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{{Quote|A little slice of Armageddon.|[[Will-043]], describing FENRIS nuclear warheads}}<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | {{Quote|A little slice of Armageddon.|[[Will-043]], describing FENRIS nuclear warheads}}<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh24">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 24</ref> | ||
'''FENRIS Nuclear | The '''FENRIS Nuclear Warhead''' is a type of [[UNSC]] [[nuclear weapon]]. | ||
==Description== | |||
FENRIS warheads had superhardened cases to contain the detonation longer and boost the thermonuclear yield.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh1">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 1</ref> The hardened cases also made them resilient to nearby explosions, so resilient in fact that they were regarded as useless without the detonation codes.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 23</ref> | |||
They may be detonated by remote<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23"/> or by pressing the warhead's detonator in person.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh39">''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', chapter 39</ref> | |||
[[ | ==History== | ||
In [[2531]], the [[United Rebel Front]] possessed three FENRIS warheads at [[Camp New Hope]] on [[Victoria]]. The weapons were recovered by [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]].<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh1"/> | |||
By [[2552]], the FENRIS was slated for decommissioning. However as the [[Human-Covenant War]] made a turn for the worse and the UNSC's nuclear stockpile dwindled they were returned to service.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23"/> | |||
During the [[Second Battle of Earth]], [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]] recaptured 12 FENRIS warheads from the [[Covenant]] at the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]]. At the top of the elevator six armed warheads were smuggled aboard a [[Covenant destroyer]] while another destroyer, ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'' was commandeered by Blue Team. The enemy destroyer was destroyed by a combination of internal nuclear detonations and [[plasma torpedo]] fire. Blue Team then made the [[slipspace]] jump to [[Onyx]].<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23"/> | |||
As the [[Battle of Onyx]] drew to a close, [[Kurt-051]] manually detonated a FENRIS to deny the Covenant access to the [[Micro Dyson Sphere]].<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh39"/> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[wikipedia:Fenrir|Fenrir]] is monstrous wolf in Norse mythology. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Nuclear Weapons]] | [[Category:Nuclear Weapons]] |