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| colspan="4"| '''[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]]''' | | colspan="4"| '''[[Type-33 Guided Munitions Launcher]]''' | ||
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'''Description:''' | '''Description:''' | ||
The Type-33 GML is an unusual projectile weapon. It fires guided projectiles which are long and very sharp—hence the | The Type-33 GML is an unusual projectile weapon. It fires [[Subanese crystal|guided projectiles]] which are long and very sharp—hence the “[[needler]]” moniker—that impale soft targets which detonate several seconds after coming to rest in their target. The exact mechanism by which it functions is currently under investigation. | ||
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'''Observations:''' | '''Observations:''' | ||
Though not generally considered effective enough to be a combat multiplier, the wounds this weapon inflicts are horrific. In this aspect it is been reasoned by some to be the closest weapon in the Covenant arsenal to the flamethrower of ancient times.<sup>2</sup> | Though not generally considered effective enough to be a combat multiplier, the wounds this weapon inflicts are horrific. In this aspect it is been reasoned by some to be the closest weapon in the [[Covenant]] arsenal to the flamethrower of ancient times.<sup>2</sup> | ||
The standard tactic used by Covenant combatants armed with Type-33 GMLs is to fire several bursts into a confined area before entering; the projectiles ricochet when they hit rigid surfaces at oblique angles and retain sufficient velocity to make dodging them difficult at best. | The standard tactic used by Covenant combatants armed with Type-33 GMLs is to fire several bursts into a confined area before entering; the projectiles ricochet when they hit rigid surfaces at oblique angles and retain sufficient velocity to make dodging them difficult at best. | ||
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“Anything stuck with enough needles will blow sky high—and if a foxtrot is unlucky enough to be carrying grenades, those’re gonna cook off too.” | “Anything stuck with enough needles will blow sky high—and if a foxtrot is unlucky enough to be carrying grenades, those’re gonna cook off too.” | ||
“I caught three in the leg as I was diving behind a broken wall—they lodged right in there where the greave meets the boot. When they went off it damn near broke my ankle and flung like little splinters of glass or crystal or whatever all up my left side—the corpsman was pulling that ____ out’a me for the better part of two hours.” | “I caught three in the leg as I was diving behind a broken wall—they lodged right in there where the greave meets the boot. When they went off it damn near broke my ankle and flung like little splinters of glass or crystal or whatever all up my left side—the [[Hospital corpsman|corpsman]] was pulling that ____ out’a me for the better part of two hours.” | ||
“Luckily—listen to me “luckily”—the needles only detonate when they’re imbedded in living tissue. Now that’s lucky because it’s not gonna blow a hole in the wall you’re hiding behind or tear the tires off of the vehicle you’re trying to escape in.” | “Luckily—listen to me “luckily”—the needles only detonate when they’re imbedded in living tissue. Now that’s lucky because it’s not gonna blow a hole in the wall you’re hiding behind or tear the tires off of the vehicle you’re trying to escape in.” | ||
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| colspan="4"| <sup>1</sup>Pending treaty negotiations with the Sangheili. | | colspan="4"| <sup>1</sup>Pending treaty negotiations with the [[Sangheili]]. | ||
<sup>2</sup>Or the M7057 DP, although that is not currently listed as a weapon system. | <sup>2</sup>Or the [[M7057 flamethrower|M7057 DP]], although that is not currently listed as a weapon system. | ||
<sup>3</sup>Such as the Point Defense Gauntlets carried by the Kig-Yar. | <sup>3</sup>Such as [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|the Point Defense Gauntlets]] carried by the [[Kig-Yar]]. | ||
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