Posu'gelka-pattern needler: Difference between revisions

{{Title|Posu'gelka-pattern needler}}

{{Disambig header|the model introduced in [[Halo Infinite]]|for more details on needlers thoughout the series|Needler}}

|name=Posu'gelka-pattern needler|image=[[File:HINF Pre-Release Needler Render.png|300px]]

|manufacturer=[[Lodam Armory]]

|series=[[Needler]]{{Ref/Game|Id=HINeedler|HInf|Needler}}

|type=[[Subanese crystal-based weaponry]]{{Ref/Reuse|HINeedler}}

|variant=*[[Pinpoint needler]]{{Ref/Reuse|HINeedler}}

|service=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|HINeedler}}

|ammotype=[[Subanese crystal]]{{Ref/Reuse|HINeedler}}

|feed=26 needles/magazine{{Ref/Reuse|HINeedler}}

|operation=

The '''Posu'gelka-pattern shard launcher''' is a type of [[needler]] utilized during the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-Human-Covenant War era]]. It was fielded by the [[Banished]] in [[2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|HINeedler}}

This model of needler has an upper cowling where the exposed crystal ammunition sticks out. There is also an ammo counter at the back of the upper cowling. The crystal ammunition is fired out of the channel brace of the weapon. Before the needler fires, shards are broken and then launched forward.{{Ref/Reuse|HINeedler}} The Needler was developed and manufactured by [[Lodam Armory]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]|Page=479}}

 

Like all needlers, the weapon makes use of [[Subanese crystal]]. When fully loaded, this model can hold 26 shards. After the crystal shards have been launched from needler, the shards home in towards a target if one is present. If a shard hits a target it becomes chemically reactive and, if more than one shard is in a target, the shards detonate and explode in a "supercombine" chain reaction.{{Ref/Reuse|HINeedler}}

This needler was fielded by [[Banished]] forces during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]] in [[2560]]. It was primarily used by [[Unggoy Conscript]]s and [[Unggoy Ultra|Ultras]], [[Kig-Yar Freebooter]]s, and [[Skirmisher]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|HINeedler}}

 

File:HINF Needler Firing.png|The ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler being fired by a [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]].

File:HINF-Needler.png|''Halo Infinite'' in-engine render of the ''Posu'gelka''-pattern Needler from the January 2021 ''Inside Infinite'' Halo Waypoint article.

File:HINF Conservatory Warlord Chieftain duo.png|A ''Posu'gelka''-pattern needler being fired, first-person POV.

File:HINF Needler melee attack 1.png|''Posu'gelka'' needler melee attack 1.

File:HINF Needler melee attack 2.png|Melee attack 2.