61,078
edits
Z-520 splinter turret: Difference between revisions
m
Link updates, replaced: Promethean Soldier → Armiger Soldier (3), Soldier Officer → Armiger Officer (2)
BaconShelf (talk | contribs) mNo edit summary |
m (Link updates, replaced: Promethean Soldier → Armiger Soldier (3), Soldier Officer → Armiger Officer (2)) |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
|service = [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | |service = [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Splinter Cannon''', or '''Splinter turret''' {{ZClass|520|Encounter-Mitigation System|EMS}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} is a [[Forerunner]] weapon that saw use during the [[Forerunner-Flood War]] and centuries later by [[ | The '''Splinter Cannon''', or '''Splinter turret''' {{ZClass|520|Encounter-Mitigation System|EMS}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} is a [[Forerunner]] weapon that saw use during the [[Forerunner-Flood War]] and centuries later by [[Armiger Soldier]]s, especially the [[Armiger Officer|Officer]] variants, at the outset of the [[Created conflict]]. It fires a wide projectile that releases multiple small explosives upon impact that explode shortly after.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref> | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Used by Forerunner forces serving in [[Builder Security]] during the Forerunners' [[Forerunner-Flood War|war]] with the [[Flood]], the Z-520 Splinter Cannon fires unstable [[hardlight|light mass]] projectiles that ricochet on the ground and break apart on impact, releasing reactive fragments. This design devastated massed [[Flood]] [[Pod infector|infection form]]s. Seemingly designed for use in quick-reaction and expeditionary military strikes, the Splinter Cannon can either be physically moved to a site by [[ | Used by Forerunner forces serving in [[Builder Security]] during the Forerunners' [[Forerunner-Flood War|war]] with the [[Flood]], the Z-520 Splinter Cannon fires unstable [[hardlight|light mass]] projectiles that ricochet on the ground and break apart on impact, releasing reactive fragments. This design devastated massed [[Flood]] [[Pod infector|infection form]]s. Seemingly designed for use in quick-reaction and expeditionary military strikes, the Splinter Cannon can either be physically moved to a site by [[Armiger Soldier|Soldier constructs]] or instantly called in to reinforce a position by use of a [[Slipspace translocation|translocation]] beacon. [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces have only encountered the weapon paired with a generator pedestal, but it is possible there are vehicle-mounted configurations.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
Absent from use during the conflict on [[Requiem]] for unknown reasons, the Splinter Cannon is one of many long-lost weapons that [[Cortana]] reclaimed from the Forerunner archives on [[Genesis]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | Absent from use during the conflict on [[Requiem]] for unknown reasons, the Splinter Cannon is one of many long-lost weapons that [[Cortana]] reclaimed from the Forerunner archives on [[Genesis]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} | ||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
File:H5G-Z520HUD1.png|The HUD of a detached splinter turret in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | File:H5G-Z520HUD1.png|The HUD of a detached splinter turret in ''Halo 5: Guardians''. | ||
File:H5G-Deadeye&Z520.jpg|A [[DEADEYE-class Mjolnir|Deadeye]]/[[RANGER-class Mjolnir|Ranger]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the splinter turret. | File:H5G-Deadeye&Z520.jpg|A [[DEADEYE-class Mjolnir|Deadeye]]/[[RANGER-class Mjolnir|Ranger]]-clad Spartan-IV wielding the splinter turret. | ||
File:H5G-WarzoneCaptain&Soldier.png|A | File:H5G-WarzoneCaptain&Soldier.png|A Armiger Armiger Officer using a Splinter turret on [[Escape from ARC]]. | ||
File:Splinter Turret 2.PNG|A Soldier Enforcer with a Splinter turret on Escape from ARC. | File:Splinter Turret 2.PNG|A Soldier Enforcer with a Splinter turret on Escape from ARC. | ||
File:Splinterturret.png|REQ card of the Splinter Turret. | File:Splinterturret.png|REQ card of the Splinter Turret. | ||