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==Notable examples== | ==Notable examples== | ||
There have been several noteworthy instances in which an EMP has appeared. | There have been several noteworthy instances in which an EMP has appeared. | ||
*The detonation of a [[nuclear weapon]], such as a [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]], is almost always followed by a massive electromagnetic pulse.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 317''</ref> | *The detonation of a [[nuclear weapon]], such as a [[Shiva-class nuclear missile]], is almost always followed by a massive electromagnetic pulse.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 317''</ref> | ||
*During the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]], the smart-AI [[Serina]] had Sergeant [[John Forge]] use the EMP weapon of [[XRP12 Gremlins|Gremlins]] to attack the Forerunner pylons attempting to pull the [[UNSC Spirit of Fire|UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'']] into the [[shield world]] known as the [[Etran Harborage]]. As a result, the ''Spirit of Fire'' had time to effect a rescue of [[Alpha Platoon|Alpha]], [[Bravo Platoon|Bravo]] and [[Charlie Platoon]]s.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level, ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]''</ref> | |||
*During the [[Battle of the Rubble]], [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Grey Team]] used a small EMP device to fry the systems on an Insurrectionist freighter called the ''[[Kestrel (freighter)|Kestrel]]''. This was to wipe its navigation database in accordance with the [[Cole Protocol]] which they were at [[the Rubble]] enforcing.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref> | *During the [[Battle of the Rubble]], [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Grey Team]] used a small EMP device to fry the systems on an Insurrectionist freighter called the ''[[Kestrel (freighter)|Kestrel]]''. This was to wipe its navigation database in accordance with the [[Cole Protocol]] which they were at [[the Rubble]] enforcing.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'''</ref> | ||
*In the aftermath of [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], both [[SPARTAN-B312]] and the satellite [[Navigation Beacon RA-15]] witnessed a purple-tinted EMP cloud emanate from the wreckage of the [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' after the improvised slipspace bomb was activated. The cloud disabled all electronics within its vicinity, including the NAV Beacon.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> | *In the aftermath of [[Operation: UPPER CUT]], both [[SPARTAN-B312]] and the satellite [[Navigation Beacon RA-15]] witnessed a purple-tinted EMP cloud emanate from the wreckage of the [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' after the improvised slipspace bomb was activated. The cloud disabled all electronics within its vicinity, including the NAV Beacon.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> | ||