR Armory description''</ref> The M6 G/GNR is a man-portable, shoulder-fired, directed energy weapon used by the UNSC. When the trigger is pulled, a red targeting laser is painted on-target accompanied by an audible whine as the weapon cycles up. The Spartan Laser will then charge for approximately three seconds before discharging the main laser. As the Spartan Laser charges, the charging tone gets noticeably louder and increases in pitch up until the laser is fired. The firing sequence can be aborted without discharging the battery as long as the weapon is not actually fired; for example, if the target moves out of sight or the operator needs to displace. The laser is a powerful microsecond-long pulse of energy capable of burning through thick plates of metallic laminates, nanocomposites, or hardened steel. The casing holds a high-capacity battery cell that feeds into a pulsed-power array and crystal slabs that produce the weapon’s devastating beam.<ref name="universe"/> Heat management forces significant downtime between shots, and so the weapon enters an approximately two-second-long standby sequence between shots.<ref>[http://halo3.com halo3.com]</ref> The Spartan Laser has a small blast radius, injuring targets within two meters of the point of impact and toppling light vehicles. | |||
The Spartan Laser is the most expensive small arm known to be produced by the UNSC. It costs 218,000.00 [[Credit|cR]], more than the cost of four fully armed [[M12 Warthog]]s, 134 [[MA5B assault rifle]]s, or over 7,266 [[M9 fragmentation grenade]]s. Although the Spartan Laser was considered to be "ruinously expensive" at the time of its introduction, later refinements led to a reduction in production cost which is now only considered to be "extraordinarily expensive". During the [[Human-Covenant War]], only [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s and Spartans were given ready access to the weapon.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/spartan-laser '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartan Laser'']</ref> | The Spartan Laser is the most expensive small arm known to be produced by the UNSC. It costs 218,000.00 [[Credit|cR]], more than the cost of four fully armed [[M12 Warthog]]s, 134 [[MA5B assault rifle]]s, or over 7,266 [[M9 fragmentation grenade]]s. Although the Spartan Laser was considered to be "ruinously expensive" at the time of its introduction, later refinements led to a reduction in production cost which is now only considered to be "extraordinarily expensive". During the [[Human-Covenant War]], only [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s and Spartans were given ready access to the weapon.<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/spartan-laser '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Spartan Laser'']</ref> | ||