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=== Armament === | === Armament === | ||
The primary and crucial armament is a Mk. V "''Super''" [[MAC]] gun capable of causing near-fatal damage to even a shielded [[Covenant]] capital warship with a single slug.<ref name="armory"/> As with starship-mounted MACs, a platform's cannon is commonly controlled by an [[AI]]. | The primary and crucial armament is a Mk. V "''Super''" [[MAC]] gun capable of causing near-fatal damage to even a shielded [[Covenant]] capital warship with a single slug.<ref name="armory"/> As with starship-mounted MACs, a platform's cannon is commonly controlled by an [[AI]]. The MAC mounted on the Mk. V is capable of launching slugs weighing 3000 tons at four percent the speed of light. | ||
Curiously, no sources indicate the presence of additional weapons, such as point defense cannons commonly mounted on UNSC warships. However, the possibility cannot be ruled out. | Curiously, no sources indicate the presence of additional weapons, such as point defense cannons commonly mounted on UNSC warships. However, the possibility cannot be ruled out. | ||