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[[Image:Halo3_E3_TRAILER_2007_720p30_ST_6300Kbps_002_0001.jpg|thumb|250px|A {{Class|CCS|Battlecruiser}} firing an Energy Projector.]] | [[Image:Halo3_E3_TRAILER_2007_720p30_ST_6300Kbps_002_0001.jpg|thumb|250px|A {{Class|CCS|Battlecruiser}} firing an Energy Projector.]] | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|Were it not for the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter's]] counsel, I would have [[Glassing|glassed]] your entire planet!|[[Rtas 'Vadum]]}} | ||
The '''Energy Projector''' is a [[Covenant]] weapon used primarily by larger ships. It fires a thin beam of energy which has very long range and is extremely destructive, capable of destroying ships effortlessly. It can also be effectively utilised to "[[Glassing|glass]]" planets, rendering them incapable of sustaining life. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Energy Projector was first encountered during the [[Battle of Reach]], where it was used by a never before seen ship, the [[Covenant Supercruiser|Supercruiser]]. It is more frequently seen farther into the series, where [[Regret's Carrier]] uses one to decimate the [[Prophets]] temple after he had been assassinated by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] on [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]].In Halo 3, parts of Eastern Africa were glassed by R'tas Vadum due to Flood infection | The Energy Projector was first encountered during the [[Battle of Reach]], where it was used by a never before seen ship, the [[Covenant Supercruiser|Supercruiser]]. It is more frequently seen farther into the series, where [[Regret's Carrier]] uses one to decimate the [[Prophets]] temple after he had been assassinated by the [[John-117|Master Chief]] on [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]].In Halo 3, parts of Eastern Africa were glassed by R'tas Vadum due to Flood infection. | ||
==Operation== | ==Operation== | ||
The weapon can fire a thin (compared to the ship) beam of extremely energetic particles. It was possible to determine when it was about to fire because it typically generates a rather detectable radiation spike before firing. The beam has an effective range of over 50,000 kilometers, longer even than that of a [[UNSC]] Super Orbital [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. The long range allowed a ship armed with this weapon to 'snipe | The weapon can fire a thin (compared to the ship) beam of extremely energetic particles. It was possible to determine when it was about to fire because it typically generates a rather detectable radiation spike before firing. The beam has an effective range of over 50,000 kilometers, longer even than that of a [[UNSC]] Super Orbital [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. The long range allowed a ship armed with this weapon to 'snipe' targets during ship-to-ship combat, albeit less effectively. The weapon has been observed to gut [[UNSC]] ships from stem to stern, such as the Frigate [[Gettysburg]] over Reach.<ref>''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', ''[[Halo: First Strike]]''</ref> | ||
== Effects == | == Effects == | ||