340
edits
Orbital defense platform: Difference between revisions
→Armament
(information) |
ZodiacReborn (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 49: | Line 49: | ||
=== 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. It can shot a shell at enormous velocities, plus the shell useally weights hundreds to even thousands of tons which is a factor to weather or not it can penetrate a enemy ships shields in one shot.<ref name="armory"/> As with starship-mounted MACs, a platform's cannon is commonly controlled by an [[AI]]. | ||
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. | ||