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{{ | {{disambig header|the plasma mortars mounted on Covenant starships|the ground-based plasma mortars|Plasma mortar}} | ||
[[File:HR | [[File:HTMCC-HR CorvetteMortars.png|thumb|300px|A ''Ceudar''-pattern corvette using its ''Carnax Nu''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars to besiege [[SWORD Base]] during the [[Battle of Sword Base]].{{Ref/Level|HR|ONI: Sword Base}}]] | ||
{{Quote|Corvette over the starport pounded the hell out of the place.|Sergeant [[Marcus Stacker]], after a corvette bombarded the [[New Alexandria Starport]]{{Ref/Level|HR|Exodus}}}} | {{Quote|Corvette over the starport pounded the hell out of the place.|Sergeant [[Marcus Stacker]], after a corvette bombarded the [[New Alexandria Starport]]{{Ref/Level|HR|Exodus}}}} | ||
The '''plasma bombardment mortar''' is a ship-to-surface [[plasma]] weapon system employed by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Book|Id=wf60|HWF|Page=60-61}} Bombardment mortars are a powerful [[orbital bombardment]] system capable of launching an indiscriminate and unrelenting barrage of plasma mortar shells down on an enemy territory and surface targets{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=261}}, such as infrastructure and infantry.{{Ref/Book|Id=Guide|Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide|Detail=Legendary Edition|Page=440}} Within the [[Covenant fleet]], the mortar gunners aboard [[destroyer]]s were trained to obey their orders without question or mercy, even if those orders resulted in the incidental loss of faithful Covenant warriors in the target area.{{Ref/Reuse|wf60}} | The '''plasma bombardment mortar''' is a ship-to-surface [[plasma]] weapon system employed by the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Book|Id=wf60|HWF|Page=60-61}} Bombardment mortars are a powerful [[orbital bombardment]] system capable of launching an indiscriminate and unrelenting barrage of plasma mortar shells down on an enemy territory and surface targets{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=261}}, such as infrastructure and infantry.{{Ref/Book|Id=Guide|Halo: Reach Official Strategy Guide|Detail=Legendary Edition|Page=440}} Within the [[Covenant fleet]], the mortar gunners aboard [[destroyer]]s were trained to obey their orders without question or mercy, even if those orders resulted in the incidental loss of faithful Covenant warriors in the target area.{{Ref/Reuse|wf60}} | ||
==Known types== | ==Known types== | ||
The Covenant maintained several plasma mortar [[design pattern]]s. | |||
*''Carnax Nu''-pattern | ;''Carnax Et''-pattern plasma bombardment mortar | ||
*{{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} - 40x ''Carnax Et''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars{{Ref/Book|Id=WF60|HWF|Page=60-61}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22CPV|Enc22|Page=266-267}} | |||
*{{Pattern|Wik|light destroyer}} - 40x ''Carnax Et''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars{{Ref/Reuse|WF60}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22CPV}} | |||
;''Carnax Nu''-pattern plasma bombardment mortar | |||
*{{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} - 16x ''Carnax Nu''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}}{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=76-77}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=268-269}} | |||
;''Fet''-pattern plasma bombardment mortar | |||
*{{Pattern|Varric|heavy cruiser}} - 16x ''Fet''-pattern plasma bombardment mortars{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=64-65}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=264-265}} | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||